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Pompeo meets Saudi king for Iran crisis talks



JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks Monday with Saudi leaders ahead of new sanctions on Tehran in a standoff sparked by Washington’s withdrawal from a nuclear deal.

Both the US and Iran say they want to avoid going to war, but tensions have spiked after Tehran shot down an American drone and a series of attacks on tankers in sensitive Gulf waters raised fears of an unintended slide towards conflict.

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Publish Date : 24 June 2019 22:57 PM

President Paudel to address joint session of Federal Parliament

KATHMANDU: President Ram Chandra Paudel is set to address a joint meeting

CIAA annual report tabled in National Assembly

KATHMANDU: The annual report of the Commission for the Investigation

Ram Bahadur Thapa alleges Bishnu Paudel undermined party remarks

KATHMANDU: Ram Bahadur Thapa ‘Badal’, acting chairman of the CPN-UML,

Nepali Congress seeks clarity from government before joining constitution amendment task force

KATHMANDU: The main opposition Nepali Congress has requested clarification from

Snowfall hits Mustang, disrupting daily life and travel

MUSTANG: Mustang has experienced its seventh snowfall of the season,