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Israel said Saturday it was recalling its diplomatic staff from Turkiye after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a fierce attack on its military operation against Hamas militants in Gaza. The announcement dealt a body blow to the…
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The Syrian regime has expelled the Houthi diplomatic mission from the Yemeni Embassy in Damascus, dealing a diplomatic blow to the militia’s international recognition efforts. A Yemeni government official told Arab News that the Syrian…
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The Philippine government said on Friday it was looking for a diplomatic solution and “maximum protection” for its workers in Kuwait after a suspension of the issuance of visas for Filipinos. Some 290,000 Filipinos, mostly women, work in…
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The agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran to restore diplomatic ties could help mobilize support for the Palestinian cause and might even pave the way for possible reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas, according to Palestinian sources.…
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After the meeting of Turkish and Egyptian foreign ministers in Cairo on Saturday — the first such visit after a decade of strained ties — the question now is: How might this dialogue translate into action? Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut…
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that the publication of a call between President Emmanuel Macron and Russian leader Vladimir Putin was a breach of “diplomatic etiquette.” “Diplomatic etiquette does not provide for…
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The US Special Representative for North Korea, Sung Kim, has expressed Washington's readiness for diplomatic cooperation with Pyongyang without preconditions, noting that his country has not yet received a positive reaction from Pyongyang.…
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Foreign envoys are usually summoned by the Vatican's Secretary of State, or in order to meet the Pope in the Apostolic Palace. However, according to "Reuters", Pope Francis himself went to the Russian embassy in the Vatican today,…
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The Russian Foreign Ministry announced today, Wednesday, that it has begun evacuating employees from all the headquarters of its diplomatic missions in Ukraine. The Foreign Ministry said earlier that the Russian leadership decided to…
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Lebanese Foreign Minister Bou Habib on Saturday expressed optimism that the diplomatic crisis triggered by the country's information minister would soon be resolved. George Kordahi's statement — that Yemen's Houthis were only defending…
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