Senior officials from Turkey and Iraq will meet in Baghdad on Thursday to discuss energy cooperation, as well as security and defence matters, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Sooner, or later? Stakes are high for Chinese summit with Japan and South Korea – but not urgent
Lengthy delay in trilateral dialogue between the three neighbours signals meeting is not a priority for the leaders.
Over 800 Chinese repatriated from Myanmar
BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- More than 800 Chinese nationals involved in online gambling and telecom fraud crimes have been repatriated from Myanmar, the Ministry of Public Security said Wednesday.
Old pictures falsely portrayed as ‘western Myanmar air strike in 2024’
Two pictures of what appear to be a burned village resurfaced in Burmese-language Facebook posts that falsely claimed they show the aftermath of a military bombardment in Myanmar's western Rakhine ...
Remembering Two Deaths that Changed the Course of Myanmar’s History
To mark the 36th anniversary of the deaths of RIT students Ko Phone Maw and Ko Soe Naing, The Irrawaddy revisits an article published in March 2018.
US held secret talks with Iran over Red Sea attacks
The US has held secret talks with Iran this year in a bid to convince Tehran to use its influence over Yemen’s Houthi movement to end attacks on ships in the Red Sea, according to US and Iranian ...
EU maritime force says it is shadowing a Bangladesh-flagged ship seized by pirates off Somali coast
The European Union’s maritime security force says it is tracking a Bangladesh-flagged cargo vessel that was boarded by pirates this week off the Somali coast ...
Bangladesh officials, owners seek contact with pirates who hijacked ship
The Bangladesh Merchant Marine Officers’ Association is joining efforts to contact the pirates by reaching out to the International Maritime Organization and International Labor Organization through ...
‘Free Palestine’ graffitied on antisemitism billboard on I-75 in Detroit
DETROIT (FOX 2) - "Free Palestine" was spray-painted over a billboard condemning antisemitism on northbound I-75 in Detroit. The billboard is sponsored by the national Jewish cultural organization, ...
Oman’s largest finance and leasing company to launch tier 1 perpetual bonds
The issue size is up to RO 25 million (with a greenshoe option to increase size up to RO 35 mn) at an attractive coupon of 7.75% ...