Doha [Qatar], May 8 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan on Sunday met Qatar's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, H.E Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi in Doha during his first official visit to the country.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy in coordination with the Police Narcotics Bureau in international waters south of the country, arrested seven foreign nationals and seized 240kg of narcotics suspected to be heroin, Sri Lankan media reported.
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israeli government is the only authority entitled to rule on matters pertaining to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, and no foreign interference will be tolerated, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday.
Brussels [Belgium], May 8 (ANI): EU Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell Fontelles on Sunday expressed regret over the election of John Lee as the new Chief Executive of Hong Kong and said his appointment violates the democratic norms of the city-state.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 8 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the state government will ensure that the state becomes the top destination for the foreign and national investors.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): Foreign envoys to Sri Lanka and rights groups on Saturday expressed concern over the declaration of a state of emergency by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): Imran Khan on Saturday reiterated that he would "never have agreed" to any US demands for military bases in Pakistan in the aftermath of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last August.
Canberra [Australia], May 8 (ANI): Australian Foreign Minister met her Solomon Islands counterpart and raised deep concerns over the security arrangement between China and the island nation.
Suva [Fiji], May 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi started his official visit to Fiji on Saturday, aiming to further strengthen the two countries' bilateral and regional cooperation.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 7 (ANI): Amid recent volatility in the Indian stock markets, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said retail investors have played a key role in the markets in the last two years, especially acting as shock absorbers in difficult times.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): Pakistan's trade deficit swelled to a massive USD 39.3 billion in the last 10 months of the fiscal year 2021-22, putting pressure on the country's foreign currency reserves in a sign of the worsening economic woes of the country, a media report said.
Beijing [China], May 7 (ANI): Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has congratulated Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on his recent appointment as country's foreign minister.