RIYADH: Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani sentenced to death for drug smuggling on Sunday, bringing to 84 the number of executions in the ultra-conservative kingdom this year, the interior ministry said. Iftikhar Ahmed Mohammed Anayat was found guilty of attempting … read more
SANAA: At least 10 people were killed in overnight battles in the Yemeni city of Taiz between Houthis and militiamen, residents and medical sources said on Sunday. The fighting in Taiz comes despite a five-day humanitarian truce which began on … read more
CAPE TOWN: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will not be sending match officials to Pakistan for the tour of Zimbabwe should the limited overs series go ahead, the governing body said on Sunday. The ICC said a security consultant had … read more
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Sunday endorsed the party’s decision of inducting four more members in the Rabita (coordination) Committee. The decision was taken at a meeting of Rabita Committee, simultaneously held in Karachi and London, … read more
ANKARA: Turkish armed forces on Saturday shot down a Syrian helicopter that violated Turkey´s airspace in the south of the country, the Turkish defence minister said. “A Syrian helicopter was downed that violated the border for a period of five … read more