Pakistan loses 11,000 hectares of forest annually: Report

With just 5% forest cover, country faces severe deforestation challenge

Turkish stock exchange ends week with losses

Benchmark BIST 100 index falls 766.30 points at Friday's closing session

Qatar, Russia leaders discuss regional, international developments

Call between leaders comes amid developments on US-Russia talks over war in Ukraine, Israeli resumption of war on Gaza

European stocks close week with losses, weighed down by woes at UK's biggest airport

Stoxx 600 down 0.6%, Britain's FTSE loses 0.63%, Germany's DAX slips 0.47%, and Italy's FTSE MIB falls 0.39%

UN records highest number of Israeli checkpoints in 2 decades across occupied Palestinian territory

Israeli closure of all crossings for incoming cargo entered 20th day, says spokesperson, 'longest shutdown' since Oct. 7 2023

Turkish President Erdogan takes part in virtual meeting of European leaders on Ukraine, defense

Meeting, 2nd of its kind, aims to update leaders on EU heads of state and government discussions on support for Ukraine and European defense

UAE pledges to invest $1.4T in US in next 10 years

Investment plan includes additional commitments to UAE's AI, semiconductors, energy, manufacturing investments in US

Vietnam probes Chinese tea brand over controversial South China Sea map

'Nine-dash line' is boundary line claimed by Beijing encompassing most of South China Sea, causing disputes between China, Vietnam, others