Sanaa, Yemen (AFP): Hundreds of prisoners of war, including Saudis, were freed on Saturday as part of a cross-border exchange between a Saudi-led military coalition and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. The flights connecting Saudi Arabia and Houthi-held territory in Yemen were part of ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Acknowledging that women’s rights in Afghanistan are “very important,” China has, however, said it is “not the whole of the Afghan issue.” China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang said: “The issue of women’s rights and interests is very important, but it is not the whole of the Afghan issue, nor [&helli...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The Yemeni Houthi group said Friday it agreed with a Saudi delegation to keep a calm atmosphere in war-torn Yemen. Houthi spokesman Mohamed Abdulsalam said on the pro-Houthi Al-Masirah channel that his group finalized a round of consultations with the delegation under Omani mediation. “(A) positive and serious a...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Different Sudanese political parties and former rebels have been working to contain the ongoing military tension between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the strong paramilitary of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Forces for Freedom and Change on Thursday urged the two sides to stop the escalation. The former reb...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden has said that his administration is narrowing down the list of individuals that may have been responsible for the leak of a trove of apparently classified US intelligence documents. Asked about the matter on his first official visit to Ireland as president, Biden told reporters “there’s a full-...
MOSCOW (AA) – Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has said that the changing international situation requires the maintenance of contacts between Beijing and Moscow. Speaking with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of a conference of countries neighboring Afghanistan in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Qin assessed as “fru...
Amsterdam, Netherlands (AFP): French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday stood by his controversial comments on Taiwan, saying that being a US ally did not mean being a “vassal”. Macron, wrapping up a state visit to the Netherlands during which he has also faced protests over pension reforms, said France still backed the “...
ISTANBUL (AA/AFP) – Saudi Arabia and Syria on Thursday welcomed the resumption of consular services and flights between the two countries. “The two sides welcomed the start of procedures for resuming consular services and flights between the two countries,” said a joint statement issued at the conclusion of Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal...
Taipei, Taiwan (AFP): Taiwan’s transport ministry said Wednesday China has set up a no-fly zone north of the island for April 16 due to “space activities”. The closure comes after Beijing completed three days of massive war games around Taiwan that saw it simulate targeted strikes and practise a blockade of the island. The no...
Tehran, Iran (AFP): An Iranian delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to pave the way for reopening diplomatic missions as the Gulf rivals prepare to normalise relations, seven years after an acrimonious split. “The Iranian delegation arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday to visit and reopen the Iranian embassy and consulate in accorda...
