Two hundred UK companies sign up for permanent four-day working week
London: Two hundred companies in the UK have permanently adopted a four-day working week with no loss of pay for...
Month: January 2025
What to know about the UK’s Heathrow Airport runway expansion plan
London: British finance minister Rachel Reeves is expected to back the expansion of Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, turning to the...
Portugal: House valuations rise 9.3%
Lisbon: The median value of bank appraisals for housing increased by 9.3% in 2024 compared to 2023, standing at 1,662...
France says forced displacement of Gazans would be ‘unacceptable’
Paris: France on Tuesday said any forced displacement of Gazans would be “unacceptable” after US President Donald Trump proposed moving...
Deaths at the border: NGOs accuse Bulgarian police of ‘worst humanity’
Sofia: Human rights advocates have accused Bulgarian Border Police of "deliberate neglect" following the deaths of three Egyptian minors who...
EU provides €60 million humanitarian aid to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Brussels: The European Commission today announced new humanitarian support for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with an initial...
Bansumana’s tale: From slavery in Libya to pizza chef in Italy
Rome: Bansumana Gindeh, a 36-year-old man who left Gambia in 2016, endured imprisonment and slavery in Libya before transforming his...
Italy and the United States: A transatlantic bond evolving through the years
Rome: The relationship between Italy and the United States has been a cornerstone of transatlantic diplomacy since 1861. Reestablished in...
Italy resumes migrant transfers to processing centers in Albania
Rome: Italy resumed transferring migrants to processing centers in Albania, media reports said Tuesday. An Italian Navy ship, Cassiopea, arrived...
PM assures ease of doing business, facilitation to businessmen, investors
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday assured extensive efforts of the incumbent government to ensure ease of...
Inbound tourism booms in January 2025
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: In January 2025, inbound tourism continues to heat up across China, as "China travel" has become increasingly...
PM, ambassador of Japan discuss bilateral ties
Celina Ali Islamabad: Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan Akamatsu Shuichi, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at...
Ambassador Hashmi greets people of China on Spring Festival
Beijing: Pakistan’s Ambassador to China, Khalil Hashmi extended his warmest greetings to the people of China and readers of the...
FO rejects ‘unfounded allegations’ targeting Pak-China friendship
Celina Ali Islamabad: The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday categorically rejected "baseless and unfounded allegations" targeting Pakistan-China friendship, a day...
Chinese embassy contradicts news article
Celina Ali Islamabad:The embassy of China in Pakistan on Monday categorically said that China has always supported the construction of...
British officials in Pakistan to audit CAA for flight restoration
Celina Ali Islamabad: A British delegation has arrived in Pakistan to assess the country's aviation safety standards, Express News reported...
Pakistan may suffer $1.2tr climate losses by 2050: British envoy
Karachi: British Deputy Head of Mission Martin Dawson has said that if Pakistan fails to take urgent action to curb...
Pakistan International Airlines launching flights to UK
Karachi: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is resuming direct flights to the United Kingdom (UK). A seven-member team from the UK’s...
Portugal launches new platform to regularise immigrants with employment contracts
Lisbon: AIMA has now launched its online platform to help the regularisation of immigrants in Portugal. Immigrants with employment contracts...
France says EU will lift some sanctions against Syria
Paris: Some European Union sanctions against Syria are being lifted, France’s foreign minister said on Monday, as part of a...
Bulgarian police ‘blocked rescue’ of teenage migrants who froze to death
Sofia: Bulgarian authorities have been accused of ignoring emergency calls and obstructing efforts to rescue three Egyptian teenage boys, who...
EU to agree easing Syria sanctions
Brussels: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said she expected the bloc to agree Monday to begin easing sanctions on...
Italy: Meloni downplays Trump’s Gaza comments
Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Monday she does not believe Donald Trump has a "defined plan" to move...
Italy: Third attempt to send migrants to Albania
Rome: Italy has announced it is embarking on a third attempt to send a group of migrants to Albania. Under...
Italy in favour of Saudi Arabia joining GCAP jet deal
Rome: Italy is in favour of Saudi Arabia joining the GCAP fighter jet programme, which currently involves Italy, Britain and...
Cross-border trips to see uptick in Spring Festival
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: China will see an average of 1.85 million cross-border trips every day during the upcoming Spring Festival...
Gilani condemns attack on AJK legislative Assembly Speaker’s convoy
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Chairman Senate Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday strongly condemned the firing incident targeting the convoy of...
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi denies attending Anti-China event in US
Celina Ali Islamabad: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi denies attending anti-China event in US, said ” he did not attend...
Loans for ‘Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar’ project to be granted on merit: CM Maryam
Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz says loans under the ‘Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar’ programme will be granted purely on...
Trump floats plan to ‘clean out’ Gaza, move Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan
Miami: US President Donald Trump has floated a plan to “just clean out” Gaza, and said he wants Egypt and...
