Author: Faadi Kazemi

The Syrian delegation, which arrived in the Russian capital on Sunday, is headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Ayman Sousan, Syria’s official SANA news agency reported. Sousan’s first bilateral meeting was with Ali Asghar Khaji, a senior advisor to the Iranian foreign minister. Sousan stressed the need to end Turkey’s military presence in the Arab country, as well as the importance of the fight against terrorism and non-interference in Syria’s internal affairs by other countries. ​Both sides expressed their shared views on the need to respect Syria’s sovereignty and safeguard its territorial integrity, by ending Turkey’s continued illegal presence on Syrian…

Washington’s Missteps Paved the Way for Beijing’s Saudi-Iranian Deal European countries are shutting down their visa- or residency-for-investment schemes, worried about corruption and security. Meanwhile, the Middle East is just getting started in the so-called “citizenship industry.” After the extremist group known as the “Islamic State” took over parts of her own country in 2014, Iraqi journalist Hiba Ahmad started looking for an escape route. “I just thought I needed a place outside Iraq, to be safe,” she told DW. “So if there is a difficult situation in Iraq, I can leave.” After investigating online, the Baghdad native decided to buy a…

“Maybe there is a possibility that Mr Putin will come on April 27, or we may connect to the inauguration ceremony online and we will take the first step in Akkuyu,” Erdogan said in televised comments on private broadcaster ATV.Turkey will load the first nuclear fuel into the first power unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant and officially grant it nuclear facility status on April 27, Erdogan said in an earlier announcement on Wednesday.The Kremlin on Monday denied Turkish reports that Putin was planning to visit Turkey.The Kremlin said on Saturday (25 March) that Putin and Erdogan discussed during a phone…

AMMAN: Companies from the UAE, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain signed industrial agreements with an investment value exceeding $ 2 billion at the third Higher Committee meeting of the Industrial Partnership for Sustainable Economic Development. The meeting kicked off in Amman on Sunday in the presence of Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and the UAE’s special envoy for climate change, His Excellency Ahmed Samir Saleh, Egyptian Minister of Industry and Trade of Egypt, Yousef Al Shamali, Jordanian Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, and Abdulla Adel Fakhro, Bahraini Minister of Industry and Commerce.…

Oman and the US have signed a memorandum of understanding worth OMR192 million ($500 million) to explore options for utilising the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM)’s financing and to promote trade and investment. Oman, whose bilateral trade with the US topped $4.22 billion in 2022, the highest ever and up 30% from 2021, will see US collaboration in strategic sectors of its economy, ranging from renewable energy to manufacturing, it was decided at the start of the inaugural session of the Strategic Dialogue between the Sultanate of Oman and the United States of America. The US is Oman’s…

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards last week arrested seven people with links to Britain. Britain will officially declare Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, which has arrested seven people with links to the United Kingdom over anti-government protests, as a terrorist group, the Telegraph reported on Monday, citing sources. The move, which will be announced within weeks, is supported by Britain’s security minister, Tom Tugendhat, and Home Secretary Suella Braverman, the report said. Proscribing Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group would mean that it would become a criminal offense to belong to the group, attend its meetings, and carry its logo in public. The…

Incoming prime minister says Riyadh deal would bring about peace with Palestinians and change region in ‘unimaginable ways’ Benjamin Netanyahu has taken to Saudi Arabian state television to claim that normalisation with Riyadh is key to peace between Israel and Palestine. Netanyahu, who is likely to become Israeli prime minister once again later this month, talked up a potential improvement of ties with the Gulf kingdom during an interview with Saudi broadcaster Al Arabiya on Thursday. He also urged US President Joe Biden to reaffirm Washington’s own relationship with Riyadh, following recent tensions over a Saudi-led cut in global oil production. “The traditional [US] alliance with Saudi Arabia and other…