English news archive on Eurasia

  • North Korea, Russia to continue strengthening cooperation in all areas — minister

    A Russian delegation, led by Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Alexander Kozlov arrived in Pyongyang on Wednesday (November 15) to attend a meeting of the Russian-North Korean intergovernmental commission North Korea and Russia will continue to strengthen their neighborly relations and cooperation in all spheres, taking them to new heights, North Korea’s Minister of…

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  • Xi says China has no plan to surpass or unseat U.S.

    Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that China does not have a plan to surpass or unseat the United States, and the United States should not scheme to suppress and contain China. He made the remarks during a summit with U.S. President Joe Biden at Filoli Estate, a country house approximately 40 km south…

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  • President Raeisi’s 10-point proposal at Riyadh summit to end Gaza war

    President Raeisi’s 10-point proposal at Riyadh summit to end Gaza war

    President Ebrahim Raeisi was one of the 57 Muslim leaders who attended the extraordinary summit in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Saturday and called for an immediate halt to the Israeli regime’s genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip. President Raeisi, who was on his maiden official visit to the Arab kingdom, outlined the Islamic…

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  • Iran: US launches all-out war on Gaza; Israel collapsed, on life support, after October 7

    Iran: US launches all-out war on Gaza; Israel collapsed, on life support, after October 7

    Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Israel collapsed on October 7, when the Palestinian resistance launched a surprise attack against the regime on October 7, and is now alive on “US’s life support.” “The world is witnessing the full-scale American war against Gaza,” Amir-Abdollahian said in a post on his X account late on Sunday.…

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  • MBS meets Iran’s Raisi on sidelines of joint Arab-Islamic summit | Erdogan and Abbas also in Saudi Arabia

    MBS meets Iran’s Raisi on sidelines of joint Arab-Islamic summit | Erdogan and Abbas also in Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met on Saturday with Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on the sidelines of the extraordinary joint Arab-Islamic summit, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The meeting is the two leaders’ first since the two countries restored ties in March under a deal brokered by China. The Crown Prince also…

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  • Mirziyoyev reiterates Uzbekistan’s support for Palestinian people to have their own state and calls for a cease-fire

    Mirziyoyev reiterates Uzbekistan’s support for Palestinian people to have their own state and calls for a cease-fire

    At the sixteenth summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization being held in Tashkent, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev once again reiterated the country’s firm position on supporting Palestine to have their own independent state and called for a cease-fire. “The Israeli-Palestinian war in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to global peace…

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  • Pakistan to Israel: ‘Stop the genocide’ of Palestinians in Gaza

    UNITED NATIONS, (APP) – Pakistan told in a U.N. meeting Friday that an immediate ceasefire was critical to meet immense needs in the besieged Gaza, and called on Israel to stop its ongoing “genocide” of Palestinian people. We cannot mince our words; we have to tell the Israelis: stop the genocide. Ambassador Munir Akram UN…

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  • Iraq backs Jordan’s decision to recall its ambassador to Israel

    Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Wednesday that it supports Jordan’s decision to withdraw its ambassador from Israel. A statement issued by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry mentioned that it supports the decision taken by Jordan requesting Israel to stop the aggression against the Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip,…

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  • UN chief: ‘Palestinians have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation’

    UN chief: ‘Palestinians have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation’

    UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the October 7 military operation against Israel “did not happen in a vacuum”, noting that the Palestinians “have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation.” The remarks by the world’s top diplomat angered Israel. The regime’s envoy to the UN, Gilad Erdan, called for the resignation of Guterres,…

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  • Hamdan bin Zayed receives Qatari ambassador

    Hamdan bin Zayed receives Qatari ambassador

    Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, received Dr. Sultan Al Mansouri, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the UAE, at Al Nakheel Palace. H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed welcomed the Qatari Ambassador, wishing him success in his duty, which will contribute to further bolstering avenues of joint cooperation…

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  • UAE President, German Chancellor discuss latest regional developments

    UAE President, German Chancellor discuss latest regional developments

    President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan spoke by telephone today, 25 October, to Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, to discuss the latest regional developments. The call focused on the critical humanitarian situation in Gaza and the urgent need to ensure the protection of civilians. The two leaders emphasised the vital…

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  • Chinese trains to link Budapest and Belgrade

    Chinese trains to link Budapest and Belgrade

    China and Serbia signed a contract Tuesday for the procurement of 20 Chinese-made highspeed trains with a maximum travel speed of 200 km/h for the BeltandRoad project Budapest-Belgrade railway, which is expected to cut the travel time between the two cities from 8 hrs to 3 hrs.

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