New Iraqi PM hopes to continue fostering Iran-Saudi dialogue
2 years, 1 month ago

New Iraqi PM hopes to continue fostering Iran-Saudi dialogue

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s new Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said Tuesday that he hopes to continue hosting talks in Iraq between regional arch-enemies Saudi Arabia and Iran during his tenure. Al-Sudani’s government is the first in Iraq since 2005 that does not include seats from the political bloc of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. In Tuesday’s remarks, al-Sudani promised to focus on the “return of stolen Iraqi funds” that may have been transferred abroad and said he will hold talks with U.S.-led forces in Iraq to understand the needs of Iraqi security forces. U.S.-led coalition forces have officially ended their combat mission in Iraq, but continue to play an advisory role to Iraqi forces in the fight against the Islamic State extremist group.

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Blinken makes unannounced trip to Iraq as international community grapples with Syrian regime collapse
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1 week, 5 days ago

Blinken makes unannounced trip to Iraq as international community grapples with Syrian regime collapse

CNN  

Baghdad CNN — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq Friday to meet with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as the international community grapples with the implications of the Syrian government’s collapse. As the US works with its key regional partners like Iraq, there is particular focus on ensuring that “any interim government also makes …

Iraq considering intervention in Syria seeing rebels' advancement as threat
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Iraq considering intervention in Syria seeing rebels' advancement as threat

India Today  

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim ruling parties and armed groups are weighing the pros and cons of armed intervention in Syria, viewing as a grave threat the advance of Sunni Islamist rebels who have taken two Syrian cities and now bear down on a third. Iraq has amassed on its border with Syria thousands of fighters from its conventional military as well …

Palestine says planning Arab consultations on strategy for dealing with US
1 month, 1 week ago

Palestine says planning Arab consultations on strategy for dealing with US

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-13 09:24 RAMALLAH - A Palestinian official said Tuesday that the Palestinian Authority is preparing to hold consultations with Arab countries to develop a strategy for dealing with the current and upcoming US administrations. "We are set to hold consultations with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and other Arab countries to develop a vision and approach for two …

Saudi armed forces chief visits Iranian counterpart for rare meeting
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Saudi armed forces chief visits Iranian counterpart for rare meeting

Al Jazeera  

Iran’s General Mohammad Bagheri calls for increased security cooperation between the two countries. Saudi Arabia’s top military official has visited Tehran for talks with Iranian officials in a rare high-level meeting since the countries restored ties last year, Iran’s state media reported, General Chief of Staff Fayyad al-Ruwaili of the Saudi armed forces met his Iranian counterpart, General Mohammad Bagheri, …

Iraq's PM urges Trump to 'work towards ending' crisis in the Middle East
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Iraq's PM urges Trump to 'work towards ending' crisis in the Middle East

Firstpost  

In the phone call, the Iraqi premier pointed to Trump’s ‘campaign statements and promises to work towards ending wars in the region’, a statement from Sudani’s office said late Friday Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani expressed hopes during a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump that he would keep his “promises to work towards ending wars” in the …

Iraqi PM urges Trump to 'work towards ending' Mideast wars
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Iraqi PM urges Trump to 'work towards ending' Mideast wars

New Indian Express  

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani expressed hopes during a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump that he would keep his "promises to work towards ending wars" in the Middle East. In the phone call, the Iraqi premier pointed to Trump's "campaign statements and promises to work towards ending wars in the region", a statement from Sudani's office said …

Iraqi leaders congratulate Trump and commit to strengthening ties
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Iraqi leaders congratulate Trump and commit to strengthening ties

NPR  

Iraqi leaders congratulate Trump and commit to strengthening ties In Iraq, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani congratulated Donald Trump and said he wanted to strengthen ties with the United States. "Iraq reaffirms its steadfast commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with the United States, grounded in mutual respect and shared interests," he said in a statement. In 2021, Baghdad’s investigative court …

Iraq's Dilemma: Avoiding a Regional Conflict While Protecting Its Interests
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Iraq's Dilemma: Avoiding a Regional Conflict While Protecting Its Interests

Hindustan Times  

Iraq is working to avoid being drawn into the growing regional conflict as Iran-backed armed groups launch attacks on Israel from Iraqi soil. The country has not established diplomatic relations with Israel and is wary of regional conflicts that could affect its delicate balancing act between Washington and Tehran.

