China said Friday it firmly opposes the signature of the first US-Taiwan agreement under a larger bilateral trade initiative, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.”Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory. China firmly opposes countries with…
Day: 2 June 2023
US Secretary Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia June 6-8 to meet with Saudi officials to discuss U.S.-Saudi strategic cooperation on regional and global issues and a range of bilateral issues including economic and security cooperation…
First EU Special Representative for the Gulf starts office
The new EU Special Representative (EUSR) for the Gulf Luigi Di Maio took up office and started work yesterday, an EU spokesperson confirmed on Friday.”I can confirm that the new EU Special Representative for the Gulf Luigi DI Maio took up office yester…
US Senate Approves Raising Government Debt Ceiling
The US Senate passed on Friday legislation to raise the government’s debt ceiling of USD31.4 trillion, avoiding what could have been the first-ever default.The Senate voted 63-36 to approve the bill, which was passed by the House of Representatives on…