TEL AVIV: Preliminary results of Israel’s general elections have raised serious questions about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future, with his electoral alliance appearing unlikely to secure a simple majority in parliament. With 90 percent of the votes counted, Netanyahu’s bloc appears to be falling short of a parliamentary majority, while opposition parties and Arab…
Front and centre was an urgent call to action, to prevent cascading climate disasters through a just and equitable energy transition – before it’s too late. In his impassioned address on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to politicians, business, activists and civil society leaders, Secretary-General António Guterres issued a stark warning about the…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) stopped working with the US-led Gulf Maritime Alliance. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, without giving a reason for the move, that the UAE withdrew its participation in the 38-nation Combined Maritime Forces two months ago. According to reports, the US-led Gulf Maritime Alliance is protecting…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called the leaders of the coalition parties and congratulated them on Eid. The Prime Minister contacted Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Chairman People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto over telephone. Shahbaz Sharif also expressed good wishes for former President Asif Zardari, Bakhtawar and Asifa. The Prime Minister also called…
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that the entire coalition government has expressed no confidence in the current bench. I wish the Chief Justice sat the full court today and did not include the judges who separated themselves. While expressing his views in the National Assembly, Shahbaz Sharif said that such a decision will be…
