middle east

Foreign ministers from Arab League member states have agreed to reinstate Syria’s membership after its suspension more than 10 years ago, according to Iraqi state media.

The foreign ministers of India, Russia and Pakistan on Friday at the Shanghai Cooperation meeting called for a representative government in Afghanistan and the protection of women’s rights.

A protest in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Beirut calling for the expulsion of Syrian refugees in Lebanon that was scheduled for April 26 was canceled after caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi sent a letter to the security forces to prevent any demonstration or counter-demonstration from taking place over fears of clashes between the two sides.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan said the second batch of Afghanistan citizens were evacuated from Sudan and transferred to Saudi Arabia.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says that the Persian Gulf is an important part of the undeniable identity of Iran.

Ferhat Kopuz, a Turkish expat traveling from Istanbul to Sydney, cast the first vote as Türkiye’s presidential and parliamentary elections got underway on Thursday (April 27).

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said the Israel regime is facing unprecedented internal division and crises, adding that the end of Nabka (catastrophe for Palestinians) and freedom of Palestine are closer than ever today.

Türkiye's first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu, was jointly inaugurated via video link by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Iranian and Lebanese foreign ministers in a meeting on Thursday stressed the need to expand Tehran-Beirut relations in all fields.

Iranian FM’s Senior Advisor for Special Political Affairs Ali Asghar Khaji and UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths held talks on regional issues.