- US media reported hostage-taker demanded the release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui who is serving an 86-year sentence in Texas
- Siddiqui was convicted by a US court in 2010 on charges of attempting to kill American service members in Afghanistan
- Kohli remained India’s most successful Test captain, with the sides winning 40 out of 68 matches in his reign
- Ahmad Shahzad, Mohammad Amir, Kainat Imtiaz, Naseem Shah laud ex-Indian skipper for leading India with aggression
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- Naeem Shah has been serving a 25-year sentence at Central Prison Karachi after he was convicted of murder in 2011
- He made headlines when he completed his preliminary education behind the bars and passed intermediate exams with distinction
- Five of seven sea turtle species in world have been discovered in the Kingdom’s territorial waters
- The Saudi National Center for Wildlife aims to protect nesting sites of these endangered sea turtles
- Ending of 3-month boycott serves an “external agenda,” analysts warn
- Mikati said he would convene a Cabinet meeting as soon as Finance Ministry had sent through a draft budget
- Some fledgling businesses were unable to weather the storm but others found a lifeline by shifting operations to other countries and are determined to survive
- Esteban Obiang’s 70th-minute goal gave Equatorial Guinea the victory and brought Algeria’s 35-game unbeaten record crashing to an end
- An Equatorial Guinea side ranked 114th in the world and 28th in Africa are now well placed to reach the knockout stages for the third time
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What is Qiddiya?
Qiddiya is one of Saudi Arabia's six giga-projects being established as part of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, which aims to diversify the income resources of the country. Located 45 km south-west of the capital city of Riyadh, the project aspires to be an entertainment, sports and arts hub, and hopes to attract 17 million visitors a year by 2030 and is expected to provide 25,000 jobs and contribute up to SR17 billion to the country’s gross domestic product by 2030.
Ahwazis
The Ahwazis are descendants of Arab tribes who had ruled a large tract of land in today’s western Iran. Al-Ahwaz extended north over 600 km along the east bank of the Shatt Al-Arab, and down the entire eastern littoral of the Gulf, as far south as the Strait of Hormuz.
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OIC CFM Special Session on Afghanistan
- OIC Foreign Ministers Council will attend Pakistan Day parade on March 23
- Pakistan hosted a special Afghanistan-focused session of the OIC last month
