Gulf states like Bahrain and the UAE are using a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine, highlighting a new type of cooperation with … More
Tag: Diplomacy
Turkey says its ready to repair frayed ties with Europe
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday his country is ready to put its frayed relationship … More
What’s behind Saudi Arabia-Qatar reconciliation?
Analysts believe the Trump administration has piled pressure on Gulf nations to help create regional bloc against Iran ISTANBUL : … More
Jusuf Kalla in Afghanistan to Broker Peace Treaty
JK’s arrival is long overdue to help find solution for the peace accord in Afghanistan
China signals shift but no letup in Xinjiang
BEIJING (AP) : An official from China’s Communist Party signaled Monday that there would likely be no letup in its … More
Oman, Indonesia likely next countries to forge ties with Israel
Netanyahu visited Oman in 2018 and met with then-leader Sultan Qaboos, Rabin visited Indonesia in 1993. Oman and Indonesia could be next … More
Australian cotton hopes for Vietnamese, Thai buyers after China halts imports
Escalating tensions between China and Australia worsened when Canberra called for an enquiry into the origins of Covid-19. Australia is … More
Erdoğan uses syncretism of neo-Ottomanism and pan-Turkism to build Greater Turkey
A common espousal is that Turkey and Azerbaijan constitute “two states, one nation,” and this is not a belief shared … More
Israeli PM flew to Saudi Arabia, met crown prince
JERUSALEM (AP) : Israeli media reported Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting … More
A worried Asia wonders: What will Joe Biden do?
TOKYO (AP) : As Asia comes to terms with the reality of a Joe Biden administration, relief and hopes of … More
Neglected and stateless: How Jerusalem Palestinians may benefit from Gulf-Israel ties
When Jerusalem native Amer is asked for identification, he pulls out his Israeli identification card. When traveling internationally, he uses … More
Struggling Sudan eyes yield of Israel deal
‘We shouldn’t remain captives to the past and isolationist ideologies’ Cairo: Sudan’s agreement to normalise ties with Israel after decades … More
Suga launches charm offensive in Southeast Asia
New PM’s first trip overseas aimed at shoring up support against China in the region In a sign of Southeast … More
Senior UAE delegation comes to Israel; Netanyahu: ‘Today we are making history’
Israeli and Emirati officials sign visa exemption agreement and announce, together with the US, a $3 billion regional development fund … More
China and Southeast Asia, too close to be disentangled
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has just concluded his trip to five Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, the … More
China, Malaysia reach wide range of consensuses on cooperation: Wang Yi
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) — China and Malaysia have reached a series of consensus on a wide range of … More
Belarus: Britain is 8th European country to recall ambassador ‘in solidarity’ with Poland, Lithuania
Britain on Friday became the latest European country to recall their ambassadors from Belarus in solidarity with Poland and Lithuania … More
Detained Australian Yang Hengjun to face trial in Beijing
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Detained Australian writer Yang Hengjun will face trial in Beijing on an espionage charge with a judge … More
Belarus: Putin denounces ‘external pressure’ as Macron meets Tsikhanouskaya
French President Emmanuel Macron pushed for European mediation in the Belarus political crisis after a meeting with the country’s opposition … More
Trump’s Kosovo-Serbia normalisation deal is all about Israel
The deal is not a ‘historic breakthrough’, but another stab in the back of the Palestinian people. On September 4, … More
No deal with Israel, but Saudi Arabia pushes outreach to Jews
Efforts include barring disparagement of Jews, Christians in mosques; officials say textbooks, which used to denigrate Jews and other non-Muslims … More
TikTok unaware of $5bn US ‘education fund’ request
Bytedance, the owner of TikTok, says it has not heard about a $5bn (£4bn) contribution to a new education fund … More
Trump Is Wrong About TikTok. China’s Plans Are Much More Sinister.
The West still doesn’t understand the scale of Beijing’s soft-power ambitions. The Trump administration announced on Friday that starting on … More
Why is the Philippines reviving its dispute with Malaysia over Sabah?
With territorial disputes involving Southeast Asia having dominated global headlines for weeks, now might seem like an opportune moment for … More
