Polls open in Jordan’s parliamentary elections
Of Jordan’s 11 million people, 5.1 million are registered voters aged over 18
AMMAN - Polls opened on Tuesday in Jordan’s first parliamentary elections under...
Blinken to discuss support for Ukraine in meetings with senior officials in London
Blinken will also discuss issues including the Indo-Pacific region and the AUKUS defense pac
Blinken’s visit to London also comes a week after Britain suspended some arms...
GCC strengthens ties with Russia, India, Brazil at Riyadh summit
Ministers meet to bolster cooperation and address regional challenges
RIYADH - The 161st Ministerial Council meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council, chaired by Qatari Prime...
Ukraine summons Iranian diplomat as Tehran denies missile transfer to Russia
KYIV - Ukraine’s foreign ministry said on Monday it had summoned a senior Iranian diplomat to warn of “devastating and irreparable consequences” for bilateral relations if reports that Tehran had supplied...
GCC, Indonesia begin free trade agreement negotiations
Deal is expected to strengthen economic ties by creating new opportunities for trade and investment
Saudi delegation will be led by the General Authority of Foreign Trade
Lavrov to discuss regional crises, global economy with Gulf Cooperation Council
The intensification of the strategic dialogue occurs amid an objective global trend of strengthening of new centers of growth and development beyond the historic West
RIYADH - Russian Foreign...
Iraq, US agree on phased pullout of coalition troops
Pullout to be completed from Bagdad and other parts of federal Iraq by September 2025 and from Kurdistan by September 2026, says Iraq defense chief
The US...
Stop-gap US budget bill planned by Republicans will hurt thousands of military programs, defense...
Congress will have to pass some type of temporary measure by Sept. 30 in order to avoid a shutdown of the federal government
Austin said a temporary...
Allegations of double standards by politicians, media dominate reaction to American killed by Israel
CHICAGO: Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was shot and killed on Friday in the West Bank village of Beita near Nablus during a non-violent protest against the expansion of illegal Jewish settlements and...
Starmer says US ‘understands’ UK decision to partly suspend Israeli arms sales
Prime minister denies reports move sparked anger in Washington
UK leader will meet President Biden next week to discuss Middle East, Ukraine