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All parties in Yemen should restart UN-led political process at early date: Chinese envoy

Despite multiple challenges, the parties to the conflict in Yemen should strive to implement the United Nations-led political process at an early date, a Chinese envoy

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Stopping world's largest aid operation fatal for millions of Yemenis: UN

United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock on Tuesday told the UN Security Council that stopping the

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Speculative U.S. antipathies about China are losing traction

Editor's note: Azhar Azam works in a private organization as a market business analyst and writes about geopolitical issues and regional conflicts. The article reflects the author's opinions, and

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Why Riyadh's Vision 2030 is such a hard sell

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman uses his phone in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 12, 2020. /Reuters Photo Editor's note: Hannan Hussain is a security analyst at the South Asia C

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Iran's IRGC denies sending weapons cache to Yemen

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Saturday denied that Iran recently sent weapons cache to Yemen, Tasnim news agency reported. Deputy Commander of the IRGC for

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Pompeo meets with Saudi FM on ties, Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday met with visiting Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud here discussing bilateral ties and Iran, said the U

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The irony of the U.S.'s Xinjiang campaign

Editor's Note: This article is part five of a series titled "See the difference between the two narratives on Xinjiang," which explores the differences between China and the West on China's Xinjia

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Trump confirms AQAP leader killed by U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States had conducted a counterterrorism operation in Yemen that killed Qasim al-Rimi, a founder and the leade

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Trump says U.S. killed leader of Al-Qaeda cell in Arabian Peninsula

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States killed Qasim al-Rimi, leader of the Al-Qaeda cell in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).The U.S. "conducted a c

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Coronavirus outbreak demands sensible global response

SARS, MERS, Mexican swine flu, Zika, Ebola, and now novel coronavirus – these are nasty infections that have crossed borders and caused panic and fear across the world in the more recent past.Glob

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Iran's diplomat expresses wish to amend ties with Riyadh, Abu Dhabi

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during ceremony attended by Iranian clerics in Tehran, Iran, July 16, 2019. /Reuters Photo Iran wants to resolve differences with Gulf state

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China Focus: Foreigners confident in China's anti-epidemic efforts

Amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, foreigners in China have shown great confidence in the country's unprecedented efforts for epidemic control. "The speed with which

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Trump's expanded travel ban targets Nigeria, five other countries

U.S. President Donald Trump issued an expanded version of his travel ban on Friday that targets prospective immigrants from Nigeria and five other countries, a move that could affect thousands of peo

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UN expert says climate change may be behind locust swarms in Africa

FILE PHOTO: Locusts are seen in the Menabe region of western Madagascar, March 29, 2013. /Reuters Climate change may be powering the swarms of desert locusts that have invaded eastern Africa,

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Abbas to change role of Palestinian Authority after Trump unveils plan

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech after U.S. President Donald Trump announces his Middle East peace plan, in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, January 28, 2020. /Re

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Trump’s travel ban could extend to Africa’s top tech country, Nigeria

The Trump administration is poised to add several African countries to a U.S. travel ban list, including Africa’s top tech hub, Nigeria.Politico first reported the White House is considering Tan

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How Trump's Iran crisis escalated conflicts in Syria and Yemen

Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, and