China’s Xi calls for more robust, dynamic ties with Arab world

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for a more robust and dynamic partnership between China and the Arab world as the world undergoes unprecedented changes.

Greater coordination and cooperation are needed as human society faces the choices of peace and war, as well as unity and confrontation, Xi told the visiting crown prince of Abu Dhabi, according to a media pool report.

US-sanctioned tankers pass Strait of Hormuz despite US blockade, data shows

The visit by Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan comes at a time of acute tension in the Gulf after weekend talks between Washington and Tehran failed to reach a deal to end the weeks-long war in Iran.