Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday called on the Taliban movement to engage in direct negotiations with the country's authorities, reaffirming the importance of national unity and a strong government

Mohammad Omar Daudzai, the head of the Afghan High Peace Council's Secretariat, has arrived to the Chinese capital of Beijing to discuss the Afghan peace process with the Chinese leadership, a source in the council told Sputnik on Thursday

Russia is preparing for a new Moscow format meeting on Afghanistan, however, the date of the talks has not been set yet, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry Second Asian Department Zamir Kabulov told Sputnik

Moscow is positively assessing resumption of the US-Taliban talks, but is careful in estimating their possible outcomes amid Washington's attempts to reshape the negotiations agenda, Russian Foreign Ministry Second Asian Department Director Zamir Kabulov told Sputnik Tuesday

US representatives on Monday held a new round of talks with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar after accepting the militants' agenda for the meeting, a Taliban spokesman said

Egypt and Bahrain are conducting joint naval and air drills in the Persian Gulf, the Egyptian Defense Ministry said on Monday in a statement

Kuwait Ports Authority said Friday the country's three marine ports have reopened after turbulent weather forced their brief shutdown earlier

Qatar and Turkey signed defense agreements worth 15 billion Qatari riyals (over $4 billion) in 2018, Turkey Expo Qatar board member Atilla Kurucayirli said Wednesday