US to end anti-ISIL operation in Iraq but unclear if troops will remain
2 months, 4 weeks ago

US to end anti-ISIL operation in Iraq but unclear if troops will remain

Al Jazeera  

US officials offer little clarity on future of two-decade US military presence in Iraq amid ‘transition’. The first phase – expected to end in September 2025 – will include “ending the presence of coalition forces in certain locations in Iraq as mutually determined”, the official said. The second phase would see the US continue to operate in Iraq in some …

Iraq’s dangerous balancing act between Iran and the US
8 months, 1 week ago

Iraq’s dangerous balancing act between Iran and the US

Al Jazeera  

Iraqi PM al-Sudani’s visit to Washington. “For the US, the Iran-Israel clash served to highlight the need to keep US troops in Iraq for now and that the Iraqi government needs to do more to prevent Iran and groups allied with it from using Iraq as a base of operations against the US and Israel.” Tightrope walk over US presence …

Biden hosts Iraqi leader after Iran’s attack on Israel throws Mideast into greater uncertainty
8 months, 1 week ago

Biden hosts Iraqi leader after Iran’s attack on Israel throws Mideast into greater uncertainty

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday hosted Iraq’s leader at the White House as his administration worked to prevent an escalation in Mideast hostilities following Iran’s weekend aerial assault on Israel. “Our partnership is pivotal for our nations, the Middle East and the world,” Biden told al-Sudani, as the Iraqi leader noted the discussion comes at a “sensitive time.” …

Biden hosts Iraqi leader after Iran’s attack on Israel throws Mideast into greater uncertainty
8 months, 1 week ago

Biden hosts Iraqi leader after Iran’s attack on Israel throws Mideast into greater uncertainty

LA Times  

President Biden, right, meets with Iraq’s Prime Minister Shia al-Sudani in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday in Washington. Speaking at the start of the meeting in the Oval Office, Biden reinforced that the U.S. remains “committed to Israel’s security.” “Our partnership is pivotal for our nations, the Middle East and the world,” Biden told Al-Sudani, as …

Biden to host Iraqi leader with talks underway on winding down coalition against the Islamic State
9 months ago

Biden to host Iraqi leader with talks underway on winding down coalition against the Islamic State

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to host Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani next month, a visit that comes as the countries hold formal talks about winding down the mission of a U.S.-led military coalition that was formed to fight the Islamic State group in Iraq. The leaders will “consult on a range of issues,” including the fight against …

Eye on the Middle East | How the Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement holds out, a year on
9 months, 1 week ago

Eye on the Middle East | How the Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement holds out, a year on

Hindustan Times  

In early January 2016, Iran and Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic ties over an incident that played out along sectarian fault lines — Riyadh executed Sheikh Nimr, a prominent Shia critic of the Saudi monarchy, imprisoned since 2012. Given the Saudi influence, several other Middle East/North African states, including Sudan and Djibouti, followed suit in breaking their own ties with …

Iraq says US troop drawdown talks will go on 'as long as nothing disturbs the peace of the talks'
10 months, 1 week ago

Iraq says US troop drawdown talks will go on 'as long as nothing disturbs the peace of the talks'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the weeks since, the …

US, Iraq begin dialogue to end international military presence
10 months, 3 weeks ago

US, Iraq begin dialogue to end international military presence

Firstpost  

During the first round of negotiations between the US and Iraq over the future of US military engagement in Iraq, Baghdad discussed expectations that would result in a schedule for reducing US military deployment. Iraq’s prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, met on Saturday in Baghdad with high-ranking representatives of the US-led coalition and the country’s armed forces, according to an …

