#tension

Collection of tension news, found 77 news.

Indonesia deplores N Korea missile launch

Indonesia has deplored the missile launch test by North Korea on Tuesday (July 4), the foreign ministry said in a ...

China builds new military facilities on South China Sea islands

China has built new military facilities on islands in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported on Thursday, a ...

North Korea tests rocket engine, possibly for ICBM

North Korea has carried out another test of a rocket engine that the United States believes could be part of its ...

Jokowi discusses Qatar crisis with Middle East leaders

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said here on Saturday that he had already communicated with some leaders of the Middle ...

Marsudi in phone diplomacy for resolution of Qatar crisis

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi spoke by phone with her counterparts of the Middle East in a bid ...

MUI urges OKI to hold emergency meeting

The Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) has urged the Islamic Cooperation Organization (OKI) to hold an emergency ...

Gulf tension may affect oil price: Senior minister

Geopolitical tension in the Middle East, triggered by the decision of several Arab states to cut diplomatic ties with ...

President Jokowi asks police to whop anti-Pancasila organizations

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has pledged he will crackdown on groups and organizations that oppose the state ...

President calls for halt of frictions in community

Indonesian president Joko Widodo (Jokowi) called on all parties here on Tuesday to stop all frictions that have caused ...

Philippines offers eight bases to U.S. under new military deal

The Philippines has offered the United States eight bases where it can build facilities to store equipment and ...

President Jokowi to send envoy to mediate Saudi-Iran conflict

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said he would send a special envoy to Saudi Arabia and Iran in an effort to mediate the ...

Indonesia commits to keep peace in Middle East

Indonesian Cabinet Secretary Pramono Agung has said Indonesia, with its free and active politics, is committed to ...

China fears regional conflict as Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran

China said on Monday it was concerned about the prospect of an intensification of conflict in the Middle East after ...

South China Sea situation now better: Defense minister

Indonesian Minister of Defense (MoD) Ryamizard Ryacudu has said that the situation in South China Sea region was now ...

Ex-mily chief calls for end to rivalry among retired generals

Two retired top military officers have called for an immediate halt to rivalry among their fellow retired generals in ...