BEIJING – China has declined to attend the regional security dialogue on Afghanistan to be hosted by India later this month. Addressing a regular press briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said it was inconvenient for China to attend the meeting due to some scheduling ...

MANAMA: Representatives of Saudi Arabia and Israel sparred on Sunday at a regional security summit. Prince Turki al-Faisal, a Saudi former intelligence chief who is said to be close to the country's top leadership, reiterated strong support for the Palestinian cause in a fiery presentation to the ...

Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe and acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan held talks today at an Asia security summit in Singapore. Wei and Shanahan are both attending the annual Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore. The U.S. and China are at odds over a series of strategic issues ...

BEIJING: China will seek to bolster the fight against extremism at a regional security summit this weekend with some of its closest diplomatic allies, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. Jointly led by Russia and China, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was launched in 2001 to ...

*BEIJING - China will seek to bolster the fight against extremism at a regional security summit this weekend with some of its closest diplomatic allies, including Russian President Vladimir Putin.* Jointly led by Russia and China, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was launched in 2001 ...

MUSCAT: Muscat (The Sixth edition of the Annual Regional Cybersecurity Summit launched in the Omani capital Muscat on Monday, under the theme of “Towards Cyber Resilience”, with the participation of more than 350 people interested in cybersecurity from across the Middle East.The two-day summit ...

MUZAFFARABAD (APP): Masood Khan who took oath as President of AJK here Thursday was born in Rawalakot, Poonch and got his early education there. Observers expect the Kashmir movement to gather momentum as the newly elected President has a proven record as an ardent campaigner for the rights of the ...

WASHINGTON: A US Pentagon official claimed that US Congress moved a resolution to declare India as a “Partner with Equal Status”. Pentagon official Duncan M. Lang claimed that Obama administration and Congress are working together for passing the law which will ensure the adaptation of ...

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama demanded for downsizing nuclear stockpile at Nuclear Security Summit irritated India. Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup claimed that India’s nuclear arsenal is safe and secure and there is a lack of understanding between two ...

WASHINGTON: Narendra Modi criticizes Nuclear Programme of other countries in Nuclear Security SummitIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized Nuclear Programme of other countries in Nuclear Summit. Modi claimed that state actors working with nuclear traffickers is a highest threat to the ...