Secretary of State Antony Blinken held his first telephone call Thursday with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein since the top US diplomat took office earlier this week.Blinken conveyed condolences for a deadly twin suicide bombing claimed by Daesh/IS…
Deputy Minister of Press and Information in the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran Mohammad Khodadadi and an accompanying delegation on Thursday paid a visit to Anadolu Agency’s headquarters in the capital Ankara.Khodadadi was accompanied…
Kyrgyzstan’s Sadyr Japarov, once sentenced on hostage-taking charges, was sworn in on Thursday as the president of the Central Asian country.He was elected as the sixth president of the ex-Soviet country with 79.20% of votes cast on Jan. 10 polls, when…
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday that India has supported more than 150 nations while facing all odds to fight the pandemic.Addressing the World Economic Forum’s Davos Dialogue, Modi said India managed to send more than 100,000 foreig…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the Afghan peace deal in a telephone call with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, the State Department said Thursday.Blinken talked about the US commitment to an enduring US-Afghan partnership, said spokespers…
The US State Department temporarily froze several military sales Wednesday that were approved by former President Donald Trump’s administration, including F-35 sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).”The Department is temporarily pausing the implement…
While new US President Joe Biden is continuing to recognize Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president, unconfirmed news reports say his administration is willing to open channels of communication with the Nicolas Maduro government.Reports have also …
The volatile climate that marked US foreign policy in the Donald Trump era not only harmed EU-Turkey relations, but also adversely affected US relations with the European Union. There is no question that this is not the first crisis in the transatlanti…
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi urged South Sudan to commit efforts Thursday toward strengthening security, rule of law and good governance to create an environment for the return of refugees.“What people need is security and i…
