Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay a state visit to Germany, probably around late September. It would be Erdoğan’s first official visit to Germany since 2014, and his first since taking over the Turkish presidency, the mass circulation German daily Bild said. Plans for the visit reflect efforts to rebuild relations between Germany and […]

China’s special envoy for Syria Xie Xiaoyan traveled to Syria this week for talks with its top diplomat and senior officials, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Saturday. “The sides had an in-depth exchange of views on the Syrian problem,” the ministry said in a statement. Xie Xiaoyan visited Syria on July 25-27. He met with Walid Muallem, minister for foreign affairs […]

Trump administration has renewed efforts to create a new security and political alliance with six Gulf Arab states, Egypt and Jordan, in part to counter Iran. The White House wants to see deeper cooperation between the countries on missile defense, military training, counter-terrorism and other issues such as strengthening regional economic and diplomatic ties, four […]

TEHRAN – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has dismissed rumors that U.S. President Donald Trump will order the bombing of Iran as early as next month, saying there is “no reason” to believe such an act will take place. Turnbull was responding to claims in the Australian media that Trump is on the verge of […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he had invited US leader Donald Trump to visit Moscow and was ready to travel to Washington for a new summit, as he praised their “useful” meetings. Speaking after their Helsinki summit sparked a political crisis in the United States, Putin said the two leaders planned to meet […]

The former international cricket star Imran Khan has declared victory in Pakistan’s general election. Pakistan’s cricket legend Imran Khan declared victory on Thursday in a televised address to the nation from his house in Bani Gala. He hailed what he described as “the fairest” vote in the country’s history, despite widespread allegations it was rigged in […]

Saudi Arabia claimed the suspension of all oil shipments through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait after Yemen’s Popular Committees attacked on two crude-carrying vessels. Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia Khalid A. Al-Falih said on Thursday the kingdom would halt all oil shipments through the strait immediately. The suspension will last “until the […]

Yemeni army and popular committees on Thursday attacked Abu Dhabi International Airport by their Sammad-3 armed drone, sources said. Yemen said a Sammad-3 armed drone bombed the Abu Dhabi International Airport in retaliation for the UAE’s ongoing role in the Arab Coalition; it was not immediately clear if there was any damage or casualties. Airport […]

President of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, in a meeting with Iranian ambassador to Ljubljana, has voiced satisfaction with the development and progress made in politico-economic relations with Iran in recent years. During the meeting with Iranian envoy Morteza Darzi Ramandi on Wednesday, the Slovenian president voiced hope that the Iran nuclear deal would be preserved in […]

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned the US and other countries to avoid “egging Iran to go to war”. “Then they should stop egging Iran to go to war because then if that’s what will happen, even a few hundred missiles, nuclear then there’s no use talking about climate change,” Duterte on Wednesday, speaking at a […]