In this Feb 1, 2023 photo, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a joint news conference with Estonia's Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu during their meeting in Tallinn, Estonia. Norway reversed its permission for a protest involving Quran burning after a warning from Türkiye, Cavusoglu said on Feb 2, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) ANKARA – […]
Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Feb 2, 2023 in the first official visit by a top Israeli diplomat to Khartoum. (PHOTO / AFP) KHARTOUM — Israel and Sudan have finalised a deal to normalize relations, with a signing ceremony expected following a transfer of power from […]
Kashmiri laborers walk through dense fog on a snow covered mountain near Gulmarg, northwest of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Jan10, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) SRINAGAR – Two foreign skiers were killed and nearly 20 others rescued in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday after an avalanche swept through the popular ski resort of Gulmarg, police said. The skiers […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (right) and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry hold a joint press conference following their talks in Moscow on Jan 31, 2023. (PHOTO / POOL / AFP) MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that both Russia and Egypt agreed on the importance of resuming negotiations between Palestine and […]
Speaking at a forum organized by a US think tank, US Consul General to Hong Kong Gregory May held forth on allegations against Beijing and the Hong Kong Special Administrative government of undercutting the city’s high degree of autonomy, and called on the SAR administration to drop all charges against “individuals unjustly detained” in Hong […]
In the photo taken on Jan 25, 2023, a couple walks on the snow as they visit Nagano's Zenkoji Temple. (PHOTO / AFP) TOKYO — Two male skiers who went missing after being caught in the mountains of central Japan's Nagano prefecture over the weekend have been confirmed dead, local media reported. Japanese police have […]
In this Jan 25, 2023 photo, Afghan students of Nangarhar University chant slogans during a rally against the burning of Quran, the Muslim holy book, by a Danish anti-islam activist, on the outskirts of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. Russia and Pakistan recently reaffirmed their commitment to peace and stability in Afghanistan. (PHOTO / AP) […]
This photo taken on December 8, 2022 shows tourists walking past the recently opened Plantopia complex on the popular tourist street Khaosan Road in Bangkok. (LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) BANGKOK – Thailand received 11.15 million foreign visitors in 2022, a surge from just about 428,000 the previous year when broad travel curbs were in place, […]
Afghan female students walk near Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec 21, 2022. (ALI KHARA / REUTERS) KABUL- The United Nations' aid chief visited Kabul on Monday and raised concerns over women's education and work with the Taliban administration's acting minister of foreign affairs, an Afghan ministry statement said. The Taliban-run administration last month ordered […]
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell gives a statement at the EU headquarters EEAS building in Brussels on Aug18, 2022. (JOHN THYS / AFP) BRUSSELS / TEHERAN – The European Union cannot list Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist entity until an EU court has determined that they are, […]
This photo taken on June 17, 2020 shows a general shot of empty famous white beach of Boracay Island in central Philippines. (ERNESTO CRUZ / AFP) MANILA – Niko Reyes, his wife, and three boys have spent their four-day vacations on Boracay, a world-renowned island in the Philippines famous for its tropical beaches. Reyes' wife […]
Türkiye's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (right) and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian attend a joint press conference in Ankara on Jan 17, 2023. (ADEN ALTAN / AFP) TEHRAN/ANKARA – The Iranian foreign minister said on Tuesday that an agreement on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal is within reach if the United States stops […]
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during the 13th Ambassadors Conference in Ankara, Türkiye, on Aug 8, 2022. (ADEM ALTAN / AFP) ANKARA – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday called on the United States to strike a balance in its relations with Türkiye and Greece.Cavusoglu made the remarks at a press conference in […]
Uploaded containers are seen at Qingdao Port in Shandong province on Jan 9, 2023. (PHOTO / VCG) With the global industrial and supply chains going into shock as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, China has made crucial contributions over the past three years to promote the stability and recovery of the world economy. Those […]
A member of Taliban security force stands guard on a blocked road after a suicide blast near Afghanistan's foreign ministry at the Zanbaq Square in Kabul on Jan 11, 2023. (WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP) KABUL – A bomb blast that rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Wednesday inflicted casualties, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said. "A […]
