Jerusalem, Nov 27 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to thank him for sending firefighting teams and trucks to help Israel put out fires. A statement released by the…
Toronto, Nov 27 (IANS) Canadian Conservative Party leaders have ripped Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the condolence message he sent following the death of former Cuban President Fidel Castro. The Canadian leader, following Fidel Castro’s…
United Nations, Nov 26 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday that Fidel Castro’s Cuba made strides in areas such as education and health and urged the Caribbean island to continue along its current…
Tehran, Nov 26 (IANS) Iran’s Defence Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said on Saturday that Iran is in negotiations with Russia to purchase Su-30 fighter jets. Dehqan said any purchase of military planes from Russia…
By Rohit Srivastava New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who died on Friday, was the most important leader at the 7th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held here in March 1983…
Antananarivo (Madagascar), Nov 26 (IANS/MAP) Morocco’s King Mohammed VI said that separating Morocco and Africa would be “an error” in an interview to Malagasy press on Saturday. During an official visit to Madagascar, Mohammed said:…
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) A panel discussion was held here on Saturday to commemorate the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, during which certain participants advised against going for an all out war with…
Rabat, Nov 26 (IANS/MAP) The 22nd Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22), hosted in Marrakesh, has reinforced confidence in Morocco, said President of Peru-Morocco parliamentary friendship group, Roland…
Ashgabat, Nov 26 (IANS/WAM) Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, on Saturday led the UAE delegation to the first edition of the Global Sustainable Transport Conference. The conference…
Antananarivo, Nov 26 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande on Saturday reiterated that all the embargoes imposed by the US against Cuba should be lifted. Following the death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Friday at…
Dhaka, Nov 26 (IANS) Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro once compared Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to the Himalayas. Castro said: “I have not seen the Himalayas. But I have seen Sheikh Mujib. In…
Islamabad, Nov 26 (IANS) Pakistani authorities “halted” the import of cotton and other agricultural commodities, including vegetables, from India via the Wagah border, it was reported on Saturday. Am official from the Department of Plant…
Havana, Nov 26 (IANS) Fidel Castro, the fiery apostle of revolution who defied the US for nearly half a century as Cuba’s leader, died on Friday, ending an era for the country and Latin America….
Havana, Nov 26 (IANS) Several world leaders have condoled the death of iconic Cuban revolutionary and former President Fidel Castro, with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev hailing Castro for “strengthening” his island nation despite the…
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The Communist Party of India on Saturday termed the death of Cuban revolutionary and former President Fidel Castro as a huge loss to the Communist movement and said his life…
Ashgabat, Nov 26 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday announced the country’s decision to join the Ashgabat Agreement and the Lapis Lazuli Corridor while addressing a two-day Global Sustainable Transport Conference in this…
Ashgabat, Nov 26 (IANS) Pakistan on Saturday decided to accord approval to a Russian request for using the Gwadar Port for its exports as Moscow has also showed its willingness to be part of the…
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Fidel Castro, the iconic Cuban revolutionary leader who died on Friday, will be remembered in India for his close association with the Nehru-Gandhi family and especially his “sisterly” ties with…
Islamabad, Nov 26 (IANS) Amid rising tensions between Pakistan and India, Indian Hindu pilgrims have cancelled their visit to the revered Katas Raj temple in Pakistan, officials said. As many as 200 Hindu pilgrims from…
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the death of Cuban revolutionary leader and former President Fidel Castro, who died on Saturday at the age of 90, saying: “India mourns…