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The Russian Ambassador to Cairo, Georgy Borisenko, said his country has contacted Ethiopia "several times" and urged it to take into account Egypt's concerns regarding Addis Ababa's Grand Ethiopian...
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July 25, 2023
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Ramona Wadi
The BRICS Summit in South Africa has given further unwarranted validation to the two-state compromise for Palestine-Israel. The Palestinian Authority's official news agency Wafa promoted the reaffirmation by international...
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The US military said a Russian fighter jet hit a US drone with a flare and "severely" damaged its propeller over Syria, the latest in a series of closer...
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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced on Friday that his country had submitted a request to be a shareholder in the BRICS group to the amount of $1.5 billion. President...
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A spike in grain prices since Russia quit a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain "potentially threatens hunger and worse for millions of people," the...
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The Syrian Army, supported by Russia, continues to target and attack the health infrastructure in Syria's north-western city of Idlib, Anadolu Agency reports. The attacks have resulted in severe...
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Britain has condemned the desecration and burning of the Quran, Islam's holy book, in the Swedish capital city of Stockholm, Anadolu Agency reports. In a written statement issued by...
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The governments of Tunisia and Saudi Arabia signed a soft loan agreement worth $400 million and a financial grant of $100 million offered by Riyadh to help mitigate Tunis'...
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Ending the Black Sea grain deal as announced this week would hit hard in numerous ways, warned Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, adding that Turkiye is already working to...
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Some 22 countries have "formally" asked to join the BRICS group, while an equal number has informally expressed interest in joining the bloc, South Africa announced yesterday. BRICS, a...
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The BRICS summit called for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, the Wafa news agency reported. BRICS, a bloc comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China...
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Thought it expired on Monday, Turkiye is still working hard to ensure the continuation of last year's landmark Black Sea grain deal, the country's National Defence Ministry said on...
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The annual rate of Jewish immigration to Israel has fallen significantly since start of this year, according to the Ministry of Immigration. The decline is being attributed to the...
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July 19, 2023
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Elif Selin Calik
Last week was, by all standards, a historical turning point for the relationship between Turkiye and its NATO allies. Three important developments were witnessed at the Vilnius summit. First,...
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Russia warned that, from Thursday, any ships travelling to Ukraine's Black Sea ports will be seen as possibly carrying military cargoes after Ukraine said it was setting up a...
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Talks being mediated by Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on the repatriation of Ukrainian thousands of children taken to Russia since Moscow's invasion have been under way since at least...
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The United States is taking defensive measures to confront the challenges resulting from the unsafe behaviour of Russian aircraft in Syria, the State Department said yesterday. "We have noticed...
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A cargo insurance facility providing cover for Ukraine grain shipments via a safe sea corridor has been suspended after Russia quit the United Nations-backed agreement, broker Marsh said on...
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The Kremlin warned on Tuesday about the risks that could arise if the Black Sea grain deal is resumed without Russia, Anadolu Agency reports. The Black Sea Grain Initiative's...
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Turkiye's Foreign Minister, on Tuesday, spoke with his Russian counterpart over the phone to discuss the Black Sea grain deal which Moscow suspended, Turkish diplomatic sources said on Tuesday,...
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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has expressed Tehran's rejection of any Russian or international interference in Iran's territorial integrity and the issue of the three islands which are in...
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Insurers are reviewing whether to freeze cover for any ships willing to sail to Ukraine after Russia, on Monday, quit a UN-backed deal that allows the export of grain through...
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Iran's Foreign Minister discussed the situation in Afghanistan with the UN's point man on the war-torn nation, as Russia has invited ruling Taliban officials to a meeting in Moscow,...
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Russia, on Monday, suspended the Black Sea grain deal, the Kremlin said, Anadolu Agency reports. "The Black Sea agreements ceased to be valid today. As the President of the...
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Nearly 33 million tons of grain have, so far, been transported by over 1,000 ships as part of the Black Sea grain corridor deal, which Turkiye helped broker last...
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Germany, on Monday, called on Russia to reconsider its decision to suspend the Black Sea grain export agreement, emphasising that the dispute should not be fought "on the backs...
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani began an official visit to Syria on Sunday, the first by an Iraqi premier since the outbreak of the Syrian war in 2011,...
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Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Friday, voiced hope that the parties to the Black Sea grain deal will extend the agreement set to expire on Monday, Anadolu Agency...
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The European Commission is helping the United Nations and Turkiye try to extend a deal allowing the Black Sea export of Ukraine grain and is open to "explore all...
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July 14, 2023
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Omar Ahmed
It's been quite a busy year for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in terms of diplomatic engagement. In February he made an official state visit to China, where 20 agreements...
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Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, said on Thursday that he had not heard of any new proposals on the Black Sea grain deal which expires next week, but was working...
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Iran has summoned the Russian Ambassador in Tehran, Alexey Dedov, following a joint statement by Russia and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) that affirmed their support for the United...