Tag: Western Asia
Yemen prisoner swap talks begin in Amman
AL-MUKALLA: Yemeni government and Houthi delegations met in Amman on Saturday for the second day of a new round of prisoner swap talks, raising hopes…
US announces $920 million in humanitarian aid for Syria
WASHINGTON: The US announced $920 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Syria during an aid conference in Brussels on Thursday, the State Department said. The announcement…
Saudi Arabia, US condemn return to violence in Sudan
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and the US on Sunday urged the warring parties in Sudan to get their acts together after fighting resumed upon the expiration…
UAE-Japan Committee for Women Career Development hosts 16th forum
DUBAI: The UAE-Japan Friendship Committee for Women Career Development held its 16th forum in Abu Dhabi with the aim of empowering women in the energy…
Sudan battle rages as Saudi Arabia, US urge new truce talks
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia and the US on Sunday made a renewed push for truce talks between Sudan’s warring generals as deadly fighting raged into its eighth…
Israelis stage mass protest against judicial reform plan
TEL AVIV: Tens of thousands of demonstrators thronged Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities on Saturday for the 22nd consecutive week to protest against a…
Oman’s sultan to embark on two-day visit to Iran
MUSCAT: Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq will embark on a two-day visit to Iran this week, Omani state media said Wednesday. The visit which will…
UN Security Council hears calls for intensified Yemen peace process
Jordan’s King Abdullah II urges ‘close cooperation’ to address challenges facing Arab countries RIYADH: King Abdullah II of Jordan has expressed confidence in the success of…
Tensions rise in Occupied Territories over far-right Israeli ‘flag march’ provocations
Jordan’s King Abdullah II urges ‘close cooperation’ to address challenges facing Arab countries RIYADH: King Abdullah II of Jordan has expressed confidence in the success of…
Residence of Kuwaiti military office chief at Khartoum embassy stormed, vandalized
KUWAIT CITY: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that the residence of its military office chief at the embassy in the Sudanese capital Khartoum was…
