Japan’s second-largest automaker Nissan Motor Co has signed a joint venture agreement with an Algerian private partner to build a car assembly plant at a cost of $160 million,...

Qatar’s victory in the Asian Football Confederation tournament was not just about winning a football match; it was a victory for free will and Qatar’s independence and sovereignty, which...

Egypt’s economy is slated to surpass Russia, Japan and Germany as the world’s seventh largest economy in 2030, according to a new long-term forecast released by Standard Chartered Plc....

All countries that were granted waivers from the United States to continue buying a certain amount of Iranian oil imports are complying with US sanctions, a senior Iranian energy official said, noting...

Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza yesterday announced the arrival of the first batch of medicines donated by the Japanese government in Gaza Strip, Quds Net News reported. In...

The Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said on Monday that its budget deficit for 2018 has been reduced from $446m to $21m. Pierre Krähenbühl made...

A Japanese journalist believed to have been captured in Syria three years ago has reportedly been released, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced earlier today. Last night, the government said...

Saudi Arabia is unlikely to employ its so-called “oil weapon” in the diplomatic crisis over the disappearance of a journalist after visiting the country’s consulate in Istanbul. Experience from...

US President Donald Trump has questioned the feasibility of his country’s military aid to “armies of rich countries” naming Saudi Arabia, Japan and South Korea. “Why do we provide...

Transgender women should have the same rights as other women, according to a global poll of women across five continents published on Friday amid a growing – and sometimes...

Turkish Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned the US over its decision to end funding for the UN Palestine refugee agency. “The decision of the United States will affect the...

Japan has announced plans to provide $5.4 million in emergency assistance to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), amid growing concerns about the agency’s...

China, seeking to skirt US sanctions, will use oil tankers from Iran for its purchases of that country’s crude, throwing Tehran a lifeline while European companies such as France’s...

The Trump administration’s top diplomat has indicated the United States might grant waivers to some countries allowing them to continue importing Iranian crude when sanctions snapback in November. “There...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday held talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss bilateral ties and regional developments, Anadolu reports. During the...

After a two-year delay, Egypt’s new Japanese schools are now open for student registration for the academic year 2018-19, the Ministry of Education announced yesterday. The ministry’s spokesman, Ahmed...

Japan is closely analysing the impact of US sanctions on Iran and will continue to talk with Washington and relevant nations so that Japanese firms will not be adversely...

After all the hype the Singapore summit turned out to be damp squib. Apart from the spectacular photo opportunities, the meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un produced no...

One of the cultural etiquettes familiar across the world is the Japanese people’s attitude towards shoes. But it seems the universally known fact about Japanese culture was lost on...

Israeli Minister of Economy, Eli Cohen, Jordanian Minister of Regional Cooperation, Imad Fakhouri, Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyad al-Malki and his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono have discussed a Japanese initiative...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday his country has no plans to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, according to Palestine’s official news agency....

Some “2.6 million” babies die each year within one month of being born, the United Nations Children’s Fund warned today in a 44-page report. Each year, of the 2.6...

Japan is to recognise the State of Palestinian and increase aid to UNRWA, Quds Press reported a senior Palestinian official saying yesterday. Speaking to media, senior aide to Palestinian...

Saudi Arabia has been warned that uncertainty over its “anti-corruption clampdown” may drive away foreign investors. Speaking in Dubai, head of Middle East and North Africa research at Japan’s...

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has called on Japan to pressure the Palestinian Authority to accept the Trump decision on Jerusalem, Israel’s Channel 7 reported yesterday. Rivlin yesterday welcomed the Japanese Foreign...

Several Chinese and Japanese companies have cancelled delegations to Israel following US President Donald Trump’s announcement recognising Jerusalem as its capital, according to Haaretz. A number of Israeli start-up...

The Japanese embassy in Baghdad announced today that Tokyo will lend the Iraqi government $270 million to help it improve its financial position. “The amount is aimed at improving...

Some 29 tonnes remnants of explosive materials have been removed from the Gaza Strip since Israel’s deadly 2014 “Operation Protective Edge” war on the Strip, a statement by UNRWA...

Japan has agreed to lend Iraq up to $195 million for a project to help repair a thermal power station in the southern province of Basra, an Iraqi government statement said on...

The British and Japanese governments lamented Israel’s recent approval of further construction in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank as “not conducive to peace”. The denunciations came more...

The Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), Saeb Erekat, yesterday called on the European Union (EU) and Japan to “exert every effort” to pressure...

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major industrialised nations meet on Monday for an annual gathering, with Europe and Japan seeking clarity from the United States on an...