CAIRO — Saudi Arabia has allowed women pilgrims from across the world to perform Umrah and Hajj without mahram, a male guardian. Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah made the announcement during his visit to Egypt. Addressing a press conference at the Saudi embassy in Cairo, ...

The United States has made it clear that India is unlikely to get a waiver on its planned acquisition of Russian S-400 air defence systems. A US embassy Spokesperson in New Delhi said that the United States is aware of reports of India’s planned purchase of the S-400s. He said any such move ...

*ISLAMABAD: *The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has given approval for "basic expense" for Lakshar-e-Taiba's leader Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and Mahmood Sultan Bashiruddin, a Pakistani nuclear engineer. Both have been listed by the UN as international terrorists. Lakhvi had a role in the ...

*WASHINGTON: United States Secretary of State Michael 'Mike' Pompeo has issued a Presidential waiver for Pakistan, exempting it from any subsequent sanctions that follow a country's designation as a violator of religious freedom.* On Monday, Secretary Pompeo designated Pakistan and nine other ...

ISLAMABAD-Senior Vice President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Tahir Abbasi said businesses have been ruined due to coronavirus and lockdown was still going on in different areas of Islamabad. He said the situation has sent small traders to the point of starvation, and urged the ...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has no immediate plans to raise oil output after the United States ends sanctions waivers for buyers of Iranian crude, energy minister Khalid al-Falih said Wednesday. “(Global) inventories are continuing to rise despite what’s happening in Venezuela and tightening ...

Turkey has criticized U.S. decision to end sanctions waivers for countries importing Iranian oil. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in a tweet said that the decision will not serve regional peace and stability, but will harm Iranian people. He said Turkey rejects unilateral sanctions and ...

Oil prices hovered near 2019 peaks in early trading on Tuesday after Washington abruptly moved to end all Iran sanctions waivers by May, pressuring importers to stop buying from Tehran. Brent crude futures were at $74.33 per barrel at 0051 GMT, up 0.4 percent from their last close and not far off ...

Turkey has voiced hope that the United States will extend an exemption in sanctions to allow it to keep buying oil from Iran, despite tensions. Talking to media in Washington, the spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ibrahim Kalin said that the Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak met ...

ISLAMABAD: Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) here approved to waive the accumulated penal surcharges of Rs 700 million off against overstayed consignments at ports. The proposal to this effect was presented by Federal Board of Revenue for approval in ECC meeting which held here ...