ISTANBUL: Chinese Premier Li Qiang underscored the importance of Saudi Arabia in China’s diplomacy during a meeting Wednesday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, state media reported. ‘China puts the development of relations with Saudi Arabia as a priority in its overall diplomacy, especially in its Middle East diplomacy,”

ISTANBUL: The anti-drug policies of the interim Afghan Taliban administration provide an opportunity to stabilize the Afghan economy, an international think tank said Thursday. While acknowledging ‘one of the most successful poppy elimination efforts in modern history,’ the International Crisis Group’s Afghan analyst, Ibraheem Bahiss, said ‘the ban has also

ISTANBUL: Chinese Premier Li Qiang will hold bilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on Thursday to ‘solidify’ bilateral relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Li arrived in the Gulf nation late Wednesday after concluding his two-day trip to Saudi Arabia. ‘The two countries have maintained close communication and coordination on