Pakistan’s economic authorities have approved a legal mechanism designed to facilitate barter trade with Iran in new step in the direction of expanding commercial ties between the two neighbors.
Yemeni Army Spokesman General Yahya Saree says Yemen’s armed forces on Friday morning shot down an MQ9 reconnaissance plane belonging to the United Arab Emirates.
Hungary says it will spare no effort to facilitate the exit of Iranian nationals caught up in conflict-torn Ukraine and their safe return home via Hungarian soil.
An estimated 100,000 Ukrainians have fled their homes and that several thousand have crossed into neighbouring countries, mainly Romania and Moldova, according to the UN refugee agency.
US President Joe Biden condemned Moscow for launching the military operation against Ukraine, announcing new strong sanctions and limitations on exports to Russia.
London unveiled its ‘largest-ever package of sanctions’ against Russia on Thursday, targeting banks and wealthy Russians. Ottawa has also targeted several individuals and entities, including members of the Russian elite and major banks.
The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has expressed regret over the start of military actions and the escalation of hostilities in Ukraine, calling for the establishment of a ceasefire.
European Union ambassadors in Brussels moved closer to consensus on a significant package of sanctions targeting broad sectors of the Russian economy and individuals on Thursday. But they were debating whether to keep President Vladimir Putin off their list for now, diplomats who participated in or were briefed on the talks say.
The Russian Defense Ministry has claimed that Ukrainian air defenses have been neutralized. Moscow has launched a ‘special operation’ in Ukraine on Thursday, amid escalating tensions between Kiev's forces and Moscow-backed troops in Donbass.
Leaders of several countries rushed to condemn a Russian invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday night, warning of heavy sanctions to come for the attack announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Oil prices soared past $100 for the first time in more than seven years on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "military operation" in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he ordered his country's military to carry out a special operation in the Donbass region, in eastern Ukraine, after the leaders of the breakaway republic asked Moscow for military assistance in response to what they described as an increase in “Ukrainian aggression.”
U.S. President Joe Biden announced that he would impose new sanctions on the company behind the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which was built to ferry natural gas from Russia to Germany. The announcement follows Russia’s recognition of two separatist-controlled regions east of Ukraine that led to harsh anti-Moscow bans by the West.
The Department of Environment of the southern Iranian Province of Bushehr says an oil spill from pollution near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf has reached the shorelines of the province.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced Wednesday it plans to buy a dozen Chinese L15 aircraft, as it seeks to bolster its defenses after a series of attacks by Yemeni forces.
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi says the country’s relations with Oman are good, but there is room for further development of economic and trade ties, and significant potentials of both countries can be used to this end.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has warned Moscow will respond strongly to new anti-Russia sanctions imposed by Washington. It stressed the measures taken by the White House run counter to American interests.
Lebanese security forces have foiled three suicide attacks planned by militants linked to Daesh terror group in Beirut's southern suburbs, Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said Wednesday.
Ukraine’s parliament has approved imposing sanctions on 351 Russians, including lawmakers who supported the recognition of independence of the two separatist-controlled territories in eastern Ukraine and the use of Russian troops there.
The Iranian and Omani foreign ministers have exchanged views on issues of common interests, including bilateral relations and the talks underway in Vienna on the revival of 2015 nuclear agreement.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Moscow's recognition of the "independence" of the two breakaway Ukrainian regions. He has called on Russia to fully comply with the global body's charter.
