Moscow, Russia — AFP Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that creating a Palestinian state was the “most reliable” solution for peace in Israel and that fighting so-called “terrorism” alone would not ensure security. He spoke during a press conference with the head of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gh...
WASHINGTON: The United States said on Saturday it would ensure Israel’s defence after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack from Gaza. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said the United States would work to ensure that Israel “has what it needs to defend itself”. “Over the coming days the Department of Defence will work...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) — Bangladesh has got one step closer to activating its first nuclear power plant as Russia formally delivered an initial shipment of uranium fuel to the South Asian country on Thursday. Via video link, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended the official handover even...
MOSCOW (AA) — Russia’s presidential envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, has said that US influence in the country was limited to manipulation, asset freezes and threats. Speaking at a news conference in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan Republic, Kabulov said the US “fled” Afghanistan and “stole, but this...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US officials raised allegations by Canada that link India to the killing of a Canadian Sikh activist during a meeting with New Delhi’s foreign minister in Washington, the Indian top diplomat said Friday. “They obviously shared US views and assessment on this whole situation,” External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaish...
-ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan is in “constant” touch with the US administration seeking a tacit green light to the long-stalled Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project. However “there are remote chances of a favorable response” from Washington, a Foreign Ministry official said. “In the given geopolitical s...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US applauded engagement efforts Tuesday between Saudi Arabia and Palestine hours after Riyadh’s first ambassador arrived in Palestine. “We commend increased engagement between Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority. We see that as a helpful step,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said at a n...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US on Tuesday “strongly” condemned a drone attack by the Houthi rebel group that killed two Bahraini service members and injured many others along the border between Yemen and Saudi Arabia. “This unprovoked attack threatens the longest period of calm since the war in Yemen began,” State Depar...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – A US prisoner of Iranian origin has died in Iran, Iranian authorities have confirmed. Faramarz Javidzad, 60, died at a hospital on Saturday due to health complications, Iran’s Prisons and Security and Corrective Measures Organization (PSCMO) said in a statement. It, however, rejected reports that the prisoner had died of me...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The US has reiterated its call for Sudan’s warring rivals to end their “brutal conflict” and allow Sudanese people to live in peace. “The warring parties must end this brutal conflict,”c, assistant State Secretary, told Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan during a meeting on the sideli...
