Rex Tillerson

Tillerson returning to Saudi Arabia, Qatar

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson travels to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this weekend… Read More

US diplomacy with North Korea to continue until ‘first bomb drops’: Tillerson

WASHINGTON Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday that President Donald Trump had instructed… Read More

Turkey, US discuss visa crisis in phone talks: state media

ANKARA: Turkey's top diplomat and his American counterpart on Wednesday discussed the reciprocal suspension of… Read More

Khawaja Asif pushes back on US claims of militant support

WASHINGTON: Foreign minister Khawaja Asif Thursday described as “hollow allegations", the comments by senior U.S. officials… Read More

Under fire Tillerson denies rift with Trump over ‘moron’ comment

WASHINGTON: United States (US) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson firmly denied Wednesday that he had… Read More

US expresses concern about future stability of Pakistan govt

WASHINGTON: United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday said that US and Pakistan… Read More

Asif leaves for Washington to hold talks with US officials

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif departed on Tuesday for the United States to meet… Read More

Negotiating with North Korea a waste of time: Trump

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said negotiating with North Korea over its nuclear program would… Read More

US in contact with N. Korea, probing willingness to talk: Tillerson

BEIJING: The United States has open channels of communication with North Korea and is investigating… Read More

Tillerson in China as US presses North Korean economic squeeze

BEIJING: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will hold top-level talks in China on Saturday… Read More

Closure of US embassy in Cuba ‘under review’: Tillerson

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday that Washington is considering the… Read More

Russia warns US against using force over North Korea

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has urged Washington not to use force against North… Read More

China tells US Pakistan plays ‘key role’ in Afghanistan

BEIJING: China's top diplomat has defended Pakistan's "important role" in Afghanistan in a phone call… Read More

US warns Pakistan could lose military ally status

WASHINGTON: The United States (US) warned Pakistan on Tuesday that it could lose its status… Read More

Tillerson meets Saudi King, Arab ministers over Qatar boycott

JEDDAH: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held talks on Wednesday with four Arab states… Read More

US, Qatar sign agreement on fighting terrorism

DOHA: Qatar and the United States signed a deal Tuesday on combatting "terrorism" as visiting US… Read More

Tillerson says Qatar’s position ‘reasonable’ in row with Arab neighbors

DOHA: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters in Doha on Tuesday that Qatar had… Read More

US, Russia, Jordan reach ceasefire deal for southwest Syria

HAMBURG: The United States, Russia and Jordan have reached a ceasefire and "de-escalation agreement" in… Read More

US ends post of special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan

WASHINGTON: The United States has reportedly eliminated the position of Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.… Read More

Trump berates Qatar as Gulf stand-off escalates

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has accused Qatar's leadership of bankrolling extremists and demanded a… Read More