UN names Spain’s Miguel Moratinos as special envoy to combat Islamophobia
- 08-May-2025
UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Miguel Angel Moratinos, a former foreign minister of Spain, as the UN Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia. Moratinos will continue to assume his present role as the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), a prominent global platform for dialogue. Taking […]
Bangladesh summons Indian envoy after consulate attack
- 03-Dec-2024
DHAKA: Bangladesh on Tuesday summoned New Delhi’s ambassador after an attack on one of its consulates in India, the latest flare-up in strained ties between the neighbours. Relations have been frayed by the student-led uprising in August that toppled Bangladesh’s autocratic former leader Sheikh Hasina, who is now residing in India. Hindu activists on Monday […]
Richard Olson: The Erring Envoy
- 25-Sep-2023
Richard Olson served as the American ambassador to Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, both important assignments in the complex global scenario. His first ambassadorial assignment was in the UAE from 2008 to 2011 and was then appointed as the US ambassador to Pakistan from 2012 to 2015. From 2015 to 2016 he was US […]
Indonesia summons Indian envoy over derogatory remarks by BJP officials
- 07-Jun-2022
JAKARTA: Indonesia has summoned an Indian envoy in Jakarta over derogatory remarks made against Holy Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) by two officials of the South Asian country’s ruling party BJP, the foreign ministry said. The move by the most populous Muslim-majority country came after anger spread across the Arab and Muslim world, with various Middle Eastern […]
Saudi Arabia names first woman envoy to U.S
- 24-Feb-2019
'Princess Rima bint Bandar replaced Prince Khalid bin Salman, the younger brother of the powerful crown prince'
France tells Italy ‘Basta! – withdraws envoy after war of words
- 09-Feb-2019
PARIS/ROME: France recalled its ambassador to Italy on Thursday, a remarkable diplomatic split between neighbors and European Union allies, after what it described as “repeated, baseless” attacks by Italian political leaders against France. The rupture, the first withdrawal of a French envoy to Rome since World War Two, was announced by the foreign ministry. Diplomats […]
N.Korea envoy headed to U.S. to meet Pompeo, possibly Trump: source
- 18-Jan-2019
Kim Yong Chol, Pyongyang’s lead negotiator in denuclearization talks with the United States, was due to meet Pompeo on Friday.
US special envoy Khalilzad to reach Pakistan today
- 15-Jan-2019
ISLAMABAD: The United States special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad will arrive in Islamabad today (Tuesday) on a five-day official visit, ARY News reported. US envoy Khalilzad will land in Islamabad today and meet senior civil and military officials during his visit. He will also hold delegation-level talks at the foreign office regarding the […]
Saudi envoy meets Speaker NA to discuss bilateral issues
- 16-Nov-2018
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Malkiy on Friday called on Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser in Islamabad. The meeting that took place in the Parliament House, discussed the matters of mutual interest between the two Islamic countries. Expressing his views, the speaker national assembly said “Pakistan enjoys brotherly […]
Pakistan-France relations expanding in all sectors: envoy
- 13-Nov-2018
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Ambassador to France Moin-ul-Haq has said that bilateral relations of Pakistan and France were improving in all sectors. While briefing a 10-member delegation of 109th National Management Course of Pakistan at the Pakistan Embassy in Paris, Moin-ul-Haq said the two countries enjoyed close and mutually beneficial relations in the fields of trade and […]