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Ethiopia said Saturday it had begun a second round of talks with Egypt and Sudan over a controversial mega-dam built by Addis Ababa on the Nile, long a source of tensions among the three nations. Ethiopia this month announced the…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad on Friday, and said the two leaders would unveil a new “strategic partnership.” Assad is on his first official trip to China in almost two decades as he seeks…
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Saudi Assistant Minister of Culture Rakan Al-Touq met Bulgarian Minister of Culture Krastyu Krastev on the sidelines of the 45th Extended Session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, which is taking place from Sept. 10-25 in Riyadh.…
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Wednesday discussed “consular cases” in a phone call with her Iranian counterpart, her ministry said. Baerbock and Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian “discussed their different…
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Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the UK Prince Khalid bin Bandar met with the British Minister of State for International Trade, Nigel Huddleston, for talks on trade and economic ties between the two countries, the Saudi Embassy reported on…
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The United Nations envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, arrived in Laayoune on Monday for talks on the disputed territory, the UN said. A statement said he was “looking forward to conducting visits in the region and meetings,…
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Russia launched an overnight air attack on one of Ukraine’s major grain exporting ports, Ukrainian officials said, hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan, were due to hold talks.…
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The regional dimension remains one of the main axes of cooperation with Jordan, Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Monday. His remarks came as the 31st session of the Higher Jordanian-Egyptian Committee concluded at the…
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China and Germany on Monday have praised the recent international talks in Saudi Arabia on resolving the Ukraine crisis, with the Chinese foreign ministry saying the talks helped “consolidate international consensus.” China’s Special…
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Turkiye has said it cannot host a major UN biodiversity meeting in 2024 as it reels from a series of devastating earthquakes this year, according to the UN body that oversees the talks. The United Nations Convention on Biological…
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