Respond to Iran with ‘firmness’: Saudi arabia
Jiddah (Saudi Arabia): Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister on Thursday urged Muslim nations to confront recent attacks in the region that the US. And its allies have blamed on Iran with “all means of force and firmness.” Ibrahim al-Assaf made the comments at a meeting of foreign ministers of the 57-nation Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ahead of a series of summits in the kingdom beginning on Thursday.
Musharraf’s health deteriorates
Dubai: Pakistan’s former military ruler General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf’s health suddenly deteriorated on Thursday and was rushed to a hospital.
Austria gets first female chancellor
Vienna: Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen appointed the head of the country’s constitutional court as Austria’s first female chancellor on Thursday to lead an interim Government until elections later in the year. Brigitte Bierlein will now be tasked with forming a cabinet after the previous Govt collapsed spectacularly over the so-called “Ibiza-gate” scandal.
