- More than fifty years after establishing diplomatic ties, China and Iran accelerate implementation of the Iran-China 25-year cooperation program, which...
The two sides enjoy common stances on several regional and international issues such as efforts to contain coronavirus, production of joint vaccines, fight against terrorism
The Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
- David Satterfield and Assistant Secretary of State Molly Phee will travel to Riyadh, Khartoum, and Addis Ababa from January 17...
In Riyadh, the envoy will meet the Friends of Sudan, a group calling for the restoration of the country's transitional government
In Khartoum, they will meet pro-democracy activists, women's and youth groups, civil organizations, and military and political figures
- The Saudi-led military coalition backing Yemen's internationally-backed government against the rebels said the Rwabee was returning from a mission to...
The Saudi-led military coalition backing Yemen's internationally-backed government against the rebels said the Rwabee was returning from a mission to set up a field hospital
The Iran-backed Huthis released images of what they said were military jeeps and weapons on board the vessel, which was captured off the key rebel-held Red Sea port of Hodeida
- As the country marks 11 years since the late dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled into exile, police deployed...
President Kais has since virtually ruled by decree, to the outrage of his opponents, including the powerful Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party
Ennahdha supporters have compared Saied to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, whose crackdown on Islamist demonstrators in 2013 left hundreds dead
- EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Friday that a renewed deal with Iran on curtailing its nuclear program remained...
The 2015 deal -- agreed by Iran, the US, China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany -- offered Tehran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program.
US president Donald Trump withdrew the US in 2018 and reimposed biting sanctions, prompting Tehran to begin rolling back on its commitments.
- A fire at a gas liquefaction unit in Kuwait's largest refinery Friday left 10 people injured before it was put...
The blaze "erupted during maintenance work" on the unit at Mina al-Ahmadi refinery, 40 kilometers south of Kuwait City.
Five of the injured were hospitalized with severe burns. Firefighters were mobilized and had extinguished the blaze.
- The UAE and Brazil have reiterated their resolve to boost bilateral relations in the light of the strategic partnership between...
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Brazil's Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Franca reviewed the relations
The two discussed the situation in the region in addition to issues of interest, including ways of supporting the international efforts to address the impact of COVID-19 pandemic
- Staffan de Mistura, a former UN envoy to Syria, met the North African kingdom's top diplomat Nasser Bourita in Rabat,...
Staffan de Mistura, a former UN envoy to Syria, met the North African kingdom's top diplomat Nasser Bourita in Rabat, the foreign ministry said
De Mistura is later expected to visit Morocco's arch-rival Algeria, which backs the Polisario Front seeking independence in Western Sahara
- Talks to restore the 2015 accord between Tehran and world powers -- United States, France, Britain, Russia, China, and Germany...
According to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Tehran has made nuclear advances that "will become increasingly hard to reverse
The 2015 deal offered Iran much-needed relief from sanctions that have crippled its economy, in return for curbs on its nuclear program
- GCC Secretary-General Naif Falah Al-Hajraf and Chinese State Advisor and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, also agreed on a...
In a joint statement, the Chinese side is said to have praised the GCC’s achievements since its inception 40 years ago
The two sides concurred on the completing negotiations on the free trade agreement between the GCC and China as soon as possible





















