Lebanon’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 MoreLONDON: King Abdullah II of Jordan emphasized the importance of preserving a Christian presence in the Middle East on Monday during talks with religious leaders. In meetings at Al-Husseiniya Palace with Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East and Archimandrite Metodije of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the king called for an end to […]
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 MoreLONDON: The late Iranian General Qassem Soleimani confronted Syria’s National Security Bureau chief Ali Mamlouk in late 2019 after seeing Luna Al-Shibl leaving his office. Al-Majalla magazine claims its reporters reviewed a document containing the full Arabic transcript of their exchange. Soleimani reportedly asked, “Who is this?” and Mamlouk replied, “She is Louna Al-Shibl, the […]
Read MoreDAMASCUS: Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa vowed to usher in an era of justice and coexistence a year after the overthrow of Bashar Assad, with tens of thousands taking to the streets to mark the anniversary. Sharaa’s alliance launched a lightning offensive in late November last year and took Damascus on December 8, bringing a sudden […]
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, […]
Read MoreDUBAI: Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it traveled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz on Friday, a US official said, turning the ship into Iranian territorial waters in the first-such interdiction in months in the strategic waterway. Iran did not immediately acknowledge the seizure, though it comes as Tehran has been increasingly […]
Read MoreRIYADH: Saudi Deputy Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources for Industrial Affairs Khalil Ibn Salamah met in Egypt with government and private-sector leaders to discuss strengthening industrial integration and developing joint investments in priority sectors such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices and automotive components. During his visit, Ibn Salamah met Egyptian Minister of Investment and Foreign […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesia is seeking to strengthen economic and defense ties with Jordan, as President Prabowo Subianto hosted King Abdullah in Jakarta on Friday. King Abdullah is on a two-day visit to Indonesia as a part of his Asia tour, which included stops in Japan, Vietnam and Singapore, and will conclude in Pakistan. He was personally […]
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