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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) today warned that there is a real risk of a regional spillover from Israel’s war in Gaza and called for relentless efforts to secure a ceasefire. UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Noura al-Kaabi told a policy conference in Abu Dhabi that every effort…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called Israel an occupier in its war in Gaza. Addressing at a massive pro-Palestinian rally in Istanbul, he repeated his stance about Hamas not being a terrorist organization. He accused the Western powers of being main culprit behind the Israeli army’s “massacre” of Palestinians…

The Turkish Republic, founded by the national independence hero Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, has turned 100 today. This day, a hundred years ago, the great Turkish nation secured the ultimate victory by defeating foreign occupation and imperialism. Unyielding determination, courage and unity exhibited by the Turkish nation laid the foundation of…

China has warned the United States not to involve in problems between Beijing and Manila. The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning at a media briefing today said the United States does not have the right to get involved in problems related to disputed waters of the South China Sea.…

A court in Qatar has awarded death sentence to eight ex-servicemen of the Indian Navy. The Indian External Affairs Ministry has confirmed this news. It is pertinent to mention that ex-officials of the Indian Navy were sent to jail last year on charges of spying for Israel against Qatar. Indian…

Foreign Ministers of Arab states have urged for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and for the lifting of the siege on the strip to reach humanitarian aid to the besieged Palestinians. Speaking after a UN Security Council meeting in New York, they demanded an immediate ceasefire in the enclave adding…

Arab leaders have strongly condemned Israel’s two-week-long bombardment of Gaza and demanded renewed efforts to reach a Middle East peace settlement to end violence from Israelis. Speaking at a Cairo Peace Summit on Saturday, Jordan’s King Abdullah denounced global silence about Israel’s attacks on the enclave and urged an even-handed…

Kassym-Jomart TokayevKazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said here Wednesday that Kazakhstan plans to build 1,300 km of new railways in the next three years in synergy with the Belt and Road Initiative. “Following the fundamental interests of the people of Kazakhstan and China, the spirit of friendship and eternal strategic partnership,…

Belt and Road international cooperation has gotten off the ground, grown rapidly and produced fruitful outcomes over the past 10 years, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday. The cooperation has extended from the Eurasian continent to Africa and Latin America, and more than 150 countries and over 30 international organizations…

By Michael Pröbsting, The killing of at least 500 people in the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City has provoked outcry and outrage around the world. It is no doubt the worst war crime which Israel has committed since the 7 October. In response, people in various countries have spontaneously taken…

All eyes are now on Xi Jinping as the Chinese president hosts state leaders, business executives and scholars from around the world for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. In just 10 years, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Xi’s signature vision for global development, has become…

The UN Security Council (UNSC) has rejected a Russian resolution that condemned violence and terrorism against civilians and called for immediate measures to resolve the conflict in Gaza. Russia China, United Arab Emirates, Mozambique and Gabon voted in favour of the resolution while the United States, Britain, France and Japan…

Israeli terrorism in the Gaza Strip continued today as its brutal forces prepared to launch a ground invasion on the besieged 2.3 million innocent Palestinian civilians. People is Gaza are lacking basic amenities like food, water and medical supplies as hospitals are on the verge of collapse amid Israeli bombardment.…

The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), as “a massive project” with “immense potential,” can help accelerate efforts to achieve the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Ghada Waly, executive director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), said in a recent interview with Xinhua. Waly is…

Historians will hail the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as “something of significance for our era,” Robert Lawrence Kuhn, chairman of the Kuhn Foundation, has said. “Historians 1,000 years from now will look back and will circle the Belt and Road Initiative as something of significance for our era…

The UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordination Office says death toll due to Israel’s merciless bombardments in Gaza has continued to rise. In a statement, the UN agency said more than 260,000 people have been displaced since the start of the current conflict and numbers are rising fast. Similarly, WFP and other…

The 27th meeting of Council of Ministers of Economic Cooperation Organization has concluded in in Shusha, Azerbaijan. The Meeting reviewed the status of activities of the ECO and approved some fresh proposals. The meeting adopted “Shusha Declaration” that focuses on enhanced regional cooperation amongst the Member States. The declaration also…

Israel has mobilized 360,000 reservists and likely to launch a ground offensive into Gaza where hospitals ran low on supplies and an imminent power blackout. Airstrikes have smashed entire city blocks to rubble and left unknown numbers of bodies beneath mounds of debris. Israel has stopped the entry of food,…

Reactions have been pouring in following the ongoing battle between Palestinian resistance groups in the besieged Gaza Strip and Israeli military. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry posted a statement on X, calling for an ‘immediate halt to the escalation of the conflict.’ The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council meanwhile urged an immediate…

Over 300 Palestinians have been martyred in unabated Israeli air strikes on Gaza strip since yesterday. Palestinian health officials said 20 children were among at least 313 civilians martyred. They said nearly 2,000 people were wounded. Israeli air strikes battered Gaza overnight smashing buildings, and the houses in dense populated…

Organization of Islamic Corporation has expressed deep concern on dangerous Israeli escalation in Occupied Palestinian territory. The General Secretariat in a statement said that Israel’s impunity has encouraged it to persist in its policy which in their entirety amount to war crime against humanity. The statement stressed for providing international…