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Netanyahu set to lead trade task force to India

Jerusalem - Al Maghrib Today

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will take 130 businessmen with him to India next week for trade talks which will also cover defence sales, a senior Israeli official said Wednesday. Foreign ministry deputy director general for Asia, Gilad Cohen, said the six-day trip starting Sunday was meant to further deepen political, trade and cultural ties. India last month voted forRead more

Netanyahu set to lead trade task force to India

Jerusalem - Al Maghrib Today

Play abandoned in South Africa v India Test

Cape Town - Al Maghrib Today

Rain prevented any play on the third day of the first Test between South Africa and India at Newlands on Sunday, but with fine weather expected for the remaining two days there is still a good chance of a result. South Africa were on 65 for two in their second innings -- an overall lead of 142 -- at theRead more

Play abandoned in South Africa v India Test

Cape Town - Al Maghrib Today

History’s most famous jewels

London - Al Maghrib Today

When David Bennett, worldwide chairman of the International Jewelry Division at Sotheby’s, reflects on some of his career highlights, it is easy to understand the fascination that surrounds great jewels. Aside from the intrinsic beauty of the stones and settings, exceptional jewels are often connected with great human stories of love and passion. Who could fail to be moved byRead more

China, Pakistan to look at including Afghanistan in $57 bln economic corridor

Beijing - Al Maghrib Today

China and Pakistan will look at extending their $57 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday, part of China’s ambitious Belt and Road plan linking China with Asia, Europe and beyond. China has tried to position itself as a helpful party to promote talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, both uneasy neighbors ever sinceRead more

India to become fifth largest economy in 2018

New Delhi - Al Maghrib Today

India is set to overtake the United Kingdom and France to become the world’s fifth largest economy next year, a report said Tuesday. Currently ranked seventh, India will move up to fifth place in 2018 and vault to third spot by 2032, the Center for Economics and Business Research, a London-based consultancy, said in its annual rankings. The Indian economyRead more

India accuses Pakistan of harassing family of ‘spy’ on death row

New Delhi - Al Maghrib Today

India Tuesday accused Pakistan of harassing the family of an alleged Indian spy on death row, saying their meeting was held in an “atmosphere of coercion.” Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav met his mother and wife in Islamabad on Monday, their first meeting since his arrest in Pakistan last year on charges of espionage and terrorism, allegations India has rejected. “It appearsRead more