diplomatic relations
- Middle East
Saudi, Canada to restore diplomatic ties after 5-year dispute
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Canada have agreed to restore full diplomatic ties and appoint new ambassadors, ending a five-year dispute. The move comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met…
- Middle East
Bahrain set to restore diplomatic relations with Lebanon
Manama: A day after the Arab League summit was held in Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain announced the resumption of diplomatic relations with Lebanon. The decision comes after more than a…
- Middle East
UAE, Qatar in process to restore relations; reopen embassies
After years of strained relations, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar are in the process of restore diplomatic relations and reopening the closed embassies in the coming weeks. The development in relations…
- Middle East
Qatar, Bahrain to restore diplomatic relations
Doha: The Gulf countries— Qatar and Bahrain to restore diplomatic relations after a six years-long dispute. This came at the conclusion of the second meeting of the Qatari-Bahraini Follow-up Committee at the…
- Middle East
After 4-year gap, Turkey appoints new ambassador to Israel
Ankara: After a four-year hiatus, Turkey appointed its ambassador to Israel in the latest step between the two countries in the path of normalizing relations. Sakir Ozkan Torunlar, a senior diplomat who…
- Middle East
Iran regrets Ukraine’s decision to downgrade diplomatic ties
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has expressed regret for the decision of the Ukrainian government to downgrade diplomatic relations with the Islamic republic. On Friday, Ukraine announced to downgrade ties…
- Middle East
With reset of diplomatic ties, fresh start for Turkey-Israel relations
The reset of diplomatic ties between Turkey and Israel may result in some new paradigm shifts at the regional level besides helping both to focus more on bilateral economic gains. Recently there…
- Middle East
Erdogan, Isaac hold phone call after restoration of ties
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a phone call with Israeli President Isaac Herzog over bilateral relations, according to a statement by Turkey’s presidential office. The statement released on Friday emphasised…
- Telangana
Telangana government conducts diplomatic outreach programme
Hyderabad: The Industries and Commerce Department of Telangana conducted a ‘Diplomatic Outreach Programme’ to promote the state as an investment destination. At the event which was held at the T Hub 2.0…
- Middle East
Israel, Turkey to restore full diplomatic ties after 4-year break
Jerusalem: Israel and Turkey announced the resumption of full diplomatic ties on Wednesday, after several years of strained relations between the nations. Both the countries would be exchanging ambassadors again after not…
- Middle East
Syria breaks diplomatic ties with Ukraine
Damascus: Syria on Wednesday severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine in response to a similar move by Kiev last month. The Syrian foreign ministry made the declaration, saying that Ukraine has taken aggressive…
- World
Sudan repeals law on boycotting Israel
Khartoum: The Sudanese government has officially approved a bill to repeal the law on boycotting Israel. “Today a draft bill abolishing the law on boycotting Israel was approved in a joint meeting for…
- Middle East
Qatar, Mauritania discuss possibility of resuming diplomatic relations
Doha: The foreign ministers of Qatar and Mauritania, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani and Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, respectively, have discussed the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations severed in 2017, the Qatari…
