Ambassador

French authorities will on Monday ask Lebanon to lift the immunity of Beirut’s ambassador to Paris after an investigation was opened into alleged rape and intentional violence by the envoy, a source said. “Steps in this direction will be…

Lebanon’s ambassador to France is being investigated over rape and assault allegations following complaints by two former embassy employees, with French authorities requesting the lifting of his diplomatic immunity. The Lebanese Foreign…

Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed on “the immediate start of upgrading diplomatic relations, exchanging ambassadors,” Egypt’s presidency said in a statement on Monday. El-Sisi spoke…

Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs announced Friday that the house of the Jordanian ambassador in Khartoum was attacked and vandalized. It also confirmed that ambassador Saed Radaideh and his embassy staff were…

Iran has appointed Alireza Enayati as its ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Iran’s Mizan news agency reported on Monday, following a China-brokered deal in April between Tehran and Riyadh that ended years of political rift between the two…

Iran has appointed Reza Ameri as its new ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ahead of an expected meeting between the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia in China. The UAE downgraded diplomatic relations with Iran in 2016,…