- Rabat, Morocco - UAE and Morocco discussed ways of boosting their cooperation and investment opportunities in industry, economy, investments, culture,...
The discussion occurred between Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE's Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Aziz Akhannouch, Prime Minister of Morocco.
Al Jaber also held meetings with Riyad Mazour, Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade, and Leila Benali, Moroccan Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development.
- Tehran, Iran-- Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday he held a "friendly conversation" with his Saudi counterpart in Jordan, despite Tehran's repeated...
Jordan hosted Baghdad II conference, bringing together key Middle East and international players -- including rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia -- in a bid to defuse regional tension
Iran has accused its "enemies", led by the US, of stoking the protests and officials have also pointed to Saudi role in funding "hostile" Persian-language media abroad
- Iraq has been caught for years in a delicate balancing act between its two main allies, the United States and...
The "Baghdad II" meeting in Jordan, which also included officials from France and the European Union, followed an August 2021 summit in Iraq's capital
King Abdullah II emphasized Iraq's pivotal role in maintaining regional stability, while Egyptian President emphasized his country's rejection of all foreign interventions in Iraq
- WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - The United States plans a meeting early in 2023 between Israel and Arab nations that recognize it...
Benjamin Netanyahu is set to take office with the most right-wing government in Israel's history.
A senior US official said the United States plans a meeting "probably in the first quarter" of 2023 of foreign ministers from the Negev summit in March.
- Sweden's Supreme Court cited the risk of Turkey's "persecution based on this person's political beliefs" when it blocked the request...
Sweden's Supreme Court cited the risk of Turkey's "persecution based on this person's political beliefs" when it blocked the request on Monday.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants Sweden to return dozens of people that he suspects of involvement in a failed 2016 coup.
- Abu Dhabi, UAE - The UAE has affirmed full support and solidarity with Jordan, stressing the importance of ensuring stability...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) expressed the UAE's support for all measures taken by the Jordanian government.
It said UAE condemns these criminal acts and its permanent rejection of all forms of violence and terrorism aimed at undermining security.
- The "Baghdad II" meeting in Jordan, which alongside regional powers also includes officials from France and the European Union, follows...
Iraq has been caught for years in a delicate balancing act between its two main allies, the United States and Iran.
It has endured nearly two decades of turmoil since the US-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003.
- SWEIMEH, JORDAN - Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met Tuesday with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on the sidelines of...
The meeting comes at a time when negotiations in Vienna aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are stalled.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell tweeted that the meeting was "necessary... amidst deteriorating Iran-EU relations".
- In a statement, the World Bank slashed its forecast to 2.7 percent from 4.3 percent predicted in June. It also...
After years of sudden lockdowns, mass testing, long quarantines and travel restrictions, China this month abruptly abandoned its zero-Covid policy
Beijing has sought to mitigate low growth with a series of easing measures to provide support, slashing key interest rates and pumping cash into the banking system
- In Afghanistan, hundreds of earthquake-resilient concrete homes, many built by local laborers with the support of the United Nations refugee...
More than 1,000 people were killed and tens of thousands made homeless after the 5.9-magnitude quake struck the impoverished province of Paktika on June 22
Even before the earthquake, Afghanistan was in the grip of a humanitarian disaster made worse by the Taliban takeover in August 2021





















