US Department of Defense 07 July 2017 (DOD Press Operation) Secretary of Defense of Unites States of America, Jim Mattis spoke by telephone today with Han Min-koo, Minister of Defense of Republic of Korea, Han Min-koo to discuss North Korea's test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on July 4. Secretary Mattis and Minister Han...

Hamburg, Germany 07 July 2017 (Xinhua News) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called on members of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies to champion an open world economy and a multilateral trade regime as global growth remains unsteady despite signs of recovery. Speaking at the annual G20 summit in Hamburg, a major port...

Manila 07 July 2017 (PNA) With its formal launching eyed this month, the Philippines’ first-ever government-run Muslim channel, Salaam TV, will provide a platform to give greater voice to Filipino Muslims. Princess Habibah Sarip-Paudac, Manager Salaam TV channel, in an exclusive interview to State run news agency 'PNA' said the purpose of the channel is...

United Nations 06 July 2017 (Yahoo/AFP) Russia on Thursday blocked a UN Security Council statement calling for "significant measures" in response to North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. The United States had circulated the statement for adoption by the 15-member council after announcing plans for a new sanctions resolution, but Russia raised objections...

DOHA 06 July 2017 (AlJazeera Network) Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki believes that besieging Qatar is the last weapon at the disposal of regimes that have been trying for years to limit Qatar's role and prevent it from being a political player. In an interview with Qatari daily Al Sharq published on Thursday, Marzouki said...

Doha 07 July 2017 (AlJazeera News) 12:17 AM German police clashed with violent protesters in Hamburg a day in the run-up to the Group of 20 summit, using water cannons, pepper spray and batons to disperse marchers after some attacked them with bottles and other objects. The skirmishes came on Thursday, hours before the two-day...

Dubai 05 July 2017 (various News Media) The foreign ministers of the four Arab countries issued on Wednesday evening a statement after their meeting in Cairo that Doha’s response to their demands was “not serious and lack any substance”. Foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt met after receiving Doha’s response to...

Tel Aviv 05 July 2017 (NDTV India) "He speaks about you all the time," Israeli Communications Minister Ayoub Kara told Narendra Modi on Tuesday, reflecting the warm personal chemistry between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart. Kara made the remarks during his interaction with PM Modi who was being introduced to the Israeli...

Jerusalem/New Delhi 05 July 2017 (NDTV) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Israel President Reuven Rivlin this morning in his first formal engagement and thanked him for the warm welcome he has been given in his country since his arrival in Tel Aviv yesterday in the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister. "I for I...

Doha 04 July 2017 (MOFA Qatar) Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar and visiting German Foreign Minister, Sigmar Gabriel have reaffirmed that dialogue and sitting down to negotiations is the only option to resolve any crisis or political dispute between countries. German Foreign minister repeated what he had said in...