The US special envoy for Yemen, Tim Lenderking, told a Senate subcommittee that Iran was "equipping and facilitating" the Huthi attacks, which have triggered retaliatory US and British strikes on Yemen. He said many Iranian and Hizbollah operatives support Houthi attacks from inside Yemen.

The Brazilian foreign ministry said it has also recalled its own ambassador from Tel Aviv for consultations, after Israel summoned the Brazilian envoy and declared Lula "persona non grata" over his remarks on Sunday. The president said the conflict in the Gaza Strip "isn't a war, it's a genocide".

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Patricia Scotland, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, has named Saudi Professor Manahel Thabet as the special envoy for science and technology. The appointment highlights Thabet's notable expertise and significant contributions to the fields of science and technology. The Commonwealth, an organization comprising 56 nations...

UN special envoy Hans Grundberg's announcement marks the latest step to end the nine-year war that has killed hundreds of thousands of people and triggered one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. It follows recent meetings by Grundberg with head of Yemen's Saudi-backed presidential council and the chief negotiator of...

Dubai, UAE--The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with TerraPower, an American nuclear innovation company, to collaborate in various areas of technological development. The MoU was signed during COP28 by Ahmed Al Mazroui, Nuclear Research and Development Vice President of ENEC, and Chris Levesque, President...

Tehran, Iran--Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi believes the expansion of ties between Tehran and Riyadh will be effective in strengthening regional cooperation and solving the problem of the region and the Islamic world. The president made the remarks in a meeting with Abdullah bin Saud Al-Anzi, the newly appointed Saudi Arabian...

TEHRAN, IRAN - Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Iran Abdullah bin Saud al-Anzi has said that relations between the two countries will be strong in all areas, including trade, economy and investment. Speaking to IRNA in Tehran, the Saudi envoy expressed satisfaction with the start of a new chapter in his...

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - UAE Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Mohammed Salem Al Rashidi said that the historical relations between the two countries have witnessed remarkable progress over the past few years. This reflects the distinguished friendship between the leaderships of the two countries, and the exchange...

United Nations, United States--The United States on Wednesday accused Sudan of having threatened to expel the United Nations mission from the war-torn country if the UN envoy, already in Khartoum's crosshairs, speaks before the Security Council on the atrocities of the conflict. During a session devoted to Sudan and South Sudan,...

Amid continuous divisions plaguing the country, France's new envoy for Lebanon, Jean-Yves Le Drian, landed in Beirut to hold talks with its leaders. The envoy's three-day visit comes a week after Lebanese lawmakers failed for a 12th time to elect a new president, drawing condemnation from the international community.

KHARTOUM, SUDAN -  Sudanese authorities loyal to the regular army have declared UN envoy Volker Perthes "persona non grata", accusing him of taking sides in nearly two months of devastating fighting with rival paramilitaries. Fighting has raged in the north African country since mid-April, when army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and...

Iran is set to reopen its embassy in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday following a seven year closure, Tehran and a diplomatic source said, sealing a Chinese-brokered rapprochement deal announced in March. Riyadh severed relations with Tehran in 2016 after its embassy and consulate in Iran were attacked during protests.

ALGIERS, ALGERIA -  Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune will visit France in June, his office said Sunday, weeks after a diplomatic spat over a French-Algerian activist. The visit had initially been due to take place in May, but was pushed back to June following a phone call between Tebboune and his French...

Yemen faces its best chance to strike a peace deal since the country's civil war started over eight years ago, although much work remains to be done, UN envoy Hans Grundberg said. "The truce has continued to deliver well beyond its expiration six months ago. The parties are engaging on...

TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran on Wednesday welcomed a US call to help end the long-running conflict in Yemen by backing a peace process, one year after a United Nations-brokered truce dramatically reduced fighting. Diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict have multiplied since the Yemeni government's main foreign backer Saudi Arabia signed a...

TRIPOLI, LIBYA - UN envoy Abdoulaye Bathily called on rival administrations in conflict-torn Libya Saturday to agree terms for elections "by mid-June", pushing for the long-delayed ballot to be held by year end. The Senegalese diplomat told the UN Security Council last month he had a new initiative to break a...

The envoy made these remarks during a ceremony at the Japanese embassy in Amman while celebrating Japan's national day.

Tensions between Algeria and France have spiked again after Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Wednesday decided to recall his country's envoy to France "for consultations". The fresh outbreak of discord was caused when Paris intervened to fly out French-Algerian activist Amira Bouraoui wanted by Algiers.

TEHRAN, IRAN  - Iran has summoned the Italian ambassador to protest "interventionist" policies, the foreign ministry said late Thursday, a day after Rome called in Tehran's envoy over its response to nationwide protests. The Islamic republic has been gripped by protests since the September 16 death in custody of Mahsa Amini,...

A day after summoning German envoy, Iran called in the British ambassador to lodge protest as demonstrations shake the country. During the last three months, the envoys from Western countries have been summoned fifteen times as Iran believes protests have been encouraged by its foreign foes.

Tripoli, Libya—The United Nations' new Libya envoy, Abdoulaye Bathily, took up post in Tripoli Friday, vowing to work towards elections in the North African country, rocked by over a decade of conflict. "I arrived in Tripoli today to assume my functions as the special representative of the secretary general for Libya...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has welcomed the appointment by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of Abdoulaye Bathily as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya.

United Nations has warned of the outbreak of new phase of violence in Libya as the country faces delays in moving toward elections. Last week heavy gunfire and shelling broke out in many neighborhoods of Tripoli, leaving 32 people dead. The rival prime ministers of the country blamed each other...

Nasser Al-Hein has enjoyed a prolific diplomatic career, having represented his country in a slew of international  events over the years.

"I remain optimistic that we can make continuous progress as we have over the last several weeks and I look forward to coming back to the region and being able to make the final arrangements," said Amos Hochstein after meeting Lebanon's top leaders.

Saudi Arabia announced Sunday it had named a senior diplomat as its first climate envoy, as officials vow to ramp up oil production while pursuing ambitious goals for emission cuts. The appointment of Adel al-Jubeir to the envoy role was announced as part of a series of royal orders decreed...

UN special envoy Hans Grundberg started his first visit to Yemen's rebel-held capital Monday, following an April 2 ceasefire that the country's warring parties have accused each other of violating. The Swedish diplomat is scheduled to meet Huthi rebel officials during his first Sanaa visit since taking office in September.

A diplomatic crisis broke out last October after the then-information minister George Kordahi was quoted criticizing the Saudi role in Yemen, prompting the kingdom and other Gulf allies to expel Lebanese envoys.

David Satterfield and Assistant Secretary of State Molly Phee will travel to Riyadh, Khartoum, and Addis Ababa from January 17 to January 20.

The two countries are on track to finish negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement by March or April, Israel's first ambassador to the UAE, Amir Hayek tells TRENDS

Iran's envoy to Yemen, Hassan Eyrlou, died on Tuesday despite being flown out from the Huthi rebel-held capital in a rare exemption from a Saudi-led air blockade. Tehran blamed the "slow cooperation of certain countries" in facilitating Saturday's evacuation for Eyrlou's death.  

This is bad news for Lebanon, which had been counting on financial assistance from the Gulf to rescue its economy. Now, its ties have soured with four countries in the neighborhood because of comments made by its Information Minister George Kordahi.

The decision closely mirrored that of Saudi Arabia, which too ordered the Lebanese ambassador to its country to return home.

The reversal came after the United States and several of the other concerned countries issued identical statements saying they respected a UN convention that required diplomats not to interfere in the host country's domestic affairs. Erdogan had pronounced the 10 envoys "persona non grata" on Saturday.

The talks came a day after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned of "other options" if diplomacy failed.

Eitan Na'eh had served for eight months as the temporary head of mission at the Israeli embassy in the United Arab Emirates