Saudi Arabia will invest $600bn in the United States, including through technology partnerships and a $142 billion arms sales agreement, Al Jazeera reports. The deal, involving collaboration in areas such as energy and mineral development, represents the largest-ever weapons sale by the US to Saudi Arabia, the White House says. Ina fact-sheet released on Tuesday, More
In the wake of last year’s ouster of the Bashar Al Assad government, the US says it plans to lift sanctions on Syria, reports CNN. President Donald Trump’s announcement is seen as a major win for the incumbent Syrian administration led by Ahmed al-Sharaa. Speaking at an investment forum in Riyadh on Tuesday, Trump said More
Pakistani and Indian military operation chiefs have agreed on considering immediate steps to ensure troop reduction from borders and forward areas. “Issues related to continuing the commitment that both sides must not fire a single shot or initiate any aggressive and inimical action against each other were discussed,” Reuters reported, citing a statement from the More
US President Donald Trump arrived in in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday morning, as part of his Middle East trip. After visiting Saudi Arabia, Trump was scheduled to travel to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during his four-day trip, Reuters reported. It said the focus of the US leader’s visit More
Hamas has released Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, as part of efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement, a media report said on Tuesday. Edan Alexander, who is believed to be the last living US citizen held captive in Gaza, was handed over to Red Cross representatives in Khan Younis on Monday, NBC news reported. The 21-year-old was then transferred More
Senior military officials from Pakistan and India on Monday conferred on ways of defusing tensions between the neighbours. For the first time since a tenuous truce went into effect between the nuclear-armed neighbours, Pakistani and Indian directors-general of military operations (DGMOs) spoke over the telephone. India’s DGMO Lt. Gen. Rajeev Ghai and his Pakistani counterpart More
Amid efforts for a ceasefire deal in Gaza, Hamas says it will free the last living hostage with US nationality in its custody. The Palestinian group’s decision to release Edan Alexander comes before President Donald Trump’s trip to the Middle East on Tuesday, the BBC reported. Hamas confirmed to the broadcaster that it was holding More
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has agreed to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday. The Ukrainian leader voiced his willingness after US President Donald Trump told him to immediately accept Putin’s proposal of direct peace talks. On Sunday, Zelensky had responded cautiously to the proposal after the Russian president, in a late-night More
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct peace talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Turkey, Reuters reported. Speaking from the Kremlin in the early hours of Sunday, Putin said Moscow was offering negotiations in Istanbul to address the underlying causes of the conflict. He added the proposed negotiations would enable the two sides More
About 21 people have been killed and 14 others injured when a bus carrying Buddhist pilgrims careened off a cliff in Kotmale town of Sri Lanka, a media report said on Sunday. Associated Press reported: “The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometers (86 miles) east of More
