Police and protesters continued to clash in and around Islamabad on Monday as the country’s second-largest opposition party insisted it will push ahead with plans to “lock down” the Pakistani capital next week. Police fired teargas to hold off thousands of activists from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by popular cricketer-turned-politician ...
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Monday appointed market regulator Mohammed al-Jadaan as the country’s new finance minister. Al-Jadaan replaces Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf who has held the position since 1996. In a royal decree announced on state television, Al-Assaf was made minister of state and will remain a ...
