Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday that his country will play a greater regional security role in East Asia, vowing to support Southeast Asian countries in defending their territorial claims amid growing tensions in the South China Sea.
Just over a week after being voted into power, India’s newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party has ignited criticism after a junior minister called for a debate on the subject of Indian-administered Kashmir’s autonomous status.
According to Egyptian state television on Tuesday, voting in the country’s ongoing presidential election will be extended to a third day, until Wednesday May 28 after reports of low voter turnout in the highly anticipated contest
According to a new poll, only a narrow majority of Egyptians support army chief and expected presidential victor Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is finally giving credence to hints his government has been dropping that it may consider legal action against China over their escalating territorial dispute in the South China Sea.
Yoani Sánchez and her followers will rely heavily on social media to maintain momentum for their new journalistic outlet as it will be solely digital.
India’s newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised eyebrows on Wednesday after issuing an unexpected invitation to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to attend his upcoming inauguration.
Iran’s gradual efforts to improve its relations with Gulf Arab states appeared to reach an important turning point on Tuesday after the Iranian foreign ministry announced that Kuwait’s ruling emir would be visiting the Islamic Republic later this month in order to turn a “new page” in bilateral ties.
Egyptian army chief and presidential candidate Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has signaled a significant turnaround on Egypt’s current policy towards Hamas after nearly a year of antagonism between Cairo and the Palestinian political faction.
While the controversial Hindu nationalist leader’s views on India’s domestic political and economic situation are well known, there remains quite a bit more ambiguity around his foreign policy.
