Geurasia

28/04/2023 14:12

Chinese, Indian defence ministers meet in Delhi

Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu held a bilateral meeting with his Indian counterpart, Rajnath Singh on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Meeting in Delhi on Thursday.

26/04/2023 14:42

Xi holds phone talks with Zelensky

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held phone talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky.

23/04/2023 07:00

Oman seeks to increase its diplomatic influence

The sultanate of Oman is working to capitalise on recent successes as mediator between rival neighbours Saudi Arabia and Iran and the boosting of its debt-laden economy with renewable energy investments by Asian importers of its oil and gas, South China Morning Post writes.

22/04/2023 20:50

Russian and Chinese defence ministers to meet in Delhi

Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu and Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu will be in Delhi next week for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Defence ministers' meetings, Wion News reports.

21/04/2023 07:00

Beijing ready to facilitate Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

China’s foreign minister Qin Gang told his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts that his country is ready to help facilitate peace talks, The Times of Israel reports, referring to Xinhua.

18/04/2023 16:21

Important progress in the Yemen conflict

Yemeni rebels and government forces have freed scores of prisoners, including a woman, on the last of a three-day exchange of more than 800 detainees, boosting hopes of ending their protracted war, Aljazeera reports.

15/04/2023 08:00

Qatar and Bahrain resume their diplomatic ties

Qatar and Bahrain will resume their diplomatic ties, both Bahrain news agency (BNA) and the Qatari foreign ministry said on Wednesday, Arab News reports.

14/04/2023 14:40

Xi welcomes Lula in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Beijing on Friday.

13/04/2023 15:42

We are not US vassals, Macron reiterates

French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed his earlier statement that it is not in Europe's strategic interest to follow the United States into a possible conflict over Taiwan.

13/04/2023 15:11

Lula starts China tour

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in Shanghai late Wednesday to start a state visit that is believed to boost bilateral cooperation in a wide range of areas, including the use of local currencies in trade settlement and the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Global Times reports.

13/04/2023 07:00

Syrian FM makes first visit to Saudi Arabia since 2011

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has arrived for a visit to Saudi Arabia, as ties between Damascus and Riyadh grow, and a restoration of relations between the two Arab countries becomes increasingly likely, Al Jazeera reports.

12/04/2023 07:00

Iran and Saudi Arabia take another step closer to repairing ties

Iran’s foreign ministry said Sunday that a delegation would visit Saudi Arabia by Friday to pave the way for reopening its diplomatic missions there following a similar move by Riyadh, The Times of Israel reports.

07/04/2023 07:42

"Washington is coming to realise that the world has changed"

Increasingly, Western politicians and analysts are waking up to signs of the emergence of a multipolar world order. Most of the world has not joined the sanctions against Russia, agreements are being reached to drop the dollar from trade, and interest in the Belt and Road Initiative is growing.

07/04/2023 07:00