Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has expressed his “regret” to Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani over Tehran’s missile attack on a US base on Monday. In a phone call on Tuesday with the emir, Pezeshkian noted that neither Qatar nor its population were the target of the attack on the Al Udeid Air Base, the United States base in Qatar, and that it did “not represent a threat” to the Gulf nation, the Diwan (emir’s office) said in a statement. stressed that the State of Qatar will remain a neighbouring, Muslim, and sisterly state, and expressed his hope that relations…
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A cargo ship navigates to the hormuz strait from the Khasab coast in Oman on January 15, 2011.Marwan Naamani | AFP | Getty imagesBeijing: The recent outbreak in Middle East tensions is not abolishing the optimism of Chinese businesses on opportunities in the region.Chinese shipments to the Dubai Logistics Center increased 20% this month for a year, since the premises are supplied with daily batteries and needs, agreed to the estimates of Bear Huo, general manager of China in Small Chin’s Money.”In general, Chinese merchants are relatively optimistic,” said Mandarin on Monday, according to a translation of CNBC. That is…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the “biggest obstacle to regional peace” and that Israeli attacks on Iran right before a new round of nuclear talks with the United States aimed to sabotage the negotiations. Addressing Arab League diplomats during a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul on Saturday, Erdogan urged countries with influence over Israel not to listen to its “poison” and to seek a solution to the fighting via dialogue without allowing a wider conflict. Israeli attacks on Iran show that Netanyahu “and his government … do not want any issues or any matters…
Iran will hold talks with the United Kingdom, France and Germany in Geneva on Friday in an attempt to prevent an escalation in its conflict with Israel, after United States President Donald Trump said he would decide within two weeks whether to join the assault on Tehran. “We will meet with the European delegation in Geneva on Friday,” Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a statement, carried by state news agency IRNA. European diplomats confirmed the planned talks in Switzerland, set to involve French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, and European…
The shipping container loads the spring in the Tokyo Bay. Japan depends largely on exports (EC, cars, electronics), faces risks of US tariffs, especially in cars (a 25% proposal of the rate, Trump’s first term was deferred, but remains a concern). Higher tariffs could reduce access to the Japan US market, increase consumer prices and harm GDP growth. However, Japan’s strategic alignment with the United States and the exemptions of some tariffs (steel rates in 2018) sacrifice partial relief. Japan has also revolved to diversify trade through agreements such as CPPPP and RCEP, reducing the dependence of the US market.…
This week’s G7 summit in Canada will be dominated by war – only not one of those that the world leaders had expected. High on the agenda had been Russia’s war against Ukraine and Donald Trump’s tariff war against America’s trading partners. Instead the three-day gathering in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta will inevitably be focused on war in the Middle East. Israel’s decision to attack Iran will force the Group of Seven western powers to spend less time on other issues and instead discuss ways of managing the conflict. Like so many of their discussions, that will involve Britain,…
The United States Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, talks to the members of the media while arriving at commercial conversations in Lancaster House in London, the United Kingdom, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. The United States and China have reached a Araise in Commerce, representatives said on both sides after a second day of high -level conversations in London, and the agreement now expects a wink from the leaders of the two countries. “We have reached a framework to implement the Geneva consensus and the call between the two presidents,” said United States Secretary Howard Lutnick, journalists. That echoed comments…
Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib has said sensitive Israeli documents related to its nuclear facilities, its relationship with the United States, Europe and other countries, as well as its defensive capabilities, will be unveiled soon. Khatib told state TV on Sunday that the documents obtained by Tehran were a “treasure trove” capable of strengthening the nation’s offensive posture, but he did not provide any immediate evidence. The Israeli government, which has never revealed details about its nuclear arsenal, said to comprise substantial atomic weapons, making it the only country in the Middle East with nuclear bombs, has not yet commented…
The border patrol of the United States and protesters face after a raid was carried out by immigration and customs control near an illegal immigrants in Paramount, California, on June 6, 2025. President Donald Trump signed an order to deploy 2,000 members of the National Guard in response to immigration protests in Los Angeles, the White House said the night. Trump’s order is produced in the midst of the continuous clashes between protesters and federal agents that execute immigration application actions in Los Angeles, which has led to more than 100 judgments. “In recent days, violent mobs have attacked ICE…
The global economy can face an uncertain 2025 in the light of commercial tensions and geopolitical conflicts, but there is a brilliant point in which investors can be comforted: aviation. The profitability of the aviation industry is expected to improve in 2025, although it is forecast that the growth of the global gross domestic product will decrease to 2.5% in 2025 of 3.3% in 2024, according to the International Association of Air Transport. In a report published on Monday, the IATA said that the income, the operational profits and the net profits of the industry increase from 2024, Altheghieghable of…