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Says region must learn from Iran war, not dwell on past; urges inclusive Gulf security architecture after conflict Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Al-Boussaïdi. Photo: File Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Al-Boussaïdi has described the recent war involving Iran, the United States and Israel as “a catastrophe”, urging regional and international actors to look beyond the conflict … Read more
Iran threatens a new pressure point at Bab el-Mandeb after disrupting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 14, 2026—REUTERS Having disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now signalling it could use its Yemeni Houthi allies to threaten the Bab … Read more
. The writer is a former Secretary to Government, Home & Tribal Affairs Department and a retired IG. He can be reached at syed_shah94@yahoo.com The enactment of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly (Powers, Immunities and Privileges) Act, 2026, granting lawmakers expanded benefits, has sparked intense public backlash and a subsequent government review. Undoubtedly within the … Read more
Replaces the previously proposed 20% US reimbursement fee with trade and investment deals for various Gulf States A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 14, 2026—REUTERS US President Donald Trump stepped back from a proposal to charge a 20% transit fee to guard the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway … Read more
The writer E. Jean Carroll has collected nearly $5.63 million from Donald Trump after a jury in 2023 found the US president liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, court records show. Over Trump’s objections, the money was released to Carroll’s law firm on Monday, five days after US District Judge Lewis Kaplan authorised the … Read more
[The decision by the Berkshire Hathaway founder comes in the wake of Epstein revelations that have troubled the Gates Foundation.
. The writer is a graduate in Philosophy of Humanities from IIS London and a development practitioner in Pakistan. Email: shakeelahmedshah@yahoo.com Gilgit-Baltistan has a new government, and for a few hours Gilgit looked like a region entering a great democratic transition: roads closed, traffic diverted, ordinary people trapped in narrow lanes, and protocol moving with … Read more
After a fire broke out at the Oxy building in central Brussels on Tuesday morning, six bodies were found in an elevator.
Inky Mark, a former conservative lawmaker in Manitoba, was charged with offenses including firearm trafficking.
US astronaut Anil Menon, two Russian cosmonauts launch aboard Soyuz MS-29 for eight-month ISS mission The Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Anil Menon, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, July 14, 2026. REUTERS Russia sent two … Read more