BEIRUT (AA) – The French energy company TotalEnergies said it is committed to drilling for fuel in Lebanon’s Block 9 area in 2023. The statement was made following a meeting between Lebanese Energy Minister Walid Fayyad and TotalEnergies CEO and chairman Patrick Pouyanné at the French company’s headquarters. TotalEnergies added tha...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev discussed the implementation of trilateral agreements signed with Armenia during a phone conversation on Monday. “Some practical aspects of the implementation of the agreements between the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia dated November...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – Several African heads of state have reached the US for a three-day summit starting Tuesday that Washington says “will underscore the importance of US-Africa relations and increased cooperation on shared global priorities.” President Joe Biden will host 49 top African officials at the US-Africa Leaders Summit, includin...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Ahead of an expected trip to Beijing by the US’ top diplomat early next year, senior Chinese and American officials met for two-day talks in a city near the capital Beijing, said China’s Foreign Ministry. The Chinese side was led by Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng while the US side was represented […]
ANKARA (AA) – The region will enter a “very dangerous” phase if a nuclear agreement with Iran is not reached, the Saudi foreign minister has warned. “If Iran gets an operational nuclear weapon, all bets are off,” Faisal bin Farhan said at an event in Abu Dhabi, according to the Saudi Gazette newspaper. Iran’s neighbors […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China lodged a strong protest with Japan after its ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) policy chief paid a trip to Taiwan over the weekend. “In disregard of China’s solemn stance, senior officials of Japan’s ruling party insisted on visiting Taiwan,” said a statement by the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo. Koichi Hagiuda, th...
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran on Monday executed a man convicted over the killing of two security personnel in the northeastern city of Mashhad in November. Majid Reza Rahnavard was hanged in public in his hometown Mashhad in the wee hours of Monday on charges of “moharebeh” (waging war against God). The accused was charged with […]
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye will not allow the PKK/PYD/YPG to take shelter in Syria and Iraq, the country’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday. “We will not allow the PKK/PYD/YPG to take shelter in Syria and Iraq. We will definitely not allow this. No matter what anyone says about it, we will do whatever […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said on Monday that Armenia continues to fail in fulfilling its obligations to normalize bilateral ties. “Armenia continues to fail to fulfill its obligations in all three main areas of interstate normalization, that is, the signing of a peace treaty, the delimitation of border...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Monday called for an international investigation into the killing of a Palestinian girl by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. Jana Zakarneh, 16, died on Sunday after being shot by Israeli forces during a military raid in the West Bank city of Jenin. Shtayyeh [&he...
