– Pakistan represents about 48% of people living in extreme poverty across the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan region. The World Bank reported the figure in its October 2026 regional economic update. The lender measured poverty using the

– Prime Minister Narendra Modi has highlighted India’s water governance experience as a useful reference for countries across the Global South. He shared an article on October 6 that reviewed reforms developed first in Gujarat and later expanded through national

High-level diplomatic consultations between Washington and Abu Dhabi advanced defense cooperation and Middle East de-escalation strategies as UAE President receives Senator Joni Ernst for bilateral talks at Qasr Al Shati palace. Official briefings confirmed that Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al

– Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a video conference with commercial pilot Captain Smit Machchhar to express national gratitude and review his medical recovery following a life-saving aviation emergency. According to an official statement released Friday by the Press Information

– Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India is expanding its maritime security role across the Indian Ocean Region. He spoke at the Indian Navy’s second Commanders’ Conference of 2026 in New Delhi on September 29. Singh said Indian warships now

– Suleiman Khan, son of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, has accused Pakistan’s leadership of acting like “tyrants” as supporters prepare for an October 4 march on Islamabad. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf moved the protest from September 27 after days of

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior His Highness Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with INTERPOL President Lucas Filip on the sidelines of the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Abu

– Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye Hakan Fidan in Abu Dhabi to review bilateral relations and