BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) – Lebanon went to the polls on Sunday for the first time since repeated crises pushed it to the verge of failure, with the governing class expected to easily survive popular outrage. The parliamentary election will be the first litmus test for opposition movements generated by aRead More →

Pakistan has condemned the killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp as she was covering an Israeli operation. In a statement made on Wednesday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said that the government and people of Pakistan extend their heartfelt condolencesRead More →