Egypt-US relations in turmoil: Egyptian foreign minister

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 20:17

Relations between the United States and Egypt are now in turmoil and the entire Middle East could suffer, the Egyptian foreign minister said in remarks made a week after Washington moved to curtail military aid to Cairo.

Iran Foreign Minister in hospital over misquote on US

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 15:21

Iran`s foreign minister says he checked himself into hospital because of back pain and spasms he felt after a hard-line newspaper misquoted him on the subject of the new president`s outreach to the US.

Iran Foreign Minister in hospital over misquote on US

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 15:21

Iran`s foreign minister says he checked himself into hospital because of back pain and spasms he felt after a hard-line newspaper misquoted him on the subject of the new president`s outreach to the US.

Be `Asia literate`, says Australian Foreign Minister

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 14:00

Julie Bishop took oath Wednesday as Australia`s first woman foreign minister and urged young Australians to become "Asia literate".

Iran Foreign Minister says Facebook page hacked

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 14:59

The Facebook page of Iran`s foreign minister was taken over briefly by unidentified hackers who protested against the crackdown on protesters after the disputed 2009 presidential election, media reported on Sunday.

China backs Russian plan on Syria chemical weapons

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 22:20

China backed a Russian proposal to place Syria`s chemical weapons under international control in a bid to avert a possible US military strike, even as a Syrian opposition delegation landed here today for talks.

Syria accepts Russia`s proposal to surrender chemical weapons; war averted?

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 17:35

In a major development, Syria`s Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem on Tuesday said that his country has accepted a Russian proposal to surrender control over its chemical weapons.

Iran`s foreign minister condemns Holocaust

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 15:13

Iran`s foreign minister said on Facebook that Tehran condemns the World War II Nazi massacre of the Jews, in stark contract to Holocaust denials by former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Assad a thug: Australia`s foreign minister

Last Updated: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 22:44

Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr has described Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "a thug and a murderer" while justifying US military strike against his regime.

China-Japan bilateral meeting unlikely at G20 summit

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 16:20

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Li Baodong said on Tuesday that it is unlikely for Chinese and Japanese leaders to hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the forthcoming G20 summit due to Japan`s provocative words and moves.

Maldives foreign minister passed away

Last Updated: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 16:45

Maldives Foreign Minister Abdul Samad Abdulla passed away Sunday in Singapore, the presidential office said.

Kashmir is an internal matter of India: Khurshid

Last Updated: Friday, June 28, 2013, 17:30

Asserting that Kashmir problem is an internal issue of India, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday said there is a mechanism within the country to address all issues and outside forces need not meddle in them.