Japanese premier calls for free, safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged the resumption of free and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz during a phone call with Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.…
Hamas reaffirms Gaza deal commitment after Netanyahu rejected it
Palestinian resistance group Hamas has reaffirmed its commitment to a roadmap agreed with mediators and the Board of Peace to complete the second phase of US President Donald Trump’s plan…
Hundreds of Syria Kurds head back to border town after years of displacement
A first group of Syrian Kurds were headed for the northeastern border town of Ras al-Ain on Monday following years of displacement, months after an integration deal between the Kurds…
Iran says no reason to fear Pakistan-Turkey-Saudi security pact
Iran sees no reason to be concerned that a new security pact between Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia is directed against Tehran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday.…
ASEAN, China Review Strategic Partnership and Regional Developments
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this morning met with H.E. Wang Qing, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to ASEAN, over breakfast meeting. Both sides took the…
Egypt FM calls for Israel’s complete withdrawal from Gaza
Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, has stressed the importance of a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the opening of the strip to allow sustained humanitarian aid in line with…
Gaza Board of Peace envoy says Israel not required to withdraw without ‘verification’
The Board of Peace lead envoy for Gaza says Israel is not expected to withdraw from the strip until Hamas’s disarmament is “verified”. – Nickolay Mladenov was speaking in an…
Iran ties Hormuz reopening to US concessions on several demands
Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the U.S. must meet other conditions,…
The Mecca Defence Pact and the Making of a New Regional Security Order
The signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan on August 7 marks a significant shift in the security politics of West Asia and the…
Syria, Russia Reach Deal on Future of Tartous and Hmeimim Bases
The Syrian Foreign Ministry says Damascus and Moscow have reached a memorandum of understanding (MoU) settling the future of Russian bases in Tartous and Hmeimim after 18 months of intensive…