UK, US sign new deal for transatlantic partnership, substantive cooperation
WASHINGTON: The UK and the US unveiled on Thursday a deal for a transatlantic partnership aimed at bolstering economic security "in response...
Trump indicted in classified documents probe
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump said Thursday he has been indicted over his handling of classified documents after leaving office, the US ex-president's most...
Global terrorist ‘mysteriously’ dies in Afghanistan
KABUL: Sanaullah Ghafari, commonly referred to as Shahab al-Muhajir, specially designated global terrorist, has met his demise in Afghanistan’s Kunar, said authorities...
Sino-US tensions: China urges U.S. to follow its commitment of not asking other states to pick sides
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday urged the United States to follow its commitment of not demanding that other countries pick a...
China to hold world’s first supply chain-themed national expo
BEIJING: China is all set to hold the first China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing from November 28 to December 2,...
Palestinian President Abbas to visit China next week
BEIJING: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will pay a state visit to China from June 13 to 16, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced...
Tensions in US-Saudi ties cloud Blinken visit to Riyadh
A visit by the US Secretary of State to Saudi Arabia drew little Saudi media coverage on Thursday at a time of...
China builds world’s largest earthquake early warning system
The main construction task of China's earthquake early warning system has been completed, and final completion and acceptance is expected to be...
China, Pakistan, Iran hold first meeting of trilateral consultation on counter-terrorism
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, China and Iran have held a consultation meeting on counter-terrorism and security, marking the first meeting of its kind.
The meeting...
50 dead in ‘suicide blast’ at ex-governor’s funeral in Afghanistan
A devastating blast rocked a mosque in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province where funeral prayers of the province’s former deputy governor were being offered...
Iran reopens embassy in Saudi Arabia after 7-year closure
RIYADH: Iran reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, several months after Tehran and Riyadh agreed to end years of antagonism...
Chinese, Russian militaries hold joint aerial strategic patrol in Asia-Pacific region amid US-led provocations
BEIJING: The militaries of China and Russia on Tuesday carried out a joint aerial strategic patrol in the Asia-Pacific region, a move...
Pence enters race challenging Trump for 2024 with ‘considerations beyond nomination’
Former US vice president Mike Pence filed the paperwork for his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Monday, and is...
Chinese envoy voices concern over destruction of Ukrainian dam
UNITED NATIONS: A Chinese envoy on Tuesday voiced grave concern over the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam in southern...
Iran presents its first hypersonic ballistic missile: state media
DUBAI: Iran presented what officials described as its first domestically-made hypersonic ballistic missile on Tuesday, the official IRNA news agency reported, an...