- An Istanbul court on Friday charged an Israeli couple with "espionage" after they allegedly took a photo of the Turkish...
The couple were detained on Thursday after visiting Camlica tower which opened last year in the district of Uskudar on the Asian side of Istanbul
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid's office issued a statement on Friday insisting the couple "do not work for any Israeli agency"
- The virtual talks will take place "in the evening" on Monday in Washington -- meaning early Tuesday in Beijing.
The virtual talks will take place "in the evening" on Monday in Washington -- meaning early Tuesday in Beijing
The US president has largely kept the tougher approach on Beijing of his predecessor Donald Trump
- Dr Abdullah Asiri, Saudi Arabia's Deputy Minister for Preventive Health, has been chosen as one of the members of the...
Asiri, Saudi Arabia's Deputy Minister for Preventive Health, is one of the 28 members of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens.
Lebanese Dr Nada Ghosn is another expert from the Middle East chosen as the member.
- Qatar's top diplomat voiced hope Friday for a halt to normalization with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after his counterpart from...
"We hope that countries will be discouraged from taking further steps with the Syrian regime"
The United Arab Emirates and Qatar are both close US allies, although they have had a rift in recent years
- Iraq said on Friday it was drawing up lists of those among the hundreds of Iraqis blocked on the border...
Hundreds of migrants and asylum-seekers, many of them Kurds from Iraq, have been stuck for days on the Belarus-Poland border in near-freezing temperatures.
Poland is refusing to allow them to cross, with the West accusing Belarus of bringing them into the country to send over the border in revenge for sanctions.
- Ankara on Friday banned citizens of Syria, Iraq and Yemen from flying from Turkish airports to Belarus because of the...
The announcement followed an urgent round of diplomatic contacts between Polish, Turkish and European officials aimed at stemming the flow of people
Turkish Airlines on Tuesday rejected charges that its flights "prepare the ground for illegal migrant trafficking"
- The national mood was summed up by Prime Minister and former captain Imran Khan who said the side should be...
Pakistan cricket fans reacted largely with good grace and humour Friday to their team's exit from the Twenty20 World Cup.
Fans on social media heaped blame for the loss on Hasan Ali, vilified after dropping a catch at a key point of the match.
- Relations between the world's two largest economies have deteriorated in recent weeks, in particular over Taiwan.
Relations between the world's two largest economies have deteriorated in recent weeks, in particular over Taiwan
Washington has repeatedly signaled its support for Taiwan in the face of Chinese aggression





















