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Pakistan steps up Middle East diplomacy as PM visits Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Türkiye

  • The Foreign Office says Sharif’s visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar is for bilateral engagements
  • Trip follows Iran war tensions, regional consultations and includes Antalya Diplomacy Forum
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Pakistan army chief arrives in Tehran as push grows for second round of US-Iran talks

  • Officials say high-level military-led visit is in continuation of stalled Islamabad talks last weekend 
  • Messages exchanged between US and Iran since via Pakistan as efforts continue to revive negotiations
By Waseem Abbasi ·

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Pakistan’s fuel shock drives shift to e-bikes as Middle East tensions push up oil prices

  • Fuel prices surge up to 55 percent amid Middle East conflict, straining household budgets
  • Electric bike demand jumps, with dealers reporting stock shortages and rising production
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Pakistan says Saudi Arabia to provide $3 billion support, extend $5 billion deposit

  • Existing Saudi deposit to shift from annual rollover to longer-term arrangement
  • Finance minister says support will help strengthen reserves and external account
By Ismail Dilawar ·

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Saudi king, crown prince congratulate Djibouti president on reelection

  • Ismail Omar Guelleh was first elected to lead the East African nation in 1999
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Israel kills 3 paramedics in fresh wave of strikes on Lebanon

  • Israel issues new evacuation call to south Lebanon residents, hours after rare talks in Washington
  • More than 200 Hezbollah 'infrastructure sites' attacked in southern Lebanon, Israeli military says
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Pope heads to Cameroon with message of peace for conflict zone

  • At a cathedral in the capital Yaounde ahead of the visit, people scrambled to get hold of tunics bearing the pope’s image
  • Leo is due meet 93-year-old Biya, the world’s oldest head of state, later on Wednesday
By AFP ·

Monetizing creativity — how Saudi Arabia is building a scalable creator economy

  • KSA targets SR47bn in media sector output as it enters new phase of scale, institutionalization
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Spain and Uruguay set for blockbuster World Cup Group H clash with Cape Verde debuting

  • The only group match outside of the United States will be the most anticipated: Uruguay vs. Spain in Guadalajara
  • Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia face off in the only group game in Houston
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‘Something borrowed’: Dutch bride opts for recycled wedding

  • Dutch recycling advocate wears second-hand gown in her wedding to draw attention to over-consumption 
  • Lara Peters explained that in terms of emissions, producing a wedding dress is similar to 250 km by car 
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