Beijing / Jakarta / Paris / Kuala Lumpur: Saturday’s four-nation Istanbul summit on Syria between Turkey, Russia, Germany, and France garnered major coverage by the international media. Chinese news agency Xinhua on Sunday reported Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
Brussels : The leaders of the 27 countries that will remain in the European Union (EU) after Britain's withdrawal called off an extraordinary summit on the Brexit in November due to insufficient progress to organise the meeting. "For now, the 27 are not planning to...
Belgrade, Serbia: The chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bakir Izetbegovic on Friday said halal products presented an opportunity for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Izetbegovic's remarks came during his visit to Sarajevo Halal Fair 2018. "I have very good...
By Muhammet Kursun, Tehran: Iran held a high-level meeting on Wednesday to discuss regional security and cooperation against terrorism. Top officials from Russia, China, India and Afghanistan attended the “Dialogue for Regional Security” meeting in the capital Tehran....
United Nations : United Nations Special Representative for International Migration, Louise Arbour, has said the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, to be held in December in Marrakech, Morocco, would be a crucial inter-governmental conference....
By Arul Louis, United Nations : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met nine leaders from across the globe in a whirlwind of bilateral interactions and spoke at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summity. She began her day on Monday by attending the high-level event on...
Manama : Bahrain is set to host the fourth edition of Bahrain Excellence Forum on October 24 and 25. The event, which will be held under the patronage of Cabinet Affairs Minister Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Mutawa, will cast light this year on artificial intelligence and...
By Satuk Bugra Kutlugun, Ankara: Turkey, Iran, and Russia on Friday called for a political solution to the crisis in Syria in a joint statement issued at the end of a trilateral summit in the Iranian capital Tehran. "There could be no military solution to the Syrian...
Seoul : North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will hold their three-day third summit from September 18 in Pyongyang, Seoul said on Thursday, after their envoy met the North Korean leader. South Korea's National Security Office Director...
By Aroonim Bhuyan, New Delhi : Though combating terrorism finds mention in the joint declaration issued following the conclusion of the Bimstec Summit in Kathmandu, the fact of the matter is that connectivity, trade, people-to-people ties and cultural linkages are the...