Negotiators at an international UN climate change conference in the southern Polish city of Katowice have adopted a final declaration after two weeks of debate. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki wrote on Twitter: “We have managed to reach an agreement during the COP24 Climate Conference. The ‘Katowice Package’ was… adopted by all UN member states.” […]

 The European Union is working on organizing a conference that could help solve the crisis among member states of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), Romanian foreign minister Teodor-Viorel Meleşcanu said on Saturday. Addressing the annual Doha Forum, Meleşcanu said Romania will take rotating presidency of the Council of the EU from January for the […]

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India suffered a major setback last week after losing three key states to the main opposition party Indian National Congress (INC). The results, which come barely four months before the general elections in India, have handed an opportunity for Congress to bounce back and recoup the political space […]

Finally, Emmanuel Macron, the French President, had no way but to withdraw from his previous positions in the face of Paris recent riots, declaring an “economic and social state of emergency”. Macron ordered the government and parliament to take immediate steps to change tax rules and other policies that hit the French citizens. He also […]

 Russian President Putin’s special envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev traveled to Tehran on Saturday and sat down for talks with Iran’s Syria negotiator, Hossein Jaberi Ansari. These two diplomats preside over Iran and Russia’s delegations in the Astana talks on Syria. The United Nations special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will hold talks with […]

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu prospects of political settlement of the crisis in Syria, among other topics. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the two sides discussed key points related to mutual cooperation during a meeting on Friday on the sidelines of the periodical meeting […]

Syrian Army units operating in Hama northern countryside repelled new attempts by terrorists to sneak to and attack military points in the vicinity of safe villages and towns in the area. SANA reporter in Hama said an army unit positioned near Jourin town north of Hama carried out concentrated hits against hideouts and fortifications of […]

 Chief of Staff of Iranian president Mahmoud Vaezi said that strengthening ties between Iran and Turkey benefits both nations and also the region. He made the remarks in a late Friday meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Vaezi presented a report on his talks with the Turkey’s high-ranking officials and the agreements reached on […]

United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura plans to discuss the issue of the establishment of a constitutional committee in Syria with high-level representatives of the three Syrian ceasefire guarantor nations. The top diplomat will discuss the matter with Iran, Turkey and Russia early next week, according to a press statement […]

Turkey reiterated on Friday its ongoing financial and technical support for the activities of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC). Speaking at the 39th meeting of the organization’s Foreign Ministers’ council in Baku, capital of term chair Azerbaijan, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called on members to take active part in bloc’s […]