Europe & Russia

The EU Court of Auditors has said "there is no evidence of corruption, mismanagement or diversion of funds" received by the Palestinian Authority (PA) from the EU, a statement...

Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday that French arms sales increased by 42 per cent or €6.7 billion in 2013 compared to 2012 and are expected to...

Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said Tuesday that Turkey should be included in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks between the United States and the EU. Zeybekci met...

"Italy encourages the Lebanese political forces to reach an agreement on the presidential election and to elect a new president as soon as possible"; Italy's state television reported the...

Foreign Minister Steinmeier yesterday said the international community "must prevent the outbreak of a proxy war between the regional powers on Iraqi soil". In his interview with the German...

The ongoing fighting in Iraq could evolve into a sectarian war, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Erdogan told journalists: "This has gone far beyond an encounter...

The Palestinians have learnt from experience to be wary of political initiatives "Made in London". They have witnessed how projects from the Balfour Declaration to the Oslo Accords were...

In George Orwell's novel 1984, Winston Smith, whose job it is to edit historical documents so they reflect the party line, reads from Goldstein's book. "In accordance to the...

A delegation from the British House of Commons arrived in Cairo on Saturday for talks with Egyptian officials. The 20-strong delegation is expected to hold talks with newly-inaugurated President...

Let's stop thinking with the mind-set of the 1950s and 1960s and let's throw away the famed book by the mythical intelligence man Miles Copeland entitled The Game of...

Germany has agreed to take in 10,000 more Syrian refugees, the interior ministers at both federal and regional levels agreed yesterday. "Germany stands by its humanitarian responsibility. It is...

Chairperson-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter strongly condemned the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS)'s attack on...

An Egyptian court decision to imprison political activist Alaa Abdel Fatah yesterday to 15 years in prison and several other colleagues in the Shura Council events which took place...

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said yesterday that his country would respond should any of its citizens and diplomats, who are being held by militants in the northern city...

Iran must drop its demand to have thousands of the centrifuges used in uranium enrichment if it wants its nuclear negotiations with the P5+1 world powers to result in...

The London-based Muslim Brotherhood leader Ibrahim Mounir emphasized that his group adheres to peaceful resistance despite the injustice is it currently facing by the military regime. At a seminar...

The visit by Pope Francis to the Holy Land and his invitation to the Palestinian and Israel protagonists to pray at the Vatican received scant media coverage. What was...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul promised to cooperate to put an end to the conflicts in the Middle East, especially in Syria, and restore...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed with his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud Al-Faisal, during a telephone call today, ways to resolve the Syrian crisis and other regional issues. The...

President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso, currently on a visit to Israel, has called for support of the Palestinian reconciliation agreement. "For the sake of reaching a...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived on Monday in the Turkish capital Ankara on his first to the neighbouring country since his election last year. The visit came in response...

Turkey's EU membership bid was discussed by Turkey's foreign minister and the head of the European Union delegation to Turkey in a meeting in Ankara on Monday. This is...

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius yesterday started a two-day visit to Algeria in a bid to boost "excellent" ties between Algiers and Paris. The visit came after an invitation...

Palestine has succeeded in its efforts to change EU's negative stance towards the country by responding to the demands of the international community, Palestinian ambassador in Ankara said Saturday....

The leader of Tunisia's Ennahda party, Sheikh Rashid Ghannouchi, confirmed in an interview with Al Hiwar TV that he was visited in his Tunis offices by Sir John Jenkins,...

Egyptians for Democracy – UK has described the EU's stance on Egypt's presidential elections as particularly objectionable given that Field Marshall Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi has committed what Human Rights...

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have transferred billions of dollars to Egypt since the overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood, to heal the rift that hit the...

Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti has requested for Germany to present its opinion, technical advice and expertise based on the German experience in order to reach a satisfactory conclusion...

The European Union has threatened to impose economic sanctions against Israel and has called on it to cancel its settlement projects which were announced yesterday. "We are deeply disappointed...

Syrian society has never truly been studied scientifically, neither before nor after the revolution began. The reason is that researchers cannot move about the country freely to conduct individual...

A senior official at the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed yesterday that his country is working hard to prevent any assets acquired illegally by corrupt leaders to access...

The Egyptian authorities have sent invitations to major world leaders to attend Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi's inauguration as the new president of Egypt, excluding four countries, Pls48.net news website and...