Doha, 19 August 2025 French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hav voiced their support for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and emphasized the need for trilateral negotiations involving the United States, Russia, and Ukraine. Speaking during high-level talks at the White House alongside U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...

Istanbul, 12 Aug.2025 (Anadolu) By Prof. Mutaz M. Qafisheh and Mazen Zaro This piece comes at a pivotal moment marked by the collision of two key developments relating to the legal status and future of Palestine. One is the launch of the International Peace Conference to operationalize the two-state solution, co-chaired by France and Saudi...

Washington, 11 August 2025 (US Department of State) The U.S. State Department has officially designated Pakistan’s Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its armed faction, the Majeed Brigade, as terrorist organizations, accusing them of executing a series of deadly attacks in recent years. In a press release, the State Department announced that the Balochistan Liberation Army...

Istanbul, 11 Aug. 2025 (Anadolu) The Gaza Government Media Office has denounced the killing of five journalists, including Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif and Mohamed Qraiqea, as a deliberate act by Israel intended to pave the way for a full occupation of Gaza City. The journalists were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday that targeted...

Doha, 30 July 2025 HE Cao Xiolin, ambassador of Peoples Republic of China has said that under the strategic leadership of the Chinese President Xi Jinping and HH the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the China-Qatar strategic partnership has entered its most robust period, undergoing an 11-year 'Golden Era' of development. He...

Doha, 19 July 2025 (QNA) On Saturday, the State of Qatar hosted a significant diplomatic milestone with the signing of a Declaration of Principles between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement (M23). The event, held at Doha Grand Sheraton Hotel marks a critical development...

Doha, 18 July 2025 (QNA) In a continuation of its mediation efforts, the State of Qatar has facilitated the return of a second group of Afghan nationals from the Federal Republic of Germany to Afghanistan. This development underscores Qatar’s ongoing role in bridging communication between Afghanistan and the international community. According to the Qatari Ministry...

Rio de Janeiro, 17 July 2025 (Xinhua) The recently concluded BRICS Media and Think Tank Forum in Rio de Janeiro marked a significant step in amplifying the collective voice of developing nations on the world stage. Bringing together more than 250 delegates from 36 countries, including BRICS member states (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) and partner nations...

Tianjin, July 12 (Xinhua) — The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Digital Economy Forum convened on Friday in Tianjin, north China, underscoring fresh opportunities for collaboration among SCO member states. Under the theme 'New Bonds in the Digital Economy, New Horizons for Cooperation', the event included an opening ceremony, a main forum, four themed sub-forums...

10 July 2025, Financial Times Our commitment to acting responsibly to avoid a full-scale regional war should not be misinterpreted as weakness By Abbas Araghchi (The writer is Foreign Minister of Iran) In only five meetings over nine weeks, US special envoy Steve Witkoff and I achieved more than I did in four years of...