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Pakistan vows ‘highest level of security’ for Chinese nationals as both nations mark 75 years of ties

  • Chinese infrastructure sites, nationals have been targeted by militant attacks over the years
  • PM Shehbaz Sharif assures China of increasing counterterror cooperation between neighbors
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Twenty Iranian crew members from US-seized vessels reach Tehran from Islamabad

  • Pakistan said last week it secured repatriation of 20 Iranians, 11 Pakistanis aboard vessels seized near Singaporean waters
  • US earlier this month evacuated 22 Iranian crew members to Pakistan aboard Iranian vessel Touska it seized in April
By Arab News Pakistan ·

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Pakistanis scale back Eid cattle purchases as inflation, fuel prices bite

  • Many middle-class Pakistanis say soaring cattle prices are forcing families to abandon solo sacrifices
  • Traders at Karachi’s biggest Eid market report weak sales despite thousands of animals arriving daily
By Ismail Dilawar ·

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Pakistan condemns Israel’s mistreatment of activists arrested in Gaza aid flotilla raid

  • Israel’s national security minister posted a video, showing detained activists from Gaza-bound flotilla kneeling with their hands tied, foreheads on ground
  • Pakistan demands an immediate release of all activists, calls on international community to ensure safety, dignity and fundamental rights of all detainees
By Waseem Abbasi ·

Saudi Arabia’s Northern Borders region emerges as key livestock hub amid food security push

  • Region surpasses 7.5 million livestock head as Saudi Arabia boosts food security efforts
  • Officials push sustainable grazing and rural development to protect livestock sector from climate pressures
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Turkiye sends flights to Israel to get flotilla activists

  • “We plan to bring our citizens and participants from third countries to Turkiye via special charter flights,” Fidan said
  • Foreign ministry sources said “three flights” with a capacity for “more than 400 passengers” were being sent to Ramon airport
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India wants return of stranded ships before sending more to Gulf

  • “Our priority is to get all our ships out of the Strait of Hormuz,” said Mangal
  • India will send vessels ‌to ⁠the west of ⁠the Strait of Hormuz “whenever the situation becomes conducive“
By Reuters ·

Global investors’ interest in Saudi startups is accelerating

  • KSA’s position as a hub for global capital has proven itself to be momentous
By Basmah Albasrawi ·

Sinner, Djokovic kept apart in French Open draw

  • World number one Sinner is slated to meet big-hitting American fifth seed Ben Shelton in the quarter-finals
  • Daniil Medvedev is a possible semifinal opponent for the Italian
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Bulgaria’s ‘Bangaranga’ wins Eurovision, with Israel second

  • Bulgaria finished with 516 points, ahead of Israel on 343, Romania on 296, Australia on 287, Italy with 281 and Finland on 279
  • Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland and Slovenia boycottes the contest over Israel’s participation, citing the war in Gaza
By AFP ·