BEIJING – Chinese President, Xi Jinping, on Wednesday urged Germany and the European Union (EU) to make joint efforts with China to protect and promote the healthy and stable development of their cooperation in order to bring certainty and stability in an unstable world. Chinese President made the remarks during …
Read More »China will Drive Global Economic Growth in Pandemic Recovery: IMF
WASHINGTON – China will boost global economic growth in the years to come as the world recovers from a pandemic that has killed 2.9 million people, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts. China will contribute more than a fifth of the total increase in Global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in …
Read More »Russia Warns New Donbass Conflict Could ‘Destroy’ Ukraine, NATO Rebukes Moscow
MOSCOW – Russia on Friday warned that a serious escalation of the conflict in the Donbass could “destroy” Ukraine as NATO expressed concern over what it called a “Russian military build-up” near eastern Russia, Ukraine. Unverified social media images suggest that Russia has moved great number of tanks, armored personnel …
Read More »Merkel, Macron, Putin Discuss Sputnik V Vaccine
MOSCOW – The leaders of Germany, France and Russia held a conference call Tuesday in which they discussed safety issues and the potential approval of the Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, DW reported Wednesday. The three leaders discussed global security concerns as well as the possibility of authorizing and producing …
Read More »Germany Extends Military Mission in Afghanistan to 2022
KABUL – Germany paved the way for its troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond May 01 deadline that the United States last year agreed with the Taliban for the withdrawal of US forces after nearly two decades of war, Reuters reported. According to Reuters lawmakers approved late on Thursday a …
Read More »Saudi Satellite ‘Shaheen Sat’ Launches on Russian Soyuz Rocket
DUBAI – The locally made Saudi Arabian “Shaheen Sat” satellites were launched on Monday along with several others from 18 different countries aboard on the Russian Soyuz rocket. Shaheen Sat – one of two satellites designed and manufactured in Saudi Arabia – will be used for photography and maritime tracking. …
Read More »US, Iran Warily Circle Each Other Over Reactivating Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON – The United States is ready to sit down with Iran “tomorrow” and jointly accept full respect for the nuclear deal and five other world powers signed in 2015, according to a senior official in the Biden Administration. “We have made it clear that we are not talking about …
Read More »Iran Scorns Idea of Talks with West to Revive 2015 N-Deal
DUBAI – Iran ruled out an informal meeting with the United States and European powers on Sunday to discuss ways to revive its 2015 nuclear deal with the major powers, insisting Washington must lift all its unilateral sanctions. “In view of recent actions and statements by the United States and …
Read More »“Germany Is Committed to Afghan Peace Process”
MAZAR-E-SHARIF – Germany is committed to the Afghan peace process, Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said during an unannounced visit on Friday to the city of Mazar-e-Sharif in Balkh province, where most German troops in the country are deployed. “Afghanistan urgently needs a settlement between the opposing groups of its society,” …
Read More »E3 Urges Iran to Cooperate with IAEA
LONDON – Germany, Britain and France, also known as E3, urged Iran on Tuesday to abandon its decision to suspend implementation of the additional protocol to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) for which it grants special audit authorizations to inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). “We urge Iran …
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