Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China later in August, his security chief said on Tuesday during talks with...
- The head of Syria's commission for missing persons said Monday the number of people who went missing during decades of...
ARBIL, IRAQ- Officials in Iraqi Kurdistan say Baghdad is still waiting to reach a "final agreement" with Ankara to resume...Crude sales were Kurdistan's economic lifeblood, with 475,000 barrels exported daily via the Turkish port of Ceyhan.
The suspension of exports represents a shortfall of around "one billion dollars", analyst Kovand Shirwani said.
In March 2022, France, Germany and Luxembourg seized assets worth 120 million euros ($130 million) in a move linked to...Salameh, 72, has been the target of a series of judicial investigations both at home and abroad on allegations including fraud, money laundering.
European investigators looking into the fortune he has amassed during three decades in the job had scheduled a hearing in Paris for Tuesday.
"I... take this opportunity to welcome the Syrian Arab Republic to the League of Arab States," Saudi finance minister Mohammed...Earlier this month, the pan-Arab body officially welcomed back Syria's government, securing President Bashar al-Assad's return to the Arab fold.
Qatar said this month it would not normalize relations with Assad's government but also noted this would not be "an obstacle" to Arab League reintegration.
- In a visit to various European capitals to hold consultations with his allies, Zelensky dined with French President Emmanuel Macron...
Macron's office said France will supply Ukraine with armour -- without specifying the number of vehicles -- but demurred on sending much-coveted fighter jets
Volodymyr Zelensky's arrival in Paris followed a visit to Rome on Friday, where he met with Italian leaders and Pope Francis, and a weekend stop in Germany
- Thais voted in large numbers after an election campaign pitting a young generation yearning for change against the conservative elite...
With ballots counted from 97 percent of polling stations, Election Commission data showed MFP on 13.5 million in the popular vote followed by Pheu Thai on 10.3 million
The progressive Move Forward Party's leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, 42, declared it had "closed the door" on any chance of army-backed parties forming a minority government
Appearing before a large crowd of supporters, Erdogan proclaimed himself to be ready to lead the nation for another five...The voter turnout touched 90 percent in what is being seen as a referendum on Turkey's longest-serving leader and his Islamic-rooted party
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the opposition leader, trailed with 45.0 percent vote, an unlikely outcome for a leader who was shown in the lead in pre-election polls
- "The UAE shares a vision with the European Union to achieve comprehensive economic prosperity in the Indo-Pacific," adds Al Kaabi...
UAE’s Minister of State Noura Al Kaabi emphasizes global cooperation and growth opportunities at EU's Indo-Pacific Forum
UAE shares a vision with the European Union to achieve comprehensive economic prosperity in the Indo-Pacific, she adds
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- The Gulf Cooperation Council has hailed Qatar's efforts for its role in the ceasefire between Israel...Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi said the Qatari diplomacy has been successful in dealing deal with international and regional issues, seeking to resolve them through peaceful means.
Albudaiwi also appreciated the efforts of Egypt in communicating with the two sides and contributing to establishing the ceasefire.
TEHRAN, IRAN - Iranian authorities have arrested eight people for "leading" a workers' strike at a key gas site in the...An official said intelligence services arrested eight main leaders of the workers' strike at a gas site in Iran's south.
The gas site is also knows as having the world's largest reserve and employs around 40,000 people.
A total of $280 million will be provided to Cameroon, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan as innovative financing under the SmartEd initiative...Developed in Dec 2021 by GPE and the ACG, a grouping of Arab financial development institutions, the nitiative has generated $500m to support education in lower-income countries.
Funds under the initiative are accessible to 37 countries that are members of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation and collectively are home to 28m out-of-school children.