Iraq and US begin formal talks to end coalition mission formed to fight the Islamic State group
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Iraq and US begin formal talks to end coalition mission formed to fight the Islamic State group

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The United States and Iraq held a first session of formal talks Saturday in Baghdad aimed at winding down the mission of a U.S.-led military coalition formed to fight the Islamic State group in Iraq. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said in a statement that he had A statement released by the coalition said that working groups …

US, Iraq begin formal talks on winding down US-led military coalition
10 months, 4 weeks ago

US, Iraq begin formal talks on winding down US-led military coalition

Al Jazeera  

Currently, there are about 2,500 US troops still deployed in Iraq as part of the coalition formed in 2014 to help defeat ISIL. The joint commission began “the commencement of the first round of bilateral dialogue between Iraq and the United States of America to end the Coalition in Iraq”, Al-Sudani’s office said in a statement. Currently, there are about …

The US and Iraq will begin talks soon on ending the mission of the US-led military coalition in Iraq
10 months, 4 weeks ago

The US and Iraq will begin talks soon on ending the mission of the US-led military coalition in Iraq

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The United States and Iraq will begin talks soon to wind down the mission of a U.S.-led military coalition formed to fight the Islamic State group in Iraq, both governments said Thursday. Officials said Thursday that delegates from Iraq and the U.S. mission in Baghdad will meet for the first time on Saturday to begin setting up the …

US and Iraq agree to start talks to end presence of US-led coalition
11 months ago

US and Iraq agree to start talks to end presence of US-led coalition

Al Jazeera  

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says talks will take place as part of a military commission that was agreed upon in August 2023. Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement on Thursday said Baghdad aims to “formulate a specific and clear timetable that specifies the duration of the presence of international coalition advisors in Iraq” and to “initiate …

Iraq scrambles to contain fighting between US troops and Iran-backed groups, fearing Gaza spillover
1 year ago

Iraq scrambles to contain fighting between US troops and Iran-backed groups, fearing Gaza spillover

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Dozens of attacks on U.S. military facilities by Iran-backed factions in Iraq over the past two months as the Israel-Hamas war has raged have forced Baghdad into a balancing act that’s becoming more difficult by the day. Iran holds considerable sway in Iraq and a coalition of Iran-backed groups brought Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to power …

How the US strikes a delicate balance in responding to attacks on its forces by Iran-backed militias
1 year, 1 month ago

How the US strikes a delicate balance in responding to attacks on its forces by Iran-backed militias

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Iranian-backed militants in Iraq and Syria have long battled with U.S. and coalition forces, launching sporadic attacks against bases in the region where troops are deployed to fight Islamic State group insurgents. A look at the attacks and the U.S. response: ATTACKS — WHEN, WHERE, WHY According to the Pentagon, Iranian-backed militants have launched 61 attacks on bases …

Blinken makes unannounced Iraq trip amid Israel-Gaza war spillover fears
1 year, 1 month ago

Blinken makes unannounced Iraq trip amid Israel-Gaza war spillover fears

Al Jazeera  

Top US diplomat’s visit comes after Lebanon accuses Israel of killing four civilians in air raid. Blinken’s visit, following stops in Israel and Jordan, came after Lebanese officials said an Israeli air raid killed four civilians, including three children, in the latest escalation in fighting along the tense Lebanon-Israel border. Israel’s military and Hezbollah, which like Hamas is backed by …

Sudan’s army and rival paramilitary force resume peace talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia says
1 year, 1 month ago

Sudan’s army and rival paramilitary force resume peace talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The Sudanese army and its rival paramilitary force resumed peace talks Thursday in a new push to end the nearly seven-month conflict between Sudan’s warring factions, Saudi Arabia said. The revived talks between representatives from the Sudanese army, led by Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and the Rapid Support Force paramilitary, commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, are underway in the Saudi …

Saudi Arabia postpones Israel deal amid war, engages with Iran: Report
1 year, 2 months ago

