TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – The chairman of Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohamed Menfi, on Thursday discussed recent political developments with the country’s parliament speaker in a meeting in Cairo. Presidential Council spokesperson Najwa Wahiba said in a statement that Menfi and legislative chief Aguila Saleh reviewed the effor...
ANKARA (AA) – UN human rights experts have denounced Israel for the conviction of a Gaza aid worker for “financing terrorism.” The conviction of Mohammed el-Halabi, the former program director of World Vision’s Gaza office, was “a clear violation of Israel’s obligation” to respect the right to a fair trial, the UN...
PARIS (AA) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued an urgent order Thursday to the Russian government to prevent the death penalty from being carried out against a foreigner who was fighting for Ukraine. The court issued a ruling under Rule 39 of the Rules of Court in the case of Moroccan national […]
DAKAR, Senegal (AA) – At least 10 people were killed in a terrorist attack in north-central Burkina Faso, the Burkina Information Agency (AIB) reported Thursday. The attack was carried out Wednesday by unidentified armed individuals in Namentenga province, the report said. The victims included six members of the Volunteers for the Defens...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – At least three Palestinians have