Cambodia gov’t rejects concern over opposition leader’s sentence Opposition leader Kem Sokha, 69, was sentenced to 27 years on charges of treason and is currently under house arrest. Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2023
Iranian warships in Rio de Janeiro stirring concern abroad The arrival this week to Rio de Janeiro of two Iranian warships that Brazil’s government authorized to dock has prompted rebukes both from Israel and the U.S. On Thursday, one of the two ships was spotted off shore Rio’s world-famous south zone of beaches, while the other was docked downtown The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023
Protests, fights break out in Georgian parliament over 'foreign agents' bill Protesters on Thursday disrupted committee hearings in the Georgian parliament on a controversial "foreign agents" bill backed by the ruling party, which critics have said represents an authoritarian shift in the country. Reuters · Mar 2, 2023
Egyptian MP Rejects US Criticism of Cairo’s Dealing with Damascus Egyptian MP Mustafa Bakri has rejected the criticism made by the US Department of State over Cairo’s dealing with the Syrian regime, against the backdrop of Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry’s solidarity visit to Damascus. Bakri described the demands by Congress members to impose sanctions on the countries that normalize… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 2, 2023
US Slams Israeli Minister’s Call to ‘Erase’ Palestinian Village as ‘Disgusting' State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters that Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's comments that called for a Palestinian village to be "erased" "were irresponsible. "They were repugnant. Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 2, 2023
‘Repugnant’: US rebukes Israeli remark on Palestinian village US State Department condemns Israeli minister’s call for Huwara to be ‘wiped out’, calling it a ‘disgusting’ incitement. Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2023
US Official Visits Hawara, Washington Expects Prosecution of Settlers behind Attack A US delegation, headed by the US Special Representative for Palestinian Affairs, Hady Amr, visited the town of Hawara, south of Nablus, two days after the largest attack by settlers on the town, during which they set fire to homes, cars and shops. On Sunday night, settlers carried out around… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2023
Israel Calls on Germany to Take Decisive Action against Iran Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has sought to convince his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, in Berlin to tighten sanctions against Iran, sending a strong message before the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency meeting (IAEA). Earlier, Bloomberg published a report stating that international inspectors in Iran detected… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2023
Mexican president: Mexico has more democracy than US Mexico's president says his country is more democratic than the United States The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023
Israeli-American killed in Jericho attack Drive-by shooting comes after Jewish settlers killed a Palestinian during a rampage through villages in the West Bank. Al Jazeera · Feb 28, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war live: US does not expect significant Russian gains this year; Lukashenko arrives in China Pentagon official says war now a ‘grinding slog’; Belarus president to meet Xi Jinping The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2023
Israeli-American Motorist Killed in West Bank Suspected Palestinian gunmen killed an Israeli-American motorist in the occupied West Bank on Monday after Jewish settlers rampaged through a Palestinian village in a burst of violence that defied US efforts to prod the sides to cooperate on security. Israeli officials said in the latest incident Palestinians carried out several… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 28, 2023
China urges Russia to ceasefire in Ukraine as Zelensky calls 2023 'year of our victory' China has issued a 12-point proposal where it is calling for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia while Volodymyr Zelensky has issued a rallying cry on the first anniversary of the invasion Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023
US Deeply Concerned About Violence in Israel, West Bank The State Department said Wednesday that the US is highly concerned by the levels of violence in Israel and the West Bank and feared that the impact of the recent Israeli raid in the West Bank could set back efforts to restore calm. State Department spokesman Ned Price said in… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 23, 2023
Reuters · Feb 22, 2023 U.S. extremely concerned by levels of violence in Israel and West Bank The United States is extremely concerned by the levels of violence in Israel and the West Bank and is concerned that a raid by Israeli forces there could set back efforts at restoring calm, the State Department said on Wednesday.
Tribune News Service · Feb 20, 2023 US, China top diplomats hold 1st meeting after balloon crisis U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China’s top diplomat against providing lethal aid to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rebuked him over an alleged Chinese spy balloon that heightened tensions between the world’s largest economies.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 19, 2023 Blinken: China’s Balloon Incursion ‘Must Never Happen Again’ The top diplomats from the United States and China met on Saturday in the first high-level contact between their countries since the US shot down an alleged Chinese spy balloon two weeks ago, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken sending the message that Beijing's surveillance program had been "exposed to…
Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2023 Blinken rebukes China’s top diplomat on balloon, Ukraine U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken rebuked China’s top diplomat in their first in-person meeting since the uproar over an alleged spy balloon, telling Wang Yi that the craft’s entry into U.S. airspace was an “irresponsible act that must never again occur.”
WEKU · Feb 18, 2023 Blinken meets with China's top diplomat in first meeting since balloon controversy The meeting is the highest level of contact between the two nations since the discovery of a Chinese balloon in U.S. airspace at the beginning of this month.
The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023 Marcos: China laser not enough to activate US defense pact The Philippine president has said the Chinese coast guard’s aiming of military-grade laser that briefly blinded some crew aboard a Philippine patrol vessel in the disputed South China Sea was not enough for him to invoke a mutual defense treaty with the United States but added he told China that…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 16, 2023 US, Iran Hold Indirect Talks on Possible Prisoner Exchange The Biden administration is holding indirect discussions with Iran on a possible prisoner exchange to secure the release of American citizens imprisoned in Iran, with Qatar and the United Kingdom playing an intermediary role in the talks, according to NBC news channel. It quoted four unnamed sources saying that the…
Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2023 Editorial: Spy balloon further deflates US-China relations (Opinion editor's note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom.)
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 16, 2023 Washington, UAE Urge Steps to Prevent Further Palestinian-Israeli Escalation US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed with UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan recent regional developments, including the need for Israelis and Palestinians to “urgently take steps to prevent further escalation of violence and restore calm.” The two officials discussed ways…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 16, 2023 Blinken, Guterres Discuss Expanding Aid to Syria Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke Tuesday with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the urgent need to facilitate humanitarian access in Syria so the UN and humanitarian actors can deliver life-saving assistance to those affected by the February 6 earthquakes. Secretary Blinken underscored the need for the Assad regime…
Reuters · Feb 15, 2023 U.S. raises concern over arrests of prominent critics in Tunisia The United States was "deeply concerned" by the reported arrests of political figures, business leaders and journalists in Tunisia in recent days, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Wednesday.