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Prince Mohammed said Kingdom returning to roots of tolerant Islam

UAE toes fine line as it navigates increasingly strong ties with Moscow amid Western fallout over Ukraine conflict, say analysts.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman talked about reforms, international relations and economy in an interview with The Atlantic.

King Hamad expressed his happiness at meeting King Salman to discuss regional developments

TAIPEI: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen bestowed a presidential honor on former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday for his contribution to boosting relations with the island, as China’s top newspaper lambasted him again as a “liar.” China placed sanctions on Pompeo when he left office at the end of the Trump presidency last […]

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed strategic relations between their nations, Al Ekhbariya reported on Thursday. The pair discussed ways to enhance Saudi-US ties in all fields, and exchanged views on regional and international issues. Blinken’s call to Prince Faisal also tackled intensifying coordination and […]

The Kremlin condemns the sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin following the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine. In fact, he calls them absurd. It is then made clear that Putin is indifferent to the Western sanctions against him, as he has no assets other than those he declares annually.

During the call, the two leaders discussed the situation in Ukraine and the impact of the crisis on energy markets

Russia launched its invasion by land, air and sea on Thursday following a declaration of war by President Vladimir Putin

On Wednesday, Johnson told finance chiefs he wanted to impose the “toughest possible next tranche” of sanctions on Russia