Author: Barry

As tensions in Gaza escalate, European Union (EU) officials are raising alarm over Israel’s plans to step up military offensive operations there. Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi issued a warning over this possible expansion by Israel; with casualties rising and humanitarian needs mounting rapidly in Gaza region; EU officials urge Israeli authorities to...

Senior intelligence sources have reported that Tehran is becoming increasingly disappointed with the limited returns it is seeing from its alliance with Moscow, signaling a change in dynamics of their strategic partnership. According to these sources, this frustration stems from Iran’s expectation for greater economic, military, and diplomatic support from Russia at this critical juncture...

Prince Harry is incensed at what he sees as an irresponsible use of Princess Diana’s name in a public feud involving a charity he is associated with, drawing further attention to royal family struggles with image and internal disputes, with Prince Harry particularly dismayed at what he considers the “disrespectful exploitation” of Diana’s legacy for...

Pakistan Politics & Corruption on August 6, 2025. Opposition leader Asif Ali Zardari made headlines this past Sunday by accusing senior members of Pakistan’s bureaucracy of using illicit wealth to purchase luxury properties in Portugal using illicit means. These allegations came out during his fiery speech at a rally in Karachi and have once again...

Pakistan’s Foreign Office categorically denied allegations by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Pakistani nationals are fighting in support of Russia as foreign mercenaries, condemning these as baseless and unfounded. No formal approach or verifiable evidence had been presented by Ukraine to support such claims, with Radio Pakistan, Gulf News Dawn Arab News Ukrinform all offering...

Benjamin Netanyahu announced today that later this week he will convene his cabinet meeting and provide formal directives to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) regarding Israel’s three war objectives: defeat of Hamas, release of hostages held captive, and stopping Gaza from becoming future threats to Israel. (turn0search0search1) (turn0search1) Netanyahu made his remarks during the weekly...

At an impressive business outreach initiative, a high-level Iranian delegation invited Pakistani entrepreneurs to explore investment opportunities in Iran’s rapidly developing free trade zones – Kish and Chabahar among them – during President Masoud Pezeshkian’s state visit to Pakistan. Led by Reza Masrour from Iran’s Supreme Council of Free Trade-Industrial and Special Economic Zones, this...

Date of Creation: August 2, 2025Location: Tehran/LahoreOn Saturday, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian made clear his aim of increasing bilateral trade between Iran and Pakistan to $10 billion annually during his inaugural official visit to Pakistan as president. Throughout this visit he stressed the significance of economic partnership through Eghtesad Online (+15%), Tasnim News (+15), PressTV...

Israel conducted a wave of airstrikes in southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa Valley on Monday, raising tensions in an already volatile region tense over ceasefire violations. Lebanese officials reported that these strikes hit Mahmoudiyah, Al-Jarmaq, Brital heights Hermel Khreibeh some distance away from Israel’s border zone shared between both nations. IRNA English/ The NationalScope...

Washington D.C. — The Senate overwhelmingly defeated two resolutions designed to stop exports of offensive weapons to Israel amid rising concern within the Democratic Party over Israel’s military operations in Gaza and an ever worsening humanitarian crisis. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont led two privileged joint resolutions–S.J. Res 34 and 41–to stop an estimated $675.7...