Diplomacy
Turkey sees positive developments in Saudi, Egypt ties
Middle East
August 26, 2021
Turkey sees positive developments in Saudi, Egypt ties
ISTANBUL, Aug 25 (Reuters) – There may soon be positive developments in Turkey’s relations with Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Turkish…
Algeria breaks off diplomatic ties with neighboring Morocco
Middle East
August 25, 2021
Algeria breaks off diplomatic ties with neighboring Morocco
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria formally broke off diplomatic relations with neighboring Morocco on Tuesday, with the foreign minister citing…
Algeria accuses groups it links to Morocco, Israel of setting wildfires
Middle East
August 19, 2021
Algeria accuses groups it links to Morocco, Israel of setting wildfires
ALGIERS, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Algeria on Wednesday blamed devastating wildfires this month on two groups it recently designated as…
Erdogan says Turkey, UAE ties improving after rare meeting
Middle East
August 19, 2021
Erdogan says Turkey, UAE ties improving after rare meeting
ISTANBUL, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Regional rivals Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have made progress in improving relations, which…
Iran’s ‘hostage diplomacy’ traps foreign nationals
Middle East
August 16, 2021
Iran’s ‘hostage diplomacy’ traps foreign nationals
The 67-year-old German-Iranian activist Nahid Taghavi is still in detention after being arrested in the Iranian capital in October 2020. Last…
Israel’s top diplomat makes first visit to Morocco since upgrade in ties
Middle East
August 11, 2021
Israel’s top diplomat makes first visit to Morocco since upgrade in ties
JERUSALEM, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid departed for Morocco on Wednesday in what will be the…
Ethiopian President, Egyptian Ambassador meet for farewell
Egypt
August 5, 2021
Ethiopian President, Egyptian Ambassador meet for farewell
Ethiopian Sahle-Work Zewde received Egypt’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Osama Abdel Khaleq and his wife for a farewell visit, on the…
Qatar names ambassadors to Egypt and Libya, says emir’s office
Middle East
July 29, 2021
Qatar names ambassadors to Egypt and Libya, says emir’s office
DUBAI, July 29 (Reuters) – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Thursday named ambassadors to Egypt and Libya,…
Kurt Westergaard, Danish cartoonist behind Muhammad caricature, dies at 86
World
July 19, 2021
Kurt Westergaard, Danish cartoonist behind Muhammad caricature, dies at 86
Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, known for his controversial caricature of Islam’s prophet Mohammed, died at the age of 86, his family…
Oman’s sultan arrives in Saudi Arabia on first foreign trip
Middle East
July 12, 2021
Oman’s sultan arrives in Saudi Arabia on first foreign trip
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman’s sultan arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, starting the first visit by an…