Japan provides grant-aid to Pakistan for fiscal year 2024
Celina Ali Islamabad: The Government of Japan today announced grant aid worth 326 million Japanese Yen (around 2.08 million USD)...
Year: 2024
Disinformation crisis unit on rapid alert around European elections
Lisa O'Carroll – The Guardian Brussels: Debunking, prebunking and factchecking; correcting lies, fake news and race hate – battling disinformation...
Search under way after TV doctor Michael Mosley goes missing in Greece
Athens: TV doctor Michael Mosley, known for popularising the 5:2 diet, has gone missing while on holiday on the Greek...
Portugal’s former top banker, ex-minister sentenced to prison in graft case
Lisbon: A Lisbon court on Thursday sentenced the former patriarch of the Espirito Santo banking family, Ricardo Salgado, to 6-1/4...
Bulgaria holds another snap election to end political instability
Sofia: Bulgarian voters head to the polling stations on Sunday for the sixth snap parliamentary election in three years, but...
UK start-up IPS Airways plans Pakistan debut for mid-3Q24
Manchester: IPS Airways (Leeds/Bradford) is launching long-awaited seasonal charters between Manchester International in the United Kingdom and Islamabad International, Pakistan,...
UK’s populist right-wing party surges in popularity on Brexiteer Nigel Farage’s return
London: The reemergence of Brexiteer Nigel Farage has added wind to the sails of Britain’s populist right-wing Reform UK party,...
UK firms’ wage growth expectations fall sharply, BOE survey shows
London: British businesses’ expectations for wage growth over the coming year fell sharply last month, according to a Bank of...
Japan, Italy eye action plan to forge ties in diplomacy, defense
Rome: Japan and Italy are in final stages of talks to launch an action plan to boost their cooperation in...
Italy: Bribery demands on households decline, official survey reports
Rome: Corruption in Italy has declined over the last few years but remains a problem, with business owners and the...
Italy fetes Republic Day with grand bash in Bangkok
Bangkok: Several ministers, authorities, VIPs, ambassadors, celebrities and other dignitaries attended the Italian Republic Day celebration at the Four Seasons...
Embassy of Portugal co-hosts seminar on “Pakistan-Portugal relations’
Ambassador Frederico Silva highlights Portugal's expertise, long term investment in renewable energy systems Celina Ali Islamabad: The Embassy of Portugal...
PM guarantees facilitation, security to Chinese investment; stresses B2B cooperation for a bright future
Shenzhen: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday assuring all-out facilitation to Chinese investors, and security of Chinese individuals, projects and...
President Zardari desires building of “technology highways” in Pakistan
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday emphasized upon the need of building “technology highways” in the country...
Pakistan, China complete key PPEs manufacturing project
Gwadar Pro Islamabad: The Government of Pakistan and the Government of China have celebrated the successful completion of the project...
Bilawal Bhutto wants end to politics of ‘reshuffle’
Karachi: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday called for an end to the politics of ‘reshuffling’...
Chinese delegation visits Punjab University’s PSC, express deep interest
Lahore: A Chinese delegation, comprising Tong Tao, Li Dongdong and Ms Ai Wanqiao from Chinese academy of Social Sciences, Beijing,...
Japan approves treaty for next-gen fighter development with UK, Italy
Tokyo: Japan's upper house on Wednesday approved a treaty to establish a management body for the next-generation fighter jet being...
Moscow ready to strike French troops as UK sends Kyiv 1,000 drones
Moscow: Russia is ready to strike French troops if they are sent to Ukraine to help train Kyiv’s soldiers, the...
‘Courage, resilience and solidarity’: King Charles’ tribute at D-Day 80th anniversary
London: King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak were all at an event in Portsmouth meeting...
Portugal’s Socialists and far-right team up again to block government, budget doubts mount
Lisbon: Portugal's centre-right minority government on Wednesday suffered another setback as the far-right Chega teamed up with the Socialists to...
Bulgaria is North Macedonia’s most sincere ally
Sofia: Over the past three decades, the young Balkan state of Macedonia has been in the focus of political debate,...
Greece submits grant request
Athens: Athens will likely submit its fourth request for a 1-billion-euro grant from the Recovery Fund on Thursday, as the...
Right-wing pushback on EU’s green laws misjudges rural views
Brussels: Hannah Mowat is Campaigns Coordinator at Fern, an international NGO created in 1995 to keep track of the EU’s...
Pakistan, Italy agree to undertake joint efforts against drug trafficking
Rome: Pakistan and Italy Wednesday agreed to a coordinated and effective action plan against illegal immigrants and human trafficking. The...
Italy’s migrant centre in Albania to open up in August, PM Meloni says
Shengjin: Italy's contested migrant reception centre being built in Albania will be operational from August, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said...
Italy: Watchdog fines Meta for unfair commercial practices
Rome: Italy's antitrust regulator AGCM has fined Facebook and Instagram owner Meta (META.O), opens new tab for what it described...
Italy names 30 players for Pre-Olympic Tournament prep
Rome: Head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco has announced a 30-player preliminary roster for the Italian national team’s Pre-Olympic Tournament in Puerto...
EC approves Italy’s plan to aid 4.6 GW of new renewables
Rome: Italy has received the approval of the European Commission (EC) for a state aid measure that will support the...
Italy’s Meloni blames organised crime for ‘alarming’ migrant visa fraud
Rome: Criminal gangs are exploiting loopholes in Italy's legal visa system for foreign workers to smuggle in illegal immigrants, a...
