Trump, Moon Expected to Discuss in DC on 10 April DPRK Denuclearization - Report
April 01, 2019 at 09:23 AM
US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet in Washington on 10 April, the Yonhap news agency reported Friday. Read More »
'Why not give Israel North & South Carolina?' Syrian envoy asks US at UN
March 29, 2019 at 09:36 AM
Syria's UN ambassador has suggested the US hand "a couple" of its own states over to Israel instead of flouting international law and selling others' land for favors with the Israeli lobby, like it did with the Golan Heights. Read More »
‘US decision on Golan Heights is highway to war’: Russian Duma speaker
March 28, 2019 at 09:20 AM
The US decision to recognize the Golan Heights as Israel's territory was taken bypassing the UN Security Council and ignoring the UN dialogue on the issue, said Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of Russia’s Lower House. Read More »
China signs multibillion-dollar deal with Airbus in another big blow to Boeing
March 27, 2019 at 11:45 AM
China will buy a total of 300 passenger jets from European aircraft maker Airbus as its US rival Boeing struggles in the aftermath of two deadly crashes involving its 737 MAX. Read More »
‘Attack on sovereignty & territorial integrity’ – Syria reacts to Trump’s Golan Heights move
March 27, 2019 at 11:43 AM
Calling the decision a "flagrant attack" on Syrian territorial sovereignty, an official from Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned Donald Trump’s recognition of Israel’s claim to the occupied Golan Heights. Read More »
Syria calls for urgent Security Council meeting after Trump's Golan Heights recognition – reports
March 27, 2019 at 11:38 AM
Syria has called for an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council concerning the Golan Heights, according to diplomats cited by the AFP. The call follows Washington's recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the area. Read More »
Trump signs declaration recognizing Israel's sovereignty over disputed Golan Heights
March 27, 2019 at 09:23 AM
US President Donald Trump has signed a declaration recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, seized from Syria during the 1967 Six-Day War. Read More »
Israel hammers Gaza for 3rd night in ‘vigorous response’ ordered by Netanyahu
March 11, 2019 at 09:24 AM
Israel continues to pound Hamas targets in retaliation for cross-border attacks from Gaza, as the IDF carries out a “very vigorous response” against the militants, ordered by the Prime Minister as he gears up for his re-election. Read More »
China’s Xi Jinping to make state visit to Russia this year – foreign minister
March 08, 2019 at 03:59 PM
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit Russia later this year to meet his counterpart Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters, describing the strategic ties between Moscow and Beijing as exemplary. Read More »
Full obedience or tougher sanctions: US says N. Korea’s ‘step-by-step’ denuclearization unacceptable
March 08, 2019 at 03:55 PM
The US administration will not accept any gradual denuclearization of North Korea, a senior State Department official said, just as John Bolton threatened Pyongyang with tougher sanctions, following the unproductive Hanoi summit. Read More »
