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Japan hails IEA's decision to release 400mn barrels of oil
Updated : 3 days, 5 hours ago IST
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Motegi Toshimitsu on Wednesday welcomed the decision made by the International Energy Agency (IEA) to implement a collective release totaling 400 million barrels of oil by the member countries, a statement by Japan's Foreign Minister said.
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WUC condemns racist attacks on Japanese minister by Chinese media
Updated : 3 days, 9 hours ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has strongly condemned what it described as racist and defamatory remarks made by Chinese media outlets against Japanese Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Arfiya Eri, calling the incident an example of discrimination and transnational intimidatio
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"Iranians will neither forget nor forgive this heinous crime": Iran offici
Updated : 3 days, 21 hours ago IST
Esmaeil Baqaei, the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, on Tuesday paid tributes to the sailors of IRIS Dena who were killed after the frigate was torpedoed and sunk by a US submarine approximately 40 nautical miles off the coast of Galle, Sri Lanka.
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"PM Modi's foreign policy (mis)adventurism...": Congress criticises Jaisha
Updated : 4 days, 19 hours ago IST
Congress slammed the Centre's response to the escalating West Asia crisis, with former External Affairs Minister and President of Congress' Foreign Affairs Department, Salman Khurshid, raising concerns over India's strategic, economic and diplomatic interests in the region following EAM S
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Lebanon calls on Hezbollah to "surrender," condemns Iranian attack on Arab
Updated : 6 days, 6 hours ago IST
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon, Youssef Raggi, stated in a post on X that during his participation in a meeting of the League of Arab States Council at the level of foreign ministers, he voiced Lebanon's "strong condemnation and unequivocal denunciation" of Iranian aggressions aga
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"Will never place Iranian people in same basket": UAE slams reports of att
Updated : 6 days, 7 hours ago IST
In a post on X, Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, member of the UAE Federal National Council and Chairman of the Defense Affairs, Interior & Foreign Affairs Committee, slammed the reports as "fake news", stating that the country has the "courage" to announce such actions if it had carried them ou
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Sri Lanka Navy rescues 30 sailors from Iranian naval ship "IRIS Dena"
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The Morning also reported that Sri Lankan Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath confirmed that the rescued sailors are being brought to Karapitiya Hospital for medical attention.
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Gulf nations, US condemn Iran's 'indiscriminate' missile, drone attacks
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
In a post shared on X, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Qatar said that the joint statement was issued by the State of Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the State of Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.
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Australian FM Wong arranges for emergency consular assistance for Australi
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said that Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) opened registrations for all Australians in UAE and Qatar amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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UAE shuts its embassy in Tehran, slams Iran missile strikes as "dangerous
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
In a statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Iranian attacks represented a "blatant violation of state sovereignty" and posed a direct threat to regional security and stability.
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Nepal halts Gulf work permits amid rising Middle East tensions
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
Nepal has suspended work permits for Gulf countries following escalating Middle East tensions. An emergency Cabinet meeting cited security risks for over 1.7 million Nepali nationals in the region. The government has launched a 24-hour hotline and registration platform to coordinate potentia
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'Americans aim to change Iranian government, create chaos ': Waiel Awwad o
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
Foreign affairs expert Waiel Awwad said that Israel's early-morning strikes on Iranian military installations and leadership, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei's residence, have triggered Iranian retaliation against US bases and Gulf countries, signalling the conflict is escalatin
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