Ties

China says it is ready to deepen “friendly and cooperative” relations with Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a regular press briefing on Monday…

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance’s ties with Russia are at their lowest point since the end of the Cold War. “This is due to Russia’s aggressive actions. I am confident that the NATO leaders will confirm our…

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the United States is doing all it can to prevent convergence and dialog between Iran and the Persian Gulf region’s Arab countries. "We are interested in Iran and the Arab states…

The United States is pressing Sudan to establish diplomatic relations with Israel in return for removal of the Northeast African country from a US list of states that sponsor terrorism. Three Sudanese government officials familiar…

The White House said on Thursday that five more countries are ‘seriously considering’ striking a normalization deal with the Zionist entity after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed accords this week. White House Chief of Staff…

The UAE and Israel, having had clandestine dealings with one another for many years, have decided to make their relationship public under the guise of “normalization” of ties. Though the mainstream media outlets have waxed poetic…