French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Edouard Philippe’s approval ratings hit new lows as the “yellow vest” protests gathered pace, according to an Ifop-Fiducial poll for Paris Match and Sud Radio published on Tuesday. Macron’s approval rating fell to 23 percent in the poll conducted late last week, down six points on the previous […]

Moscow is interested in reviving dialogue with the European Union, Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. He noted that Russia is building bilateral cooperation with both EU nations individually and with the entire European Union, dialogue with which “is now in a rather frozen state” not through Russia’s fault. “But, naturally, it […]

The veteran Kashmiri politician and former Chief Minister of J&K, Dr. Farooq Abdullah has urged India and Pakistan to forge friendship in order to resolve the contentious issue of Kashmir. Talking to media persons in Baramulla district of Indian controlled Kashmir; Dr. Abdullah said his party National Conference (NC) has always supported friendly relations between […]

The Israeli occupation army claimed Tuesday it had “detected” Hezbollah tunnels infiltrating the occupied territories from Lebanon and had launched an operation to “cut them off”. Occupation army spokesman Jonathan Conricus said the “attack tunnels” detected were not yet operational, noting that the Israeli operations would take place within the occupied Palestinian territory. “We have […]

A Houthi official says the Saudi-led coalition and militants fighting on its behalf in Yemen have signed a UN-brokered deal for exchanging prisoners with the Houthi Ansarullah movement, prior to the peace negotiations due to be launched in Sweden. Abdul Qader al-Murtaza, chairman of the Houthi-run Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs, confirmed the news to Turkey’s […]

The protracted war in Afghanistan, which has now stretched into its 18th year, has taken heavy toll on children. According to a latest study, the number of out-of-school children has increased for the first time since 2002. According to the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA), urgent action is needed to prevent more […]

In an alarming development, Pakistan is registering approximately 20,000 new HIV cases annually, the highest rate among all countries in the region, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The international body says mortality among Pakistanis living with the virus, which causes the deadly AIDS disease, is also rising, in spite of the availability of […]

An Iranian lawmaker said consultations are under way to secure the release of the remaining Iranian border guards abducted by terrorists at a military post on the common border with Pakistan back in October. Speaking to Tasnim, Ali Kord hailed the efforts by the security forces and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) that resulted […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday criticized sanctions on Venezuela during a visit to Caracas, while President Nicolas Maduro defended the country’s right to export gold after US sanctions last month targeted its shipments of the metal. Washington has imposed sanctions on Venezuelan officials it accuses of corruption, and on certain financial transactions with […]

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi said Tehran and the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are planning to make up for the US exit from the accord. Speaking to reporters in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Monday night, Araqchi said after the […]