A Syrian soldier is seen in an oil field in the countryside of Qamishli, northeastern Hasakah province, Syria, on Nov 5, 2019. (STR / XINHUA) DAMASCUS – The US forces sent a total of 60 truckloads of Syrian fuel to its bases in northern Iraq on Wednesday, the state-run SANA news agency reported. The recent […]
Taliban flags fly at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sept 9, 2021. (BERNAT ARMANGUE / FILE / AP) KABUL – The Taliban administration will encourage self-sufficiency and wants international trade and investment, the acting commerce minister said, as Afghanistan faces isolation and suspension of some humanitarian operations over restrictions on women. "We will start […]
An Israeli flag flies in a street in front of the Ibrahimi Mosque or the Tomb of the patriarchs, in the West Bank town of Hebron, on May 26, 2022. (HAZEM BADER / AFP) JERUSALEM – Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced on Monday his plan to attend a conference in March with his counterparts […]
Cyprus' foreign minister Ioannis Kasoulides (right) and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar meet at the foreign house in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Dec 29, 2022. (PETROS KARADJIAS / AP) NICOSIA – Cyprus and India on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on defense and military cooperation and stressed their close ties for over 60 years, […]
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a press conference with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy at the foreign ministry headquarters in Iran's capital Tehran, June 25, 2022. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) TEHRAN– The Iranian foreign minister said on Thursday that Europe's unilateral approach toward Iran's issues […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks to the media during a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following their talks in Moscow, Russia, Aug 31, 2022. (MAXIM SHEMETOV / POOL / AP) TEHRAN / GENEVA – The Iranian foreign minister said on Tuesday that Iran was ready to conclude the Vienna talks […]
In this photo released on Aug 11, 2022 by the Iranian foreign ministry, ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani speaks in Tehran, Iran. (IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY VIA AP) TEHRAN – Iran on Saturday condemned Australia's sanctions on Iranian individuals and institutions, saying they represent the country's interference in Iran's internal affairs. The Australian government "has for years […]
A staff member works on a production line for orders from overseas in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, on Nov 29, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and decreasing external demand, China's foreign trade has registered steady growth, with trade in goods surging 9.5 percent year-on-year to 34.62 trillion yuan ($4.79 trillion) in […]
In this photo released on Aug 11, 2022 by the Iranian foreign ministry, ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani speaks in Tehran, Iran. (IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY VIA AP) TEHRAN — The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday that Tehran will not cooperate with the "political" fact-finding mission proposed by a recent United Nations Human Rights Council […]
The Court of Appeal on Monday rejected a bid by the Department of Justice to take arguments to the Court of Final Appeal against the High Court’s ruling that permitted Timothy Owen, a British barrister, to represent Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, jailed Hong Kong media tycoon, in his upcoming national security trial. Lai has been charged […]
This file photo dated July 13, 2022, shows Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani holding a press conference in Tehran. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) DUBAI — Australia's ambassador was summoned by Tehran over comments made by the Australian prime minister regarding Iran's internal developments, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday according to the semi-official […]
In this photo released on Aug 11, 2022 by the Iranian foreign ministry, ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani speaks in Tehran, Iran. (IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY VIA AP) TEHRAN / BRUSSELS – The Iranian foreign ministry on Tuesday strongly condemned the latest EU and British sanctions against Iranian individuals and organizations. Nasser Kanaani, the ministry spokesman, said […]
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters on May 20, 2021 in New York City. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP) RAMALLAH – Palestine has welcomed the UN General Assembly's adoption of four resolutions in favor of Palestine, including one deeming the Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories illegal. […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a joint presser with his Syrian counterpart, in the Syrian capital Damascus on July 2, 2022. (LOUAI BESHARA / AFP) TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Thursday called on Berlin to refrain from adopting "provocative, meddlesome and undiplomatic" stances toward Tehran. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian […]
Iranian security forces deploy following an armed attack at the Shah Cheragh mausoleum in the city of Shiraz on Oct 26, 2022. (ISNA NEWS AGENCY / AFP) TEHRAN – Iran's Intelligence Ministry said Monday that it has arrested 26 foreign nationals linked to the recent deadly attack on a shrine in southern Iran. "The detainees […]