Muscat & New Delhi to Bolster Cooperation Ties

Oman and India have expressed readiness and common resolve to enhance further cooperation relations in a wide range of fields including trade, energy, defence, tourism, industry, technology, agriculture… Ways to expand partnership between the two countries were explored during the Read more

Kuwait-South Korea sign economic accords

Kuwait and South Korea signed three agreements and several memorandums of understanding in the sectors of health, transportation, trade and petroleum as both countries move towards consolidating their bilateral relations and cooperation. Visiting South Korean president, Park Geun-hye and Amir Read more

Syria: UN special envoy Mistura to discuss details of Aleppo truce with government

As the war in Syria gets five years old next month, UN is trying to end it with already more than an estimated 200,000 people dead and millions displaced. Special envoy Staffan de Mistura will be in Damascus during the Read more

Egypt and Jordan discuss defense and security challenges

King Abdullah’s visit to Egypt has ended with both states hoping to reinforce their bilateral cooperation. High on the agenda was terrorism and security related issues. A plan to build a natural gas pipeline from Iraq to Jordan that will Read more

Iran agrees smoother cooperation with IAEA, EU optimistic of a deal

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano has stated that “a better understanding” between Iran and the agency has emerged after a meeting with Iran’s top negotiator Abbas Araqchi. A released statement outlined that the Read more

Syria: Another Group of Christians Captured by Islamist Militants

The Islamic extremist groups operating in Syria continue to defy the international community by kidnapping another group of Christians from the north-eastern villages in Syria. According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), about one hundred Christians (including Read more