Pakistan partially reopens Torkham border crossing
Agencies : Pakistan on Saturday partially reopened the Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan to allow thousands of stranded Afghan refugees to return home, officials said....
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Egypt set to open grand museum in lavish ceremony
AFP : After years of delays, Cairo is finally set to open the Grand Egyptian Museum on Saturday (1 November) — a long-awaited, billion-dollar showcase...
Tanzanian President declared winner of disputed vote with 98pc
Al Jazeera : Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of the country’s disputed presidential election with nearly 98 percent of the...
Fire breaks out at Malaysia’s Petronas Tower
Agencies : A fire has broken out at Petronas Tower 3, the iconic high-rise building in Malaysia. The incident occurred on Saturday morning at the...
‘Int’l force in Gaza needs UN mandate’
Agencies : Jordan and Germany said on Saturday that an international force expected to support a future Palestinian police in Gaza under US President Donald...
Landslide kills 13 in western Kenya
Agencies : At least 13 people were killed in western Kenya’s Rift Valley in a landslide early on Saturday morning following heavy rains, the police...
India temple stampede kills at least 10
Agencies : At least ten people died after a stampede broke out at the Venkateswara Swamy temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam on Saturday (1 November)....
China’s Xi to meet South Korean leader, capping APEC summit
Agencies : Xi Jinping will sit down with South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung on Saturday, after taking centre stage at an Asian summit in...
Jordan, Germany say international force in Gaza needs UN mandate
NN ONLINE: Jordan and Germany said on Saturday that an international force expected to support a future Palestinian police in Gaza under US President...
Saudi Arabia set to shorten Umrah visa validity
NN ONLINE: Saudi Arabia is preparing to shorten the validity period of Umrah visas from three months to one month in a move aimed...