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By: Taiwan Today Taiwan Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaushieh Joseph Wu said that Taiwan wants to contribute to international society and expand cooperation and friendship with other democratic nations. Wu made the remarks...

What would Russia's support for Assad cost Vladimir Putin? By:Roman Dobrokhotov @dobrokhotov Roman Dobrokhotov is a Moscow-based journalist and civil activist. He is the editor-in-chief of The Insider. This week the world witnessed yet another chemical attack in Syria. After horrendous footage from Khan Sheikhoun showed children suffocating...

Mohammed bin Salman tells the Guardian that ultra-conservative state has been ‘not normal’ for past 30 years Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has vowed to return the country to “moderate Islam” and asked for global support to transform the hardline kingdom into an...

The U.S., the UK and France launch air strikes on Syria, targeting suspected chemical weapons sites.   SOURCE:ALJAZEERA

Leaked emails from the UAE ambassador to the US show a sustained campaign against Qatar and Kuwait. Qatar's official news agency was hacked last week and fake remarks critical of USforeign policy were posted on its website, wrongly attributed to Qatar's leader. Now, a series of...

  Tensions between the Gulf states are pushing their neighbours and partners into choosing sides. By:Ahmed Soliman Research Associate, Horn of Africa, Africa Programme The Horn of Africa is already feeling increased stress on regional relations, and faces the potential for heightened instability, as a result of the...

At least 17 soldiers and four rebels killed in attack that comes as region gripped by more than two months of unrest. Seventeen soldiers and four suspected rebel fighters have been killed in an attack on an army headquarters in Indian-administered Kashmir, according to a...

Here is the full text of US President Donald Trump's Wednesday speech on Jerusalem, in which he recognised the disputed city as Israel's capital: When I came into office, I promised to look at the world's challenges with open eyes and very fresh thinking. We...

Three US service members came under fire at gate of al-Jafr airbase. One Jordanian officer was also wounded. Three US troops were killed in a shooting attack outside a Jordanian training facility on Friday, a US official said, following earlier reports that one or two...

Israel said its aircraft attacked a Syrian army position on Tuesday after a stray mortar bomb struck the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, and it denied a Syrian statement that a warplane and drone were shot down. The air strike was a now-routine Israeli response to the...