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Iran’s FM visits Japan for first time since 2019
Iran’s foreign minister visited Japan on Monday for the first time since 2019 to meet his opposite number, officials said, with a meeting with Prime ... Middle East -
Taiwan VP concludes overseas trip to US as tensions with Beijing mount
Taiwan Vice President William Lai wrapped up his visit to the United States and Honduras with a virtual meeting with US House of Representatives ... World News -
Kremlin deems Biden's approach to Russia aggressive, hopes for cooperation
The Kremlin on Friday described comments on Russia made by US President Joe Biden the previous day as aggressive and unconstructive, but said it hoped ... World News -
World's first treaty to ban nuclear weapons goes into effect
The first-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons entered into force on Friday, hailed as a historic step to rid the world of its deadliest weapons but ... World News -
Merkel optimistic about political future with US as Biden takes office
There is far more scope for political agreement between Germany and the United States after Biden’s inauguration, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said ... World News -
China tells US to close consulate in Chengdu amid growing diplomatic spat
China ordered the United States on Friday to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu, ratcheting up a diplomatic conflict at a time when ... World News -
Libya’s eastern govt opens embassy in Syria, pledges united front against Turkey
Libya’s eastern-based government linked to the Libyan National Army led by General Khalifa Hahftar has opened an embassy in Syria on Tuesday and ... North Africa -
Syria to exchange consular missions with Libya’s Haftar government in Benghazi
The Syrian government and parallel Libyan authorities opposed to UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), agreed on Sunday to exchange ... Middle East -
Sudan fires scores of diplomats allegedly linked to ex-President al-Bashir
Sudan has fired scores of diplomats for alleged links to the administration of toppled President Omar al-Bashir, a legal committee said on Saturday. ... Middle East -
In new war of words, Turkey lambasts northern Cyprus leader as ‘dishonest’
Turkey accused the leader of breakaway northern Cyprus on Monday of being “dishonest” after he described the prospect of annexation by ... World News -
Diplomats in Iraq condemn excessive violence, urge credible probe into deaths
Envoys of 16 countries in Iraq, including, France, Britain and the United States, on Monday condemned the use of excessive violence by Iraqi security ... Middle East -
Saudi FM says Israeli passport holders cannot visit Kingdom
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said Israelis could not visit the Kingdom after Israel decreed that its citizens were permitted to visit Saudi ... Gulf -
Oman’s FM in Iran for second time within week
Oman’s Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi met with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in the Iranian capital Tehran on Sunday for the ... Gulf -
Pompeo says will probe possible surveillance of Ukraine envoy
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promised on Friday to investigate whether the ousted ambassador to Ukraine was being spied on by President Donald ... World News -
Iraq summons Iranian ambassador, refuses striking military bases on Iraqi lands
Iraq’s ministry of foreign affairs said in a statement on Thursday that it has summoned the Iranian ambassador to inform him of Iraq’s ... Middle East -
Iran summons German envoy over ‘unacceptable’ remarks
Iran on Sunday summoned Germany’s chargé d’affaires over “unacceptable” remarks by German officials after the killing ... Middle East -
China lodges stern representations with US over expelling Chinese officials
China has lodged stern representations with the United States over the expelling of Chinese officials, foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at ... World News -
US secretly expelled two Chinese diplomats, report says
The United States secretly expelled two Chinese embassy officials in September after they drove onto a sensitive military base in Virginia, The New ... World News -
France to summon Turkish envoy over Erdogan’s ‘insults’: French presidency
France’s Foreign Ministry will summon Turkey’s ambassador following insulting comments made by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a French ... World News -
Iraq denounces ‘attack’ on Bahrain embassy
Iraq on Friday denounced an “attack” by protesters on the embassy of Bahrain that prompted Manama to recall its ambassador from Baghdad. ... Middle East -
New US ambassador meets with Iraqi FM in Baghdad
The new US ambassador in Baghdad submitted his credentials to Iraq’s top diplomat, the foreign ministry announced Sunday, joining the embassy ... Middle East -
Iran briefly detains two European diplomats at coed party
Iranian police briefly detained two European diplomats at a mixed-gender party, which are illegal under Iranian law, the semi-official Tasnim news ... Middle East -
Israel protests image of Jordanian minister stepping on flag
Israel's Foreign Ministry says its embassy in Jordan has filed a strong condemnation with the kingdom over a picture of a Jordanian government ... Middle East -
What al-Assaf as foreign minister and al-Jubeir as minister of state means
Saudi Arabia’s new foreign minister, Ibrahim al-Assaf, a veteran who has worked under several leaders, will be joined in the ministry by the ... Gulf -
Trudeau urges caution after third Canadian held in China
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged caution on Wednesday and said he would not be “stomping on a table” after China detained a ... World News -
Meet Pakistan’s lady officer who saved lives of Chinese diplomats
Suhai Aziz, a lady police officer in Pakistan, is being hailed for her bravery and valor that saved the lives of diplomats during a terrorist attack ... Features -
Cultural diplomacy as a means for dialogue
At its core, diplomacy depends on achieving results and goals with the most flexible, least violent and low-cost methods that avoid security or ... Middle East -
Diplomatic Avenue: Interview with Jonathan Wachtel and HRW’s Akshaya Kumar
Al Arabiya’s New York Bureau Chief Talal al-Haj speaks to Jonathan Wachtel, the spokesperson of the US Mission to the United Nations, and Deputy ... Diplomatic Avenue -
Belgium charges Iranian diplomat with planning bomb attack
Belgium has charged an Iranian diplomat and three other individuals with planning to bomb a meeting of an exiled Iranian opposition group in France in ... Middle East -
Diplomatic Avenue: Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization
Petteri Taalas, the Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization, talks to Al Arabiya’s New York Bureau Chief Talal al-Haj about ... Diplomatic Avenue