FILE PHOTO: A battle group from the Uganda Peoples Defence Force, receiving African Union medals and certificates on Saturday, 7 December 2019 in recognition of their contribution to security and
Populist Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr urged his followers on Sunday to help security forces clear roads blocked during months of sit-in protests, calling for “day-to-da
The head of the European Union’s foreign service, Josep Borrell, will travel to Iran next week to meet the country’s leaders in a bid to reduce tensions in the Middle E
The EU's new foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell will travel to Iran for the first time since taking office in December 2019. (Credit: AP) The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell is ex
Editor's note: Lionel Vairon is the president of CEC Consulting company and senior researcher at the Charhar Institute of international relations and public diplomacy in Beijing. He is a former jo
By APD writer EaswaranMALE, Feb 1 (APD) The Commonwealth has welcomed its 54th family member after Maldives' application for re-admission was approved.The small island
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during a ceremony in Jerusalem, January 23, 2020. /AP The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on Tuesday formally indicted
Editor's note:Guy Burton is an adjunct professor at Vesalius College, Brussels. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.Observers of politics in Iraq can
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
Limited mobile data services and internet will be temporarily restored in Jammu and Kashmir from Saturday, ending nearly a six month communications lockdown after Prime
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks at a global conference in New Delhi, India, January 15, 2020. /AP Photo Tensions between Washington and Tehran have steadily increased
It was not immediately clear if all the 32 people died from burns. /Getty Images At least 32 people were killed on Wednesday in South Sudan when suspected nomadic herders from neighbouring Sud
By APD writer Muhammad SohailOmani Foreign Minister Yusef bin Alawi visited Tehran on Tuesday and held important meetings including a one on one talks with Iranian Fore
Iran’s supreme leader lashed out at Western countries as he led Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years, dismissing “American clowns” who he said pre
Iran's supreme leader is expected to lead the main weekly Muslim prayers in Tehran on Friday, after a traumatic month in which the country had appeared on the brink of
President Hassan Rouhani appealed Wednesday for "unity" and flagged the need for radical changes to the way Iran is run, after a wave of angry protests over the acciden
File photo shows China's national flag and the flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) on the Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong, south China. (Xinhu