After Paris, Blinken will head to Brussels for NATO foreign ministers' talks ahead of the alliance's 75th anniversary summit in Washington. Blinken will also hold a three-way meeting in Brussels with EU leaders and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who has been seeking to branch out from his country's historic...
Israel says studying Hamas response to truce deal
Last week, a Hamas source said the truce deal calls for a six-week pause to fighting as Hamas frees hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel and more aid for Gaza. On Monday, Netanyahu said Hamas had presented "demands that we will not accept" for an exchange involving...
Blinken, Wang discuss Gaza war in phone call
Beijing, China - The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday spoke over the phone to discuss the war in Gaza. "The Secretary discussed his recent travel in the Middle East and U.S. diplomatic efforts in the region," the US State Department statement said....
GCC, US vow to work jointly for regional stability
The strategic partnerships between the two sides seek to focus on peace, security, stability, integration, and economic prosperity in the Middle East.
Blinken meets Saudi Crown Prince in fresh bid to mend ties
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, in what is seen as the fresh step towards mending ties between the US government and the de facto Saudi ruler. “The two affirmed their shared commitment to advance stability,...Blinken meets Israeli, Palestinian leaders for peace
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli and Palestinian leaders on his Middle East tour aimed at curbing the outbreak of violence in the region. Blinken met Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and said that the US is committed for the Jewish state's security. Gallant called the US official...Qatar emir praises Russia for ‘cooperation’ in preparing World Cup
Two days before the start of the World Cup, Qatar's emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in a call with Russia's President Vladimir Putin has praised its "cooperation" in preparing the World Cup. Russia was barred from international football this year over its invasion of Ukraine.
Blinken meets China FM, seeks ‘constructive’ talks
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi voiced hopes of working together as they opened rare talks Saturday in Indonesia. "In a relationship as complex and consequential as the one between the United States and China, there is a lot to talk about," Blinken said...
Ukraine war has ‘deadly’ impact on Arab region: US top diplomat
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is having a "deadly" impact in the Arab world, particularly through spiralling wheat prices, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Algiers Wednesday. He was speaking on the final leg of a trip that began with an unprecedented Israeli-Arab summit in the Negev desert, attended...Blinken in Morocco for security talks, meets UAE leader
Blinken also said he was "encouraging partners to speak out against Russian aggression" and said he doubted Russia's "seriousness" in talks with Ukraine held in Turkey.
Blinken arrives in Morocco to hold talks with UAE leader
Blinken flew in from Israel, where he joined a historic meeting of fellow top diplomats from the Jewish state, UAE, Morocco, Bahrain and Egypt.
Israel-Arab ties ‘deter’ Iran, Israel FM tells landmark meeting
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the top diplomats of Israel and four Arab states wrapped up a landmark meeting Monday vowing to boost cooperation, which Israel said would send a strong message to its arch foe Iran. The talks brought together for the first time on Israeli soil...Blinken says new Russia demands on Iran nuclear deal ‘irrelevant’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday dismissed as "irrelevant" Russian demands for guarantees that new sanctions linked to Ukraine will not affect Moscow's rights under a reworked Iran nuclear deal. With the parties to the Iran agreement, which the US abandoned in 2018, now seemingly close to a...
US Secretary of State to visit Qatar on Afghan crisis trip
Blinken will spend Monday and Tuesday in Qatar, the largest hub for the evacuations of some 100,000 Afghans in the final days
