US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States is holding negotiations to try to win the release of US hostages held abroad, but he declined to say...

President Donald Trump told American troops on Thursday that US-backed forces in Syria have retaken 100 percent of the territory once held by Daesh militants, contradicting the commander of...

After his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, American President Donald Trump yesterday described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “tough, smart and strong”, the Times of Israel...

US citizen Danny Burch has been reunited with his family after 18 months in captivity in Yemen, US President Donald Trump said on Monday, praising the United Arab Emirates...

Egyptian billionaire businessman Naguib Sawiris said on Tuesday he sees opportunities for mining, telecoms and hotels in North Korea if a summit between its leader Kim Jong Un and...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called US intelligence chiefs “extremely passive and naive” on Iran and dismissed their assessments of the threat posed by North Korea a day after...

The European Commission has added Saudi Arabia to an EU draft list of countries that pose a threat to the bloc because of lax controls against terrorism financing and...

Democrats will use their new majority in the US House of Representatives to reverse what they see as a hands-off approach by Republicans toward President Donald Trump’s foreign policy,...

US President Donald Trump took his enthusiasm for his detente with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to new heights on Saturday, declaring at a rally with supporters that...

In his first political intervention since his two terms in office ended, former US President Barack Obama has directed sharp criticism at his successor, Donald Trump. As in many...

A science journal has claimed that radioactive sheep found in Australia could prove that Israel tested nuclear weapons, an action which would be in contravention of international law. The...

Iran’s utmost authority Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the Islamic Republic had nothing to be concerned about, a report on his official website said on Wednesday, as the...

Since the American president was elected, his many dreams were revealed. I say “dreams” because most of them are not based on a realistic vision of international politics. They...

An exposé by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has revealed that North Korea demanded Israel pay $1 billion in cash in return for halting its nuclear missile sales to...

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...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke by telephone on Monday and discussed Syria and problems of the Korean peninsula, Russia’s foreign ministry...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he plans to visit North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media reported on Sunday, potentially the first meeting between Kim and...

I am not known for commentaries about East Asia; it’s just not “my” region. However, moments avail themselves occasionally where one can share close and informative discussions with experts...

US President Donald Trump yesterday warned North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un that his security must come to a deal with the West of suffer the fate of Muammar Gaddafi’s...

The world was surprised on Friday morning by a historical scene that was no less powerful than the destruction of the Berlin Wall more than a quarter of a...

The US-led strikes on Syria may be over, at least for now, but the war that produced them – as well as the wider international confrontations that fueled it...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced yesterday the completion of the construction of its first-ever nuclear power reactor, official news agency WAM has reported. The Emirati reactor, the first in the Arab...

A UN investigation has found evidence that North Korea sent material used in ballistic missile and chemical weapons programmes to Syria, along with missile technicians, in violation of UN sanctions, according...

Iraq has received 36 Russian-made T-90 battle tanks as part of a deal, Iraqi Army Chief of Staff Gen. Othman al-Ghanimi said Monday. Anadolu reports that the delivery comes...

Sudan committed on Thursday to severing all trade and military ties with North Korea, the US State Department said, as Washington seeks to isolate Pyongyang over its nuclear and...

US President Donald Trump risks driving Iran towards nuclear proliferation and worsening a standoff with North Korea if Washington ends a nuclear deal with Iran, former Secretary of State...

To understand the United States’ stratagem in the Pacific, and against North Korea in particular, one has to understand the fundamental changes that are underway in that region. China’s...

The UAE announced today the termination of the mission of North Korea’s non-resident ambassador as well as its own envoy’s services in Pyongyang, according to the official Emirates News Agency...

The United States lifted long-standing sanctions against Sudan on Friday, saying that it had made progress fighting terrorism and easing the human rights situation in the country, Reuters has...

Lawyers representing Muslim groups have filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump’s travel ban against mainly Muslim-majority countries which will go into full effect later this month. The...

US authorities spotted a freight ship named Jie Shun flying a Cambodian flag which was carrying a huge arms cache was secretly heading from North Korea to Egypt forcing...

Egypt’s defence minister, Sedki Sobhi, announced today that his country has cut military ties with North Korea, a report by South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency revealed. Sobhi’s announcement came...