ANKARA (AA) – Israeli flag carrier El Al has submitted an official request to use Saudi Arabia’s airspace, according to the Israeli media. Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said upon approval, flights from Israel to eastern Asia will be set to fly via a new shortened route within two weeks, a move that will minimize the cost […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met in the Georgian capital Tbilisi as part of peace talks between the two South Caucasus countries. Accompanied by their respective delegations, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan met in Tbilisi, Georgia’s Foreign Mini...
ANKARA (AA) – The foreign ministers of Türkiye and Iran on Saturday discussed preparations for a high-level meeting, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Mevlut Cavusoglu and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held the discussion after the Iranian foreign minister paid an official visit to Türkiye on June 27. The presidents of the thr...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has accused the United States of stoking tension in the Middle East region by resorting to “Iranophobia” following President Joe Biden’s regional tour. In a statement on Sunday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani dismissed accusations against Iran made during Biden’s maiden regional tr...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – The Malian government has decided to suspend all military and police contingent rotations of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Rotations that have already been announced or are scheduled will also be affected by the suspension. The suspension will last till a f...
Tehran, Iran – (AFP): Iran warned the United States and its allies against undermining regional security after US President Joe Biden signed Thursday a security pact with Israel during a visit to the Jewish state. “I tell the Americans and their regional allies that the Iranian nation will not accept any crisis or insecurity in [&h...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz held talks over the phone on Wednesday to discuss regional and international developments. The Egyptian Presidency said in a statement that discussions between the two leaders also dwelt on issues of common interest. Last month, Saudi Crown Prince Moham...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the international community’s special political mission in Yemen. The authorization was set to expire July 15 but the vote extends the UN Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) for one year. The vote was conducted in an exceptionally rare fashion w...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye’s President and Saudi King spoke over phone on Wednesday and discussed bilateral relations and regional issues, the Turkish Communications Directorate said. Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud also exchanged Eid greetings, the directorate said in a statement.
ANKARA (AA) – The UN Security Council’s extension of the use of Bab al-Hawa as a crossing point from Türkiye to Syria for humanitarian deliveries is an important outcome, the European Union has said. On Tuesday, the UNSC had agreed to extend its mandate for badly needed cross-border aid deliveries from Türkiye’s Cilvegozu border cr...
