TEHRAN -- An Iranian official announced on Tuesday that trade between Iran and Saudi Arabia had resumed as the two countries stepped up efforts to normalize ties following a China-brokered deal in March.
Reza Fatemi-Amin, the Iranian minister of industry, mine and trade, made the remarks when asked to comment on the agreement reached between Tehran and Riyadh to normalize bilateral relations in March, official news agency IRNA reported. (Iran-Saudi Arabia-Trade)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) said the U.S. unilateral withdrawal from a 2015 nuclear deal and reimposition of the "illegal" sanctions against Tehran are flagrant instances of unilateralism that undermine the UN Charter and threaten multilateralism.
Amir Saeid Iravani made the remarks on Monday in an address to a UN Security Council debate on multilateralism, the official news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday. (Iran-U.S. Actions-Unilateralism)
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CAIRO -- Egypt evacuated on Tuesday 635 more citizens from Sudan, which has been ravaged by an armed conflict since April 15.
In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said that 446 more Egyptian nationals were evacuated via land and 189 others by air in coordination with the Sudanese authorities. (Egypt-Sudan-Evacuation)
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ANKARA -- Turkish police on Tuesday detained 110 people over alleged ties with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), semi-official Anadolu Agency reported.
The operation was launched in 21 provinces including the southeastern Kurdish-majority Diyarbakir province. (Türkiye-Arrests-PKK)
