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Prospects of Saudi, India cooperation in emerging areas
The complementarities between the Saudi and Indian economics are unmistakable. Already the bilateral trade between the two countries has reached USD 40 billion and investment is ticking up. Saudi Arabia is the fourth largest energy supplier to India and a vast skilled and semi skilled labour force from India is contributing to Saudi Arabia's growth and modernization saga. The current emphasis on potential win-win areas of cooperation is based on both the countries' unique strengths and capabilities.
In crushing blow to Trump, Democrats keep control of Senate
With the victory of Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto over Republican Adam Laxalt declared Saturday night, the Democratic Party will have at least 50 senators in the 100-member chamber and with Vice President Kamala Harris's tie-breaking vote command a majority. There is still one Senate race pending in Georgia, where a runoff will be held next month, and even if the Republicans win it the chamber will be split 50-50 with Harris tilting the balance.
Turkey works on 'peace corridor' between Ukraine, Russia: Erdogan
Ankara has been working on the establishment of "a peace corridor" in the same way that it had made it possible for the grain corridor from Ukraine to resume, the President told reporters onboard a flight from Uzbekistan to Turkey. "We think the best way to achieve peace is through a path of dialogue. But for now, the most important thing for us is to operate the grain corridor seriously," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
Thousands of Iranians died of Covid-19 due to US sanctions: Official
Kazem Gharibabadi, Secretary of the Iranian High Council for Human Rights and Deputy Chief of the Iranian Judiciary for International Affairs, made the remarks while speaking to Iranian media in New York, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported. During the visit, he will attend the UN General Assembly Third Committee meetings, according to IRNA.
Biden loses least number of seats in a midterm compared to Clinton, Obama
In the Senate, the Democrats have wrested one seat from the republicans. Even if both parties split the ticket, Democrats stand a good chance of winning the run off in Georgia where sitting senator pastor Raphael Warnock is much ahead of the footballer anti-abortion activist Herschel Walker hounded by abortion scandals of his ex-girlfriends. Or even before if they get California.
Health issues force Shehbaz to prolong stay in London
Shehbaz Sharif, who arrived in London a few days ago after attending the COP27 meeting in Egypt, was scheduled to leave for Pakistan on Friday, but he had extended his stay by one day, Geo News reported. According to sources close to the Sharif family, Shehbaz Sharif developed fever before leaving for the airport on Saturday and his family advised him not to travel, so he extended his stay for a second time.
Shehbaz's plea for stay in defamation case denied by UK court
In 2019, the paper published an article alleging that Sharif had stolen and laundered the UK government's aid money while he was the Chief Minister of Punjab province, Dawn reported. Sharif filed a defamation claim against the "grotesque allegation" in January 2020, claiming a retraction, damages and an apology.
Trump sues House panel probing Capitol riot over subpoena
The lawsuit sought to block enforcement of a subpoena seeking Trump's testimony and documents tied to the incident and its causes, reports Xinhua news agency. Trump's lawyers argued that the former President has "absolute testimonial immunity" and that the committee lacked the constitutional authority to issue the subpoena.
Timing of Shehbaz's maiden Beijing visit said a lot about China's place in Pakistan
It is a known fact that Chinese investments in Pakistan have been provided with assurances by the government and secured by the Pakistani armed forces. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif concluded his maiden visit to China at a time when 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China also successfully concluded.
Assassination attempt on Imran a lone-wolf attack; 'no conspiracy'
The report says that the gunshots by the pistol were followed by SMG fire by some unknown deputed for security purposes in the rally. It says that no other associate of the assailant has been ascertained so far, The News reported. While referring to the postmortem report, it said that the wound on the head of the only deceased in the attack was apparently caused by a rifle projectile and was not due to 30 bore or 9mm pistol fire.
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