Tag: Pompeo

Pompeo heads to Saudi Arabia, UAE for Iran crisis talks

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday he will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for talks on the crisis...

Pompeo attends secretive global meet in Switzerland

BERN: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will take part Saturday in a secretive meeting in Switzerland of global power brokers discreetly discussing issues...

Putin meets Pompeo as US seeks ‘a way forward’ in ties

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday meets US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the highest-level talks between the rival powers in nearly...

Pompeo hails Azhar’s listing as ‘victory for American diplomacy’

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has hailed United Nations’ listing of Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a “victory for American diplomacy”. Pompeo...

Several Americans killed in Sri Lanka attacks: Pompeo

WASHINGTON: Several Americans were among more than 200 people killed on Sunday in a series of bombings of hotels and churches in Sri Lanka, Secretary...

Pompeo says nothing’s changed on North Korea talks: ‘It’ll be my...

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said US diplomatic efforts will continue toward the goal of denuclearization of North Korea, a day after a...

US to use all economic, political tools to hold Maduro accountable:...

BOGOTA: The United States will use all economic and political tools at its disposal to hold Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accountable for his country’s...

Libya in focus at G7 foreign ministers meeting, minus Pompeo

France: Foreign ministers from the G7 group of nations will discuss the threat of a resurgence in Libya’s civil war at a meeting in...

Pompeo says Yemen rebels not complying with truce deal

RIYADH: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on Monday in Riyadh, where he is...

Saudi Arabia must hold Khashoggi’s killers ‘accountable’: Pompeo

DOHA: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday he will ask Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to ensure the killers of...

Pompeo defends US-Saudi ties after Senate rebuke on Yemen, Khashoggi

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday again defended US ties with Saudi Arabia on national security grounds after the Senate voted to...

Pakistan to be held accountable for ‘terrorist havens’, says Pompeo

--US secretary of state says he categorically told PM Imran Khan that Washington hopes 'Pakistan will achieve goal set out for them'   WASHINGTON: United States...

Pompeo lands in Turkey as probe into Khashoggi case heats up

ISTANBUL: A pro-government Turkish newspaper on Wednesday published a gruesome recounting of the alleged slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate...

Saudi king orders Khashoggi probe, Trump sends Pompeo to discuss case

ANKARA/WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Monday ordered an internal probe into the unexplained disappearance of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a joint Turkish-Saudi...

Pompeo pledges coordination with Japan in North Korea talks

TOKYO: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday he would coordinate closely with Japan during denuclearization talks with North Korea and promised...

Pompeo seeks rapprochement with alienated US diplomats

  WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has nearly doubled promotions of top American diplomats as he seeks to restore diplomatic ties with a...

US-India to hold rare joint-military exercises in 2019

US committed to expanding India's status as Major Defence Partner, says joint statement Envisages to see India as leading global power  Major contentious...