ISTANBUL (AA) – The next meeting of Russian and Ukrainian negotiating teams will be held in the Turkish metropolis Istanbul, the Turkish and Russian presidents agreed on Sunday. In a phone call, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russia’s Vladimir Putin discussed the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war and the negotiations, said a sta...
GENEVA (AA) – The number of civilians killed in Ukraine since Russia’s war on it began has climbed to 1,119, but is likely much higher, the UN said Sunday, as those fleeing the war have swelled to over 3.8 million. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said that from Feb. […]
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has reiterated its commitment to reaching a political solution to the conflict in Yemen. GCC Secretary-General Nayef Al-Hajraf met Sunday in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, with Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak for talks on developments in Yemen. The GCC has invited Yemen’s warring par...
PARIS (AA) – France held talks Sunday with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on diversifying Europe’s energy supplies in order to reduce the continent’s dependence on Russia. Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in a phone call with his Saudi and UAE counterparts Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan str...
PARIS (AA) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday distanced himself from his US counterpart Joe Biden calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “butcher,” warning against an escalation of words and actions in Ukraine. “I will not use this kind of remark because I continue to talk with President Putin,” Macron told France 3 t...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The United Nations said Sunday that efforts were underway to reach a truce in war-torn Yemen ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, due to start next week. “UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg is engaging with all sides and continues his efforts towards a truce during Ramadan,” his […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – European Union’s coordinator for Iran nuclear talks held wide-ranging discussions with Iranian officials in Tehran on Sunday in a bid to close remaining gaps on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. Enrique Mora met with Ali Bagheri Kani, who has been leading Iran’s team of negotiators in Vienna since November, after ...
ANKARA (AA) – The United States on Sunday vowed to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, reassuring Israel against any Iranian threat. Speaking at a press conference with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid, Blinken said Washington believes that restoring a nuclear deal with Iran “is the best way to put Iran’s program back in...
DOHA, Qatar – Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has underlined the importance of reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran. Speaking at the Doha Forum international conference, bin Abdulrahman said dialogue constitutes an important step towards increasing security and stability in the region. “We believe in diplomati...
ANKARA – US President Joe Biden on Saturday thanked his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda, telling him that the freedom of the Polish people is also the freedom of Americans, a message seemingly aimed at Moscow. On a two-day visit to Poland, Biden underlined the importance of NATO, calling the bloc’s collective defense agreement a “sacred ...
