- Talks are at an early stage, with Pakistani security sources saying troop deployments are not being considered for now
- Pakistan is seeking energy cooperation and investment alongside the talks, as analysts caution against over-commitment
- Chef who spent 25 years in Saudi Arabia teaches authentic Gulf recipes to growing number of food enthusiasts
- Students say classes help them recreate dishes first discovered in Makkah, Madinah and across the Kingdom
- Government steps up security after Chinese mine operators raise concerns this month
- Sharif says health sector deals advance CPEC’s shift toward business-led investment
- Airline aims to boost Saudi-Spanish economic ties
- Strategic MoU signed with Spain’s Air Europa
- Detainees describe plans to target Christian and Shiite worshippers
- Syria says group exploited post-regime security vacuum to build sleeper cells
- In Ukraine, two people were killed and eight wounded when a missile hit a residential building
- Two people were killed aboard a foreign-flagged civilian vessel
- Airline aims to boost Saudi-Spanish economic ties
- Strategic MoU signed with Spain’s Air Europa
- Waiting in the wings is Zinedine Zidane, Deschamps’ former teammate and one of the all-time great French players
- Deschamps will forever be remembered as the architect of France’s glorious 2018 World Cup campaign
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Islamabad Memorandum
- The US has this week been striking Iran, drawing retaliatory Iranian attacks on US interests in the Middle East
- Islamabad underscores the urgent need to address the impact of current situation on global energy supplies
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What's Dariyah?
Located in Saudi Arabia's central region of Qassim, Dariyah was an important stop on ancient trade and pilgrimage routes and is now one of the Kingdom's significant archaeological sites. Earlier this week, the Saudi Heritage Commission announced that a collection of 100 pieces of gold jewelry dating back to the Abbasid era has been discovered in the site.
Who is “The Joshie-Man”?
It’s a name given by social media fans to Joshua Harris, a 12-year-old autistic and non-verbal Briton, who has been visiting UK mosques and distributing cakes to promote solidarity amid an increase in far-right support in the country. On a recent trip to Madinah with his father, “The Joshie-Man” turned his ‘Cake not hate’ campaign to ‘Dates not hate’ by handing out the holy city’s famous ajwa and ambar dates people in the courtyard of the Prophet’s Mosque.
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Pakistan Afghanistan Conflict
- Pakistan says it intercepted four drones launched from Afghanistan into Balochistan province
- Relations have sharply deteriorated amid cross-border strikes, militant attacks, border tensions
