Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi asked U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo to send officials to Iraq to work out a mechanism for the withdrawal of American troops, according to his office, as the [ More … ]
Russian presidential aide says Putin, Erdogan to discuss “sensitive issues” during one-on-one meeting The delivery of S-400 missile defense systems from Russia to Turkey may be on the agenda in a meeting between the two [ More … ]
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz late Tuesday in which the two leaders discussed Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch launched against terrorist groups in Syria’s Afrin. In the [ More … ]
Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir and Chadian Prime Minister Albert Padacké Tuesday discussed bilateral ties and ways to tighten control of the borders between the two countries. In press statements following the meeting, Padacké said the [ More … ]
The Sudanese committee for the administration of Abyei area said a tripartite delegation from the African Union, United Nations and the UN Security Council would visit Khartoum on Wednesday to discuss the Abyei file. On [ More … ]
Sudan’s President Omer al-Bashir and the head of the Church of England Justin Welby Sunday discussed the religious freedom in Sudan, as the former reiterated his government keenness to protect Christians. In a ceremony held [ More … ]
Sudan’s Defense Minister Awad Ibn Ouf Wednesday discussed with the head of UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Jean-Pierre Lacroix the implementation of the Security Council’s resolution to reduce the hybrid peacekeeping mission in Darfur [ More … ]
Sudan’s Vice-President Hassabo Mohamed Abdel-Rahman Tuesday met with Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen Hassen on the sidelines of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, said the official news agency SUNA. According to the [ More … ]
Qatar Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Monday that he plans to travel to the United States next week to discuss the impact of a rift with Gulf Arab states on its [ More … ]
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi discussed on Tuesday over the phone the latest updates in the Middle East region, state news agency MENA reported. “They continued to exchange views on the current [ More … ]
Donald Trump Jr. traveled to Dubai and met a billionaire business partner in the city-state, discussing “new ideas” as the Emirati’s real estate firm still lists possible plans for future joint projects while Trump’s father [ More … ]
Turkey-China Forum will discuss relations between two countries in new era The 2nd Turkey-China Forum will be held on May 22 in Istanbul to discuss wide range of subjects. The Istanbul-based think tank, Turkish Asian [ More … ]
China is ready to discuss Turkey’s membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Chinese ambassador to Turkey said Friday. Yu Hongyang told Anadolu Agency that China would be willing to discuss Turkey joining the six-nation [ More … ]
A range of bilateral and regional issues, with a particular focus on Syria, Iran and Yemen, were discussed by Saudi King Salman and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Sunday. They [ More … ]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah II held the second phone call together on Saturday afternoon within a span of 24 hours. Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Abbas discussed preparations for the [ More … ]
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