Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, in Beijing, discussed Afghanistan’s integration into the international community and the process of sustainable development. According to a joint statement from both countries, Xi Jinping and Asif Ali Zardari urged the interim government of Afghanistan to combat terrorist groups. Pakistan’s Foreign […]
Read MoreIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already arrived in the United States to meet with US President Donald Trump. He arrived in Washington on Sunday afternoon local time. The two leaders are going to hold an important meeting on Tuesday evening on the geopolitical changes and regional control in the Middle East. It is believed […]
Read MoreGaziz Akbasov, the Chargé d’Affaires of the Kazakh embassy in Kabul, stated in an exclusive interview with TOLOnews that Afghanistan’s stability has a significant impact on the security of the region and Central Asia. In this interview, the Kazakh diplomat emphasized that Astana does not view Afghanistan as a threat. Akbasov said: “Afghanistan is one […]
Read MoreThe Government of Japan has extended a grant of 300 million Japanese Yen (approximately LKR 565 million) to Sri Lanka to enhance waste management infrastructure facilities under the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ programme, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the grant was signed today at the Presidential Secretariat in the […]
Read MoreWeeks into the ceasefire in Gaza, thousands of Palestinians who left for neighbouring Egypt are grappling with the question of when they might go home, though they reject the prospect of a mass displacement proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. “A lot of people are torn, and I am one of them,” said Shorouk, who […]
Read MoreTaiwan and China need to talk to each other to achieve peace given the “multifold changes” in the international situation, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said on Monday, calling for dialogue instead of confrontation. Lai, who China detests as a “separatist”, has repeatedly called for talks with Beijing, which has stepped up its military and political […]
Read MoreA recent poll found that only 4 percent of Israelis believe that their country has won the Gaza war and that the government and army have achieved their goals in Gaza. The Middle East Monitor reports. A poll conducted by the Lazar Research Institute and published in the Israeli newspaper Maariv asked whether Israel had […]
Read MoreQatar and the two countries concerned have rejected US President Trump’s proposal to transfer Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan. Qatar has also called on Israel and Hamas to immediately start the second phase of talks to make the Gaza ceasefire permanent. Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani made the […]
Read MoreGaza ceasefire agreement under threat again. Although the second phase of negotiations with Hamas were supposed to begin on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suddenly reversed course. He has decided not to send a delegation to Qatar for negotiations on this day. However, experts fear that Netanyahu’s decision will lead to a new war […]
Read MoreOil prices jumped at the market open on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, raising fears of a trade war and disruption in crude supply from two of the United States’ biggest suppliers. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $74.27 a barrel, up $1.74, or 2.4%, by […]
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