Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that Islamabad was “ready and honoured” to facilitate “meaningful and conclusive talks” between the US and Iran to end the ongoing conflict. The announcement came following media reports about backdoor efforts by Pakistan along with Egypt and Turkiye to broker peace in West Asia. “Pakistan welcomes…
New York: A major aviation incident unfolded at New York’s LaGuardia Airport after Air Canada Express flight AC8646 (Jazz Airline Flight 646 from Montreal) collided with a Port Authority emergency vehicle on runway 4 shortly after landing. According to the latest update, all 60 passengers onboard are safe and were evacuated onto the tarmac. However,…
Tehran: IRGC warning: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it will “completely close” the Strait of Hormuz if the US targets Iranian energy infrastructure. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the strait is not closed, but ships are hesitant due to insurance concerns over the US-initiated war. He added, “Freedom of Navigation cannot exist without…
Moscow: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov will today virtually address a conference that will see experts from the two sides deliberate on navigating the choppy waters amid tension in the Gulf region. The one-day conference organised by the Embassy of India in Moscow and the Russian International Affairs Council…
Washington: US Congressman Greg Landsman has introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives seeking to recognise the atrocities committed by the Pakistani Army and its allies, Jamaat-e-Islami, against Bengali Hindus on March 25, 1971, as “war crimes and genocide”. Landsman, a Democrat Congressman from Ohio, moved the resolution in the US House of…
Jerusalem: At least 47 people were injured on Saturday evening after an Iranian missile struck the southern Israeli town of Dimona — famous for the dome-shaped structure atop its nuclear centre and popularly known as “little India”, rescue services said. Among the injured was a 12-year-old boy in serious condition after being hit by shrapnel,…
Washington: The United States has announced the temporary lifting of sanctions on the sale of Iranian oil stranded at sea in an effort to cool down soaring global crude prices. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the temporary measure will make available 140 million barrels of Iranian oil to global markets. “This temporary, short-term authorisation…
Sydney: Nowruz (meaning “new day” in the Persian language) is the Iranian, or Persian, festival celebrating the coming of spring – and the regeneration it brings. It is the first day of the year in the Iranian solar calendar (which began in 1079), marking the exact moment of the spring equinox. The date varies, between…
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Iran can no longer enrich uranium or produce ballistic missiles. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday evening, Netanyahu said, “(Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei ordered the renewal of missile and nuclear programmes and to bury them deep underground. We are acting not only to destroy the remaining…
Tehran: Iran suffered a fresh blow Wednesday with the killing of its intelligence minister as the new supreme leader, yet to be seen since replacing his slain father, vowed to avenge the death of the country’s security chief. Israel’s latest high-profile scalp was intelligence minister Esmail Khatib, with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian branding his death a…
