Department of State
Qatar Copies Rival Saudi’s ‘investment Diplomacy’
President Donald Trump may accuse Qatar of sponsoring terrorism, but that did not stop the wealthy emirate this week...
China Says Hong Kong Handover Agreement ‘no Longer Relevant’
In the midst of celebrations marking 20 years since Britain returned Hong Kong to China, Beijing declared that the...
US Sanctions Chinese Bank For Laundering N.Korean Cash
The United States slapped unprecedented sanctions Thursday on a Chinese bank accused of laundering North Korean cash...
US Warns China Over Hong Kong Freedoms
The United States urged China Thursday to respect civil liberties in Hong Kong, including press freedom, as the...
US Rolls Out Travel Ban, But Who Will Be Hit?
President Donald Trump's travel ban on people from six mostly Muslim countries will come into force late Thursday, as...
Trump Travel Ban: US Sets Out Visa Criteria
The White House has set new criteria for visa applicants from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees, requiring...
What Comes Next?
The US Supreme Court's partial reinstatement of President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban has immigration...
Trump Travel Ban To Take Partial Effect
US President Donald Trump's order to block arrivals from six mainly Muslim countries takes partial effect Thursday...
Saudis Stand Tough As Top Gulf Diplomats In Washington For Qatar Talks
Three top Gulf diplomats were in Washington Tuesday as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought to help resolve the...
Saudis Say Demands ‘non-Negotiable’ As Qatar, US Officials Meet
Saudi Arabia reiterated Tuesday that its demands on Qatar were not negotiable, as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson...
US Lists China Among Worst Human Trafficking Offenders
President Donald Trump's administration hit China Tuesday over its rights record, listing the country alongside Sudan...
Pakistan Slams US Sanctions On Kashmiri Militant
Pakistan Tuesday strongly criticised the US decision to impose sanctions on Syed Salahuddin, senior leader of the...
Tillerson To Meet Qatari Counterpart In Washington
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with his Qatari counterpart Tuesday in Washington, after the US...
Bromance As Trump and Modi Hail Friendship At First Talks
US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embraced each other as friends and partners Monday,...
Key US Republican Threatens To Block Arms To Gulf
A top Republican lawmaker on Monday threatened to block US arms sales to members of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation...
Trump Abandons White House Eid Dinner
US President Donald Trump has broken a nearly 20-year-old tradition by failing to host a dinner marking the end of the...
US Ends Role of Special Envoy To Afghanistan and Pakistan
The United States abolished the role of its special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday, just as it prepares to...
China’s Top Diplomat Holds Talks With Trump On N. Korea
China's top diplomat told Donald Trump that Beijing was willing to keep working with Washington to defuse tensions on...
US Condemns Islamic State Demolition of Mosul Mosque
The United States on Thursday branded the Islamic State group's demolition of an 800-year-old mosque in Mosul an attack...