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PTI senior leader Asad Qaiser during the National Assembly session, on December 13, 2024. — Screengrab/GeoNewsQaiser says committee formed, but no talks were initiated.PTI leader asks why were citizens fired upon on Nov 26.Qaiser terms media reports on meeting “absolutely wrong”.Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Asad Qaiser clarified on Friday that his party is not engaged in any talks with the government, dismissing reports suggesting that dialogue might have kickstarted.The Imran Khan-founded party has set forth multiple demands, including the release of its leader and revocation of the 26th Constitutional Amendment, to stop its ongoing agitation. Numerous times this year,…
Francois Bayrou, leader of French centrist party MoDem (Mouvement Democrate), arrives to attend the second plenary session of National Council for Refoundation at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, December 12, 2022. — Reuters PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron named Francois Bayrou as his fourth prime minister of 2024 on Friday, tasking the veteran centrist with steering the country out of its second major political crisis in the last six months.The priority for Bayrou, a close Macron ally, will be passing a special law to roll over the 2024 budget, with a nastier battle over the 2025 legislation looming early next…
A Stegosaurus fossil nicknamed Apex is unveiled to the media at the American Museum of Natural History, in New York City, US, December 5, 2024. — ReutersThe American Museum of Natural History revealed the identity of its latest resident on Thursday — “Apex,” one of the most complete specimens ever discovered of the plant-eating dinosaur Stegosaurus, known for the upright plates on its back and a spiky tail.To excited gasps from an audience of school children, the museum pulled back a beige curtain to reveal the 11-foot (3.4-meter) tall, 20-foot (6-meter) long skeleton of the Jurassic Period dinosaur. “People are…
Shortly after news broke of the murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, the United Arab Emirate’s Ambassador to the United States Youssef Al Otaiba issued a statement condemning it.“Today the UAE mourns for Rabbi Zvi Kogan. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and community over his senseless death,” Al Otaiba wrote.“Zvi Kogan’s murder was more than a crime in the UAE – it was a crime against the UAE,” he continued. “It was an attack on our homeland, on our values and on our vision. In the UAE, we welcome everyone. We embrace peaceful coexistence. We reject extremism and fanaticism…
King Abdullah II, the moderate Muslim monarch of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is in Washington this week for a brief but critically important visit.ALL ARAB NEWS has learned that His Majesty is holding quiet — and so far unpublicized — meetings with Biden administration officials.He is also meeting with officials of the incoming Trump administration.Senior Congressional leaders are also likely meeting with the King, though we have not yet been able to verify this.With the Middle East on fire — Day 424 of Israel’s raging war with Hezbollah and Hamas, and now rapidly deteriorating security environment inside Syria —…
UK government launches major initiative for ‘permanent tribute’ to Queen ElizabethBritish government has launched a new major initiative to provide a ‘permanent tribute’ to late Queen Elizabeth II.According to a report by AFP, the government has launched a search for a team to design a “historic” memorial to pay lasting tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II. The monument will be erected in central London´s sprawling St James´s Park.The “permanent memorial to the UK´s longest-serving monarch” will be “one of the most significant design projects in recent British history”, a government statement said.St James´s Park is the oldest of the…
WASHINGTON, DC — Jordan’s King Abdullah II this week met with Congressional leaders in the House and Senate, urging them to help end the war in Gaza and Lebanon quickly and discussing what the “day after” could look like, especially in the Gaza Strip, if the U.S. works closely with moderate Arab states to shape a better and more hopeful future for the Palestinian people.His two-day visit to Washington included meetings with Biden administration officials to thank them for their support for strong U.S.-Jordanian relations over the past four years.The King and his team also met with members of the Trump…
WASHINGTON, DC — As the most senior and influential Sunni Muslim cleric in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and certainly one of the most prominent influential in the world, addressed Evangelical, Jewish, and Muslim leaders in the American capital Tuesday evening, he sharply and unequivocally condemned the invasion of Israel and the brutal slaughter of 1,200 Israelis on October 7, 2023 by Hamas.Calling Hamas a terrorist group, Sheikh Mohammed Al-Issa — a former Saudi Justice Minister who now serves as Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL), the largest non-governmental Islamic organization in the world — also urged Hamas leaders to…
Pakistan’s captain Mohammad Rizwan plays a shot against South Africa during the 1st T20I on December 10, 2024 at the Kingsmead Cricket Stadium, Durban, South Africa. — AFPThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday revealed the playing XI for the second T20I against South Africa with one change in the side as Jahandad Khan came in place of Sufiyan Muqeem.Pakistan and South Africa will head to the Centurion Park for the second T20I today. Jahandad debuted for the national T20I side against Australia last month and picked up a wicket by giving away 17 runs in his spell of three overs.…
WASHINGTON — After a lightning fast and stunningly successful offensive, Syrian rebels have not only seized control of Aleppo, the second biggest city, but on Sunday they also conquered Damascus, the Syrian capital.Bashar al-Assad — the wicked and cruel president who killed more than 500,000 civilians and sent millions more fleeing for safety amidst the country’s savage civil war — has fled the country to an undisclosed location, according to a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry.Now, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a radical Islamist terrorist organization that used to be known as the “Nusra Front,” is in charge of large…