Diplomacy top priority in solving Qatar crisis, says UAEUAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash has said that diplomacy is the priority for the solution of the crisis with Qatar despite the Gulf nation's leaking of the demands made by the four Arab countries, the More… |
Russian military action driving rebels into hands of extremists: USRussia's increasing military action in Syria is forcing moderate elements within the Syrian opposition into the hands of extremists, reported the BBC citing a US state department spokesman. Mark Toner said renewed Russian and More… |
Russia, US work on deal to disarm Syria of poison gasUS Secretary of State John Kerry flew into Geneva on Thursday to hear Russia's plans to disarm Syria of its chemical weapons and avert US-led military strikes, an initiative that has transformed diplomacy over a two-and-a-half year old civil More… |
Kuwait's ruling emir puts diplomacy firstHours after Qatar's emir abdicated in favour of his son, Kuwait's ruler, in a classic diplomatic gesture, jumped on a plane to Doha to embrace the new young emir in person rather than sending a congratulatory cable as other Gulf Arab lea More… |
Bahrain to step up internal affairs transparencyBahrain is to step up media diplomacy to project true internal facts to the world, said a senior government official, stressing the vital importance of optimising the use of modern media technology to this end. Minister of State f More… |
Bahrain to step up internal affairs transparencyBahrain is to step up media diplomacy to project true internal facts to the world, said a senior government official, stressing the vital importance of optimising the use of modern media technology to this end. Minister of State f More… |
Asian giants join Iran diplomacy moveChina said it would send a senior official to Tehran to discuss Iran's nuclear standoff with the West, and India indicated it would also weigh in, as Asia's two giants seek to head off new sanctions already playing havoc with trade. More… |
Diplomacy urged to avert Arab water warsThe UN should promote "hydro-diplomacy" to defuse any tensions over water in regions like the Middle East and North Africa where scarce supplies have the potential to spark future conflicts, experts said. They said the UN Security Council More… |
UK freezes Gaddafi assets, lifts immunityBritain said on Sunday it had frozen Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's assets and lifted his diplomatic immunity, putting pressure on him to step down after his government's bloody crackdown on a revolt against his rule. London moved quickly More… |
Obama security doctrine ties diplomacy, economyThe Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new national security doctrine that would join diplomatic engagement and economic discipline with military power to bolster America's standing in the world. In a formal break with the go- More… |