Sweeping UN sanctions loomed for Iran late Saturday for the first time in a decade, after last ditch nuclear talks...
While several companies including Alstom and Opodo had been removed from the non-exhaustive database, major firms such as Airbnb, Booking.com,...
ISMAILIA, EGYPT - A cargo ship ran aground on Thursday in Egypt's Suez Canal before it was quickly refloated without interrupting...Hong Kong-flagged Xin Hai Tong 23 bulk carrier was refloated after "a sudden malfunction of the machinery".
The Suez Canal Authority said three tugboats and a marine rescue team were sent to refloat the vessel.
- Sudanese who cross into Egypt's south must then buy a bus ticket to take them to the nearest major city,...
Cairo refuses to set up refugee camps for Sudanese and instead says the new arrivals are given the right to work and move freely
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has repeatedly said that his country is hosting "not war refugees" but "guests"
Tehran, Iran--Iran has displayed a new long-range missile capable of carrying 1,500 kg warhead with the capacity to hit targets...The ballistic missile designed by the country's Aerospace Organization is seen as one of the most advanced missiles with a range of 2,000 km
Iran claims the missile has a liquid-fuel engine fitted in the fuel tank, which reduces the length of the missile to about 13 meters
The Iraqi presidency said the duchess delivered a written message from King Charles III -- who had himself visited Iraq...Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, spent two days in Baghdad, where she met President Abdul Latif Rashid and his wife Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed, the Iraqi presidency said
The duchess delivered a speech at a conference on women's rights organised by the British embassy in Baghdad, during which she met representatives of women's rights groups
Kuwait - Kuwait's Constitutional Court has upheld a previous ruling that declared the September 2022 parliamentary election void, in which...The court rejected an appeal against this decision filed by members of the 2022 parliament
As a result of the court's decision, legislative elections are set to proceed on June 6
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--The GCC has called for the strengthening of trade and investment relations with the United Kingdom amid the...The GCC secretary general made the remarks during a meeting with Kemi Badenoch, UK business secretary in Riyadh
Albudaiwi and Badenoch reviewed joint preparations for holding the fourth round of negotiations to be held in London, in July
- On Wednesday, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said the two countries will "appoint new ambassadors". A Canadian foreign ministry statement named...
The decision of restoring diplomatic ties came after talks last year between Saudi Crown Prince and Canadian PM on the sidelines of the summit of APEC Forum in Bangkok
The reconciliation was based on "the desire for both sides to restore diplomatic relations between the two countries on the basis of mutual respect and common interests."
In a world where Turkey and Russia are both sceptical of Western military, political and economic dominance, Putin and Erdogan...The winner in Turkey will have leverage over key areas for Moscow, such as Russia's large-scale military campaign in Ukraine, the war in Syria and the Kremlin's standoff with NATO
For the Kremlin, Erdogan is a known quantity who has collaborated closely with Putin over the past 20 years, while Kilicdaroglu has recently blamed Moscow for meddling in the vote
- The new envoy, Alireza Enayati, previously served as Iran's ambassador to Kuwait, assistant to the foreign minister and director general...
Saudi Arabia and Iran, after years of discord, signed a surprise reconciliation agreement in China on March 10.
Saudi Arabia had severed relations with Iran in 2016, after its embassy in Tehran and consulate in the second city of Mashhad were attacked.
- Oman has close ties with Iran and played a mediating role between Tehran and Washington in the build-up to a...
The visit which will kick off on Sunday follows a Chinese-brokered rapprochement deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran announced in March.
The visit comes a year after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Muscat -- a trip that saw the two countries sign a string of trade deals.
