Author: Agence France-Presse
Related Posts
Panama Rejects Hong Kong Firm’s Claim of Ignoring Arbitration
Panama's president denied Thursday that officials failed to respond to an arbitrage lawsuit by the Hong Kong firm opposing the takeover of its Panama Canal operations, saying the government would "strongly" defend itself. The dispute stems from a Panama court ...
Related Posts
Trump’s Mideast Muddle Could Play Into Xi’s Hands at Planned Summit
By Peter CATTERALL China will be in a stronger position to extract concessions from Donald Trump when the U.S. president finally visits Beijing after becoming entangled in his Middle East war, analysts say. Trump ...
China Calls Killing of Iran’s Larijani, Leaders ‘Unacceptable’
China condemned on Thursday the killing of Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani by an Israeli air strike, calling it "unacceptable". Beijing is a partner of Iran but has also criticised Tehran's strikes against Gulf states housing U.S. military bases.
Cathay Suspends Dubai, Riyadh Flights Until April 30 Over Middle East War
Hong Kong aviation giant Cathay Pacific has suspended flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh until the end of April over the war in the Middle East. "In view of the developing situation in the Middle East," all Cathay Pacific flights ...
Iran Ambassador Praises South Africa Ties, Urges BRICS Support
Iran's ambassador to South Africa offered safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz for South African cargoes Wednesday and urged all BRICS nations to demand an end to U.S.-Israel "aggression". South Africa's links with Iran are a sticking point in its ...
By Lukas Fiala Lots of ink has been spilled about the war in Iran and its implications for China in the Middle East and the Global South at large. One narrative suggests that despite oil market disruptions and political instability across the region, China may ...
Panama Rejects Hong Kong Firm’s Claim of Ignoring Arbitration
Panama's president denied Thursday that officials failed to respond to an arbitrage lawsuit by the Hong Kong firm opposing the takeover of its Panama Canal operations, saying the government would "strongly" defend itself. The dispute stems from a Panama court ...
Trump’s Mideast Muddle Could Play Into Xi’s Hands at Planned Summit
By Peter CATTERALL China will be in a stronger position to extract concessions from Donald Trump when the U.S. president finally visits Beijing after becoming entangled in his Middle East war, analysts say. Trump ...
China Calls Killing of Iran’s Larijani, Leaders ‘Unacceptable’
China condemned on Thursday the killing of Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani by an Israeli air strike, calling it "unacceptable". Beijing is a partner of Iran but has also criticised Tehran's strikes against Gulf states housing U.S. military bases.
Cathay Suspends Dubai, Riyadh Flights Until April 30 Over Middle East War
Hong Kong aviation giant Cathay Pacific has suspended flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh until the end of April over the war in the Middle East. "In view of the developing situation in the Middle East," all Cathay Pacific flights ...
Iran Ambassador Praises South Africa Ties, Urges BRICS Support
Iran's ambassador to South Africa offered safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz for South African cargoes Wednesday and urged all BRICS nations to demand an end to U.S.-Israel "aggression". South Africa's links with Iran are a sticking point in its ...
China Calls for Restraint After Pakistani Strikes in Kabul
China called for "calm and restraint" between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, after an air strike on a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul killed at least 400 people. Afghanistan accused Pakistan on Tuesday of hitting a treatment centre for drug addicts ...
Sri Lanka Arrests 135 in Alleged Chinese-Run Cyberscam
Sri Lanka's immigration authorities raided an alleged Chinese-run online scam operation, officials said on Tuesday, arresting 135 suspects. Most of the detainees were Chinese men and women, an official involved in the raid told AFP on condition of anonymity.
China Says Envoy Sent on Afghanistan-Pakistan Mediation Mission
China said on Monday its special envoy had spent a week mediating between Afghanistan and Pakistan and had urged an immediate ceasefire after deadly cross-border clashes flared. South Asian neighbours Pakistan and Afghanistan have had a strained relationship for ...
Trump Asks China to Delay Xi Summit as Iran War Rages
By Danny Kemp and Beiyi Seow U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he had asked China to delay his summit with Xi Jinping by around a month while he deals with the war in the Middle East. ...
China’s Wang Calls for Deepening Ties in Talks With Vietnam
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for China and Vietnam to "strengthen strategic cooperation" to guard against global turbulence during talks with his counterpart in Hanoi, Chinese state media said Monday. The two socialist states have sought to deepen already ...
Samoan Leader Calls out Great Power ‘Bullying’ as Hosts NZ Prime Minister
Samoa's prime minister condemned major powers "bullying" on Monday, a thinly-veiled swipe at the United States and China as he hosted New Zealand's leader for a rare state visit to the Pacific nation. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's trip ...
China Donates $200,000 to Families of Iran School Strike Victims
China said on Friday it will donate $200,000 to the parents of students killed in what it called an "indiscriminate" missile strike on a school in Iran early in the Middle East war. Tehran has accused the United States and Israel ...