At the Crossroads: Pakistan’s Diplomatic Initiatives in the Iran-US Conflict
By: Muhammad Zaeem Saqib The geopolitical landscape of the Middle East and South Asia has long been shaped by complex...
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Iran Denies Rejecting Islamabad Talks, Appreciates Pakistan’s Peace Efforts
TEHRAN (MNN); Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has clarified that Tehran has never refused to attend peace talks in Islamabad,...
Iran Downs Two US Warplanes as Middle East Conflict Intensifies
DUBAI/TEHRAN (MNN); Iran shot down two United States military aircraft in separate incidents on Friday, marking a major escalation in...
Putin, Erdogan Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Middle East War
MOSCOW (MNN); Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday called for an immediate ceasefire in...
Japanese LNG Tanker Crosses Strait of Hormuz for First Time Since Iran War
DUBAI (MNN); A Japanese-linked liquefied natural gas tanker has successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first such passage...
Italy PM Giorgia Meloni Visits Saudi Arabia to Secure Energy Supplies Amid Regional War
JEDDAH (MNN); Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni made a surprise visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday as part of a...
Strong 6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Pakistan, No Damage Reported
ISLAMABAD (MNN); A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck large parts of Pakistan on Friday night, with...
Pakistan to Repay $2 Billion UAE Loan Ahead of Schedule
ISLAMABAD (MNN); Pakistan has decided to repay a $2 billion loan to the United Arab Emirates by the end of...
Iran Rejects Trump’s ‘Stone Age’ Threat, Warns of Dangerous Miscalculation
TEHRAN (MNN); Iran has strongly responded to remarks by US President Donald Trump, who threatened to push the country “back...
GCC Urges UN Security Council to Protect Strait of Hormuz Amid Iranian Blockade
NEW YORK (MNN); The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassem al-Budaiwi, called on the UN Security Council...
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