Beijing says Arunachal Pradesh illegally established on Chinese territory

China on Monday said that it had never recognised the “so-called Arunachal Pradesh, illegally occupied on the Chinese territory”. Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Zhao Lijian, during his regular briefing, said that Beijing’s position on the eastern section of the China-India boundary and China’s Southern Tibet was “consistent and clear”. Responding to a question about the مزید پڑھیں

Saudi Arabia sentences eight to prison in final Khashoggi murder ruling

A Saudi Arabian court on Monday jailed eight people for between seven and 20 years for the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, state media reported, four months after his family forgave his killers and enabled death sentences to be set aside. Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was last مزید پڑھیں

Saudi imam faces criticism over a sermon seen as prelude to normalization with Israel

Abdulrahman al-Sudais, the imam of the Grand Mosque of Mecca, is facing criticism over a sermon that was interpreted as a prelude to Saudi Arabia’s normalization with Israel. In a Friday sermon, Sudais spoke about dialogue and kindness to non-Muslims, clearly referencing to Jews. His comments came less than a month after the United Arab مزید پڑھیں

Saudi King tells Trump that kingdom is eager to achieve fair solution to Palestinian issue

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman told U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call on Sunday that the kingdom was eager to achieve a fair and permanent solution to the Palestinian issue, which he said was the main starting point of the kingdom’s proposed Arab Peace Initiative, the state news agency reported. The leaders spoke by مزید پڑھیں

Portland police make over 50 arrests, use tear gas as protesters throw fire bombs

Protesters in Portland threw rocks and fire bombs at police who in turn made over 50 arrests and used tear gas on Saturday night on the 100th day of demonstrations in the Oregon city against racism and police brutality. Police described what they called “tumultuous and violent conduct” by protesters on the city’s Southeast Stark مزید پڑھیں

Swiss FM calls for boosting scientific, tourism ties with Iran

During a visit to the city of Isfahan, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has underlined the need for developing scientific and tourism relations with Iran. Cassis on Saturday arrived in Isfahan, where he visited historical and cultural monuments and held talks with university directors and professors as well as Isfahan Governor General Abbas Rezaei. He مزید پڑھیں

Iran’s friends should have defied U.S. sanctions during pandemic: President Rouhani

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani bemoaned Iran’s friends on Saturday for not standing up to the United States and breaking crippling sanctions during the coronavirus pandemic. He also said that if the United States had a “bit of humanity or brain,” it would have lifted sanctions on Iran for the duration of the health crisis. Iran, مزید پڑھیں