MADRID: Spain’s PM on Thursday called on the international community to “raise its voice” to prevent the plight of Palestinians from being forgotten, during a meeting with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmud Abbas. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also repeated Madrid’s support for a two-state solution, describing it as “the only possible solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. […]
Read MoreRIYADH: Saudi Arabia called for the withdrawal of Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces from Hadramaut and Al-Mahra, as a high-level delegation visiting the region on Tuesday announced a new arrangement to secure uninterrupted oil production in the PetroMasila fields. Major General Mohammed Al-Qahtani, heading the Saudi delegation, said the Kingdom remains committed to de-escalation in […]
Read MoreBEIJING: Beijing denounced on Wednesday British sanctions on two Chinese companies which London alleged were involved in cyber activities against Britain, saying the measure amounted to “political manipulation” of security issues. The British Foreign Office sanctioned on Tuesday Chinese-based companies i-Soon and Integrity Technology Group “for their vast and indiscriminate cyberactivities against the UK and […]
Read MoreBy Maria Siow South Korea’s recent moves to lower tensions with Pyongyang – from removing its propaganda loudspeakers to downplaying the North’s human rights record – may ease frictions on the peninsula, but analysts say they are unlikely to help restart stalled denuclearisation talks between North Korea and the US. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un […]
Read MoreLebanon’s foreign minister Youssef Raji said on Wednesday he had declined an invitation to visit Tehran for now, proposing instead talks with Iran in a mutually agreed neutral third country, Lebanese state news agency NNA reported. Raji cited “current conditions” for the decision not to go to Iran, without elaborating, and stressed that the move […]
Read MoreRIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Iran affirmed their commitment to implementing the Beijing Agreement during a meeting in Tehran on Tuesday. Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Al-Khureiji attended the third meeting of the Joint Tripartite Committee between Saudi Arabia, Iran and China. The Saudi and Iranian sides “affirmed their commitment to implementing the Beijing Agreement in […]
Read MoreAt least half a dozen executives from top Indian arms makers, including Adani Defence and Bharat Forge, attended rare meetings in Russia this year to discuss potential joint ventures, three people familiar with the matter said. The meetings took place during the first visit of India’s defence business leaders to Russia since Moscow’s 2022 invasion […]
Read MoreRIYADH: Kosovan President Vjosa Osmani has sent her congratulations to the Syrian people as Syria celebrated Liberation Day marking a year since the ouster of Bashar Assad. “Happy Liberation Day to all the people of Syria. It is with profound honor that I address you today on behalf of the people and the institutions of […]
Read MoreBy Vanessa Cai in Shanghai and Orange Wang One month after the Taiwan contingency remarks that set off the diplomatic firestorm with China, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan would “closely monitor” the situation and respond appropriately. Takaichi delivered these remarks during a session of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Tuesday morning. She was addressing […]
Read MoreRIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Qatar signed an agreement on Monday to build a high-speed rail link between the two countries. The announcement came after a meeting in Riyadh between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, held under the framework of the Saudi-Qatari Coordination Council. The train link, […]
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