Saudi Arabia postpones Israel deal amid war, engages with Iran: Report

India Today  

Saudi Arabia is putting US-backed plans to normalise ties with Israel on ice, two sources familiar with Riyadh's thinking said, signalling a rapid rethinking of its foreign policy priorities as war escalates between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas. The first source familiar with Saudi thinking said Washington had pressed Riyadh this week to condemn the Hamas attack but said Saudi …

Iran’s Raisi, Saudi Arabia’s MBS discuss Israel-Hamas war
1 year, 2 months ago

Iran’s Raisi, Saudi Arabia’s MBS discuss Israel-Hamas war

Al Jazeera  

Two leaders have first phone call since Tehran and Riyadh restored ties under a China-brokered deal in March. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have spoken on the phone about the war between Israel and Hamas, in their first call since Tehran and Riyadh restored ties. The two leaders discussed on Wednesday “the need to …

Saudi crown prince says in rare interview ‘every day we get closer’ to normalization with Israel
1 year, 3 months ago

Saudi crown prince says in rare interview ‘every day we get closer’ to normalization with Israel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a rare interview with Fox News on Wednesday that negotiations over Israel means the prospects of normalized relations between both countries “get closer” every day, but that treatment of Palestinians remains a “very important” issue to be resolved. Netanyahu’s office said the meeting “mostly dealt with ways to establish an …

Saudi Arabia praises ‘positive results’ after Yemen’s Houthi rebels visit kingdom for peace talks
1 year, 3 months ago

Saudi Arabia praises ‘positive results’ after Yemen’s Houthi rebels visit kingdom for peace talks

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday praised the “positive results” of negotiations with Yemen’s Houthi rebels after they visited the kingdom for peace talks, though Riyadh released few details on their discussions to end the war tearing at the Arab world’s poorest nation. The Saudi Foreign Ministry in a statement early Wednesday marking the end of the …

Houthis leave Saudi Arabia after talks on potential Yemen ceasefire deal
1 year, 3 months ago

Houthis leave Saudi Arabia after talks on potential Yemen ceasefire deal

Al Jazeera  

Iran-backed Houthis have been engaged in talks with Saudi officials for five days in a bid to reach agreement. Houthi negotiators left Riyadh after a five-day round of talks with Saudi officials on a potential agreement that could pave the way to ending the conflict in Yemen, sources familiar with the meeting and Houthi media have said. The Houthi delegation …

Delegation from Yemen’s Houthi rebels flies into Saudi Arabia for peace talks with kingdom
1 year, 3 months ago

Delegation from Yemen’s Houthi rebels flies into Saudi Arabia for peace talks with kingdom

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A delegation from Yemen’s Houthi rebels has flown into Saudi Arabia for talks with the kingdom on potentially ending the yearslong war tearing at the Arab world’s poorest nation, officials said. But this first public trip by a senior Houthi delegation comes after regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran reached a Chinese-mediated détente earlier this …

UN envoy warns resumption of war remains threat in Yemen unless parties reach new cease-fire deal
1 year, 3 months ago

UN envoy warns resumption of war remains threat in Yemen unless parties reach new cease-fire deal

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The United Nations’ top official in Yemen warned Monday that the Arab world’s poorest country will remain a powder keg for renewed war unless its rival factions work out a new cease-fire deal. Speaking after meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo, Grundberg noted Yemen’s warring parties have separately been involved in peace efforts in recent …

Iran’s foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince as tensions between rivals ease
1 year, 4 months ago

Iran’s foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince as tensions between rivals ease

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s foreign minister met Friday with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of his visit to the kingdom, a sign of how the two countries are trying to ease tensions after years of turmoil. But since reaching a Chinese-mediated détente in March, Iran and Saudi Arabia have moved toward reopening diplomatic missions …

Iran's Foreign Minister meets Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince as long-standing tensions show signs of easing
1 year, 4 months ago

Iran's Foreign Minister meets Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince as long-standing tensions show signs of easing

India TV News  

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Friday met Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as both countries considered arch-rivals of each other for several years are trying to defuse tensions following Chinese mediation. Iran has also been blamed for several attacks, including a missile and drone strike on Saudi Arabia's oil industry that temporarily reduced the kingdom's crude production. …

Iran’s top diplomat extends Saudi trip, meets Crown Prince MBS
1 year, 4 months ago

Iran’s top diplomat extends Saudi trip, meets Crown Prince MBS

Al Jazeera  

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held meetings with his Saudi counterpart on Thursday, his first visit since a rapprochement earlier this year. Iran’s foreign minister has met Saudi Arabia’s crown prince during his first visit to the kingdom since the Middle East rivals announced a surprise rapprochement, officials said. After the meeting, Iran’s semi-official news agency Tasnim reported Amir-Abdollahian as saying …

Iran FM in Saudi Arabia, says relations ‘on the right track’
1 year, 4 months ago

Iran FM in Saudi Arabia, says relations ‘on the right track’

Al Jazeera  

The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran meet as both counties seek to overcome past hostility and boost cooperation. Saudi Arabia and Iran are making progress on mending ties, Iran’s foreign minister has said after meeting with his counterpart in Riyadh, as the two regional heavyweights seek to overcome past hostility and boost cooperation. “Relations between Tehran and Saudi …

Iraqi premier in Syria for first visit in over a decade to discuss boosting cooperation
1 year, 5 months ago

Iraqi premier in Syria for first visit in over a decade to discuss boosting cooperation

Associated Press  

DAMASCUS, Syria — Iraq’s prime minister held talks Sunday with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus during the first trip of its kind to the war-torn country since the 12-year conflict began. Assad referred to Turkey without naming it as being behind the “theft” of Iraq and Syria’s shares in the Eurphrates River in what is affecting agriculture in both …

Sudan army returns for talks in Jeddah as war enters fourth month
1 year, 5 months ago

Sudan army returns for talks in Jeddah as war enters fourth month

Al Jazeera  

Army representatives return to Saudi Arabia for talks with paramilitary rivals, according to reports citing Sudan government sources. Sudanese army representatives have returned to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia for talks with their paramilitary foes, according to news agencies citing government sources, as the war between rival generals entered its fourth month. “The RSF have responded to the allegations by HRW …

Saudi, Iran foreign ministers meet in Tehran amid warming ties
1 year, 6 months ago

Saudi, Iran foreign ministers meet in Tehran amid warming ties

Al Jazeera  

It’s the first visit by a Saudi official to Iran in more than seven years, in a rapprochement deal brokered by China. Tehran, Iran — The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia have met in Tehran as the longtime rivals seek to end a diplomatic rift and restore ties after seven years of tensions. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari said, …

U.S., Saudi urge repatriation of IS jihadists, funds for Iraq, Syria
1 year, 6 months ago

U.S., Saudi urge repatriation of IS jihadists, funds for Iraq, Syria

The Hindu  

The United States pledged $148 million on Thursday for stabilisation efforts in Iraq and Syria as it joined Saudi Arabia in urging Western states to repatriate foreign Islamic State group fighters and their relatives. "I'm announcing that the United States is committing $148.7 million to that fund," said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who kicked-off a three-day visit to …

Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia to discuss ‘strategic cooperation’
1 year, 6 months ago

Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia to discuss ‘strategic cooperation’

Al Jazeera  

The trip next week will be the top US diplomat’s first to the kingdom since the Iranian-Saudi normalisation deal. Washington, DC – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia next week, his first trip to the kingdom since Tehran and Riyadh agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations in a deal brokered by Beijing. Blinken will “discuss US-Saudi strategic …

Sudan talks to resume in Saudi Arabia as battles rage in Khartoum
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan talks to resume in Saudi Arabia as battles rage in Khartoum

Al Jazeera  

Khartoum residents have described fierce battles with fighters roving the streets and little sign Sudan’s warring sides are respecting an agreement to protect civilians ahead of ceasefire talks due to resume in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Fighting has rocked Khartoum and adjoining areas as well as Geneina in the Darfur region since the warring army and Rapid Support Forces paramilitary …

Fighting rages in Sudan as mediators seek end to conflict
1 year, 7 months ago

Fighting rages in Sudan as mediators seek end to conflict

Al Jazeera  

Envoys from warring parties are in Saudi Arabia for talks that mediators hope will bring an end to the conflict. Battles raged in Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan’s warring parties were in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators hope will bring an end to a three-week-old conflict that has killed hundreds and triggered an exodus. “But I …

Sudan envoys begin talks amid pressure to end conflict
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan envoys begin talks amid pressure to end conflict

Associated Press  

ASWAN, Egypt — Sudan’s warring sides began talks Saturday that aim to firm up a shaky cease-fire after three weeks of fierce fighting that has killed hundreds and pushed the African country to the brink of collapse, the United States and Saudi Arabia said. The negotiations, the first between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, …

Sudan envoys begin talks amid pressure to end conflict
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan envoys begin talks amid pressure to end conflict

The Hindu  

Sudan’s warring sides were beginning talks on May 6 that aim to firm up a shaky cease-fire after three weeks of fierce fighting that has killed hundreds and pushed the African country to the brink of collapse, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia said. In their joint statement, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. urged both parties to “actively engage in the …

Rival Sudan factions to hold dialogue in Saudi Arabia
1 year, 7 months ago

Rival Sudan factions to hold dialogue in Saudi Arabia

Firstpost  

Sudan’s warring parties were set to meet on Saturday in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah for talks, Riyadh and Washington said, as international mediators pressed to end a conflict that has killed hundreds of people and sent tens of thousands of refugees fleeing abroad. Saudi Arabia and the United States welcomed the start of the “pre-negotiation talks” between …

Sudan’s warring sides send envoys for talks in Saudi Arabia
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan’s warring sides send envoys for talks in Saudi Arabia

The Hindu  

Sudan’s two warring generals sent their envoys on May 5 to Saudi Arabia for talks aimed at firming up a shaky cease-fire after three weeks of fierce fighting that has killed hundreds and pushed the African country to the brink of collapse, three Sudanese officials said. The negotiations would be the first between Sudan’s military, led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, …

Sudan’s warring sides send envoys for talks in Saudi Arabia
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan’s warring sides send envoys for talks in Saudi Arabia

Associated Press  

ASWAN, Egypt — Sudan’s two warring generals sent their envoys on Friday to Saudi Arabia for talks aimed at firming up a shaky cease-fire after three weeks of fierce fighting that has killed hundreds and pushed the African country to the brink of collapse, three Sudanese officials said. According to the three — two senior military officials and one from …

Sudan army sends envoys for truce talks as fighting rages
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan army sends envoys for truce talks as fighting rages

Al Jazeera  

Sudanese army sends delegation to Saudi Arabia for talks on humanitarian situation in the capital, Khartoum. Sudan’s army has sent a delegation to the Saudi city of Jeddah for ceasefire talks as part of a joint Saudi and US initiative, the army said in a statement. The delegation left for Jeddah on Friday evening after both the army and the …

Jordan FM: Regional talks with Syria step toward solution
1 year, 7 months ago

Jordan FM: Regional talks with Syria step toward solution

Associated Press  

AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan’s top diplomat said on Monday that regional talks with Syria are a step in the right direction to end a decade of the war-torn country’s political isolation and bring Damascus back into the Arab fold. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi’s remarks came as Jordan hosted a meeting of envoys from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt and Syria. …

‘Even one American in Iraq is too many’, Iran’s Khamenei says
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Even one American in Iraq is too many’, Iran’s Khamenei says

Al Jazeera  

Iran’s supreme leader meets Iraqi president, says recent security and economic agreements need to be fully implemented. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has told Iraq’s President Abdul Latif Rashid that the presence of “even one American in Iraq is too many”. “The Americans have friendships with no one and are not even loyal to their European …

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