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After consulting U.S. officials and European allies for two months, the Saudis were satisfied, he said, that the agreement would effectively contain Iraq’s nuclear programme.

Netanyahu made the remarks at an event ahead of the Jewish New Year held at the Foreign Ministry, one day after U.S. President Barack Obama secured enough Democratic senators’ votes to block a Republican initiative to foil the deal.

Almost four years after protesters stormed the UK Embassy in Iran, triggering a drastic breakdown in relations, Britain is restoring its diplomatic presence in Tehran.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Ranil Wickremesinghe as he tweeted: “Congratulations & best wishes to Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe on being sworn-in as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister”. The president became a key factor in the parliamentary election with...

Sri Lanka’s ruling United National Party won the most seats in the elections, blocking former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s attempt to return to power.

“The majority of people of this country have approved the continuance of good governance and consensual politics endorsed by the people through the silent revolution of 8 January”, Mr Wickremesinghe said, referring to the January presidential election, when Sri...

The Sri Lankan electorate has voted to sustain the changes that have taken place since the presidential election of January 8, when the common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena scored a surprise victory over Mahinda Rajapaksa.

In the second round of his regional visits after the nuclear agreement, Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in the Lebanese capital city of Beirut Tuesday evening.

Zarif had last visited Pakistan in April this year, and discussed matters related to the Yemen crisis during his visit.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will arrive in India on Thursday on a 20-hour visit during which he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

The typhoon, expected to land between the cities of Jinjiang and Fuqing this evening, will pose a serious threat to Fujian, the provincial meteorological station said.

Authorities in southeast China ordered the evacuation of about 158,000 people and ships back to port ahead of the typhoon, which was expected to hit Fujian province on Saturday.

“When it makes landfall in Fujian, it will be significantly weaker, basically the strength of a typhoon or severe tropical storm”, the government agency’s chief forecaster Qian Chuanhai told state television.

Six people have been reported dead in the wake of Soudelor, which has also left four others missing and more than 100 injured.

A powerful Typhoon soudelor pounded Taiwan with fierce winds and torrential rain on Saturday, killing at least four people.