Russia accepts Taliban’s nominated ambassador to Moscow
- 02-Jun-2025
KABUL: Russia has officially accepted the Taliban’s nomination of an ambassador to Moscow, the Afghan foreign ministry said in a statement, as economic and political ties grow between the two sanctions-hit nations. Russia in April suspended its ban on the Taliban in a move that paved the way for Moscow to normalise ties with the […]
Canada eases Syria sanctions, names ambassador
- 13-Mar-2025
OTTAWA, Canada: Canada announced plans Wednesday to ease its financial sanctions against Syria and to appoint an ambassador, as the Damascus interim government seeks international support. Canada’s special envoy for Syria, Omar Alghabra, said: “Canada can play a meaningful role in enabling Syrians to build an inclusive country that respects all of its citizens. “We […]
Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon loses eye in pager explosions
- 18-Sep-2024
The Iranian ambassador to Lebanon has lost one eye and sustained severe injuries in the other due to the explosion of wireless communication devices (pagers) in Beirut, The New York Times report revealed on Wednesday. Previous information indicated that the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, was injured in a high-profile operation attributed to Israel […]
Brazil recalls ambassador to Israel: diplomatic source
- 30-May-2024
Brazil has recalled its ambassador to Israel, a diplomatic source told AFP Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions between the two countries over Israel’s war in Gaza. The nearly eight-month-old conflict has soured Israel’s diplomatic ties with several nations, including Brazil, whose President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in February accused the country’s government of genocide. Israel […]
Omar Ayub doubles down on claims CEC Raja being appointed envoy
- 17-Apr-2024
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Omar Ayub has claimed that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja will be appointed ambassador in a Western country soon after his return to Pakistan, ARY News reported. Speaking to media outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC), the PTI leader accused CEC Raja of going on foreign visits for […]
Pakistan ‘sends back’ its envoy to Iran
- 26-Jan-2024
Pakistan on Friday sent back its envoy Muhammad Mudassir Tipu to Iran to resume his duties in Tehran, ARY News reported, citing diplomatic sources. Both Islamabad and Tehran witnessed a diplomatic row triggered by an exchange of missile attacks on each other’s territories, earlier this month. Tipu, who reached Islamabad from Tehran on January 17, […]
Pakistan recalls envoy from Iran after airspace violation
- 17-Jan-2024
ISLAMABAD: Following Iran’s violation of Pakistani airspace, the Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday said Islamabad has announced to expel Iranian ambassador while recalling its envoy from Tehran. “Pakistan reserves the right to respond to this illegal act and the responsibility for the consequences will lie squarely with Iran,” FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahrah Baloch said in […]
Iran names envoy to UAE after nearly eight-year absence
- 05-Apr-2023
TEHRAN: Iran has named an ambassador to the United Arab Emirates nearly eight years after his predecessor left, as a thaw in relations with the Gulf Arab states picks up pace. “After some eight years, the foreign ministry has named Reza Ameri as the Islamic Republic of Iran’s new ambassador to the United Arab Emirates,” […]
Kuwait names first ambassador to Iran in over six years
- 14-Aug-2022
Kuwait has appointed an ambassador to Iran, both countries said on Sunday, more than six years after recalling its top envoy to Tehran in solidarity with Saudi Arabia after it severed ties with the Islamic Republic in 2016. Ambassador Bader Abdullah Al-Munaikh handed his credentials to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran on Saturday, […]
U.S Ambassador Donald Bloom meets CM KPK Mehmood Khan
- 04-Aug-2022
Peshawar: American Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Bloom met with Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), and handed over 36 vehicles to Health Minister KP Taimur Saleem Jhagra, ARY News reported. According to details, Donald Bloom met with CM KPK Mehmood Khan in CM House and discussed matters of mutual importance. The CM welcomed Bloom on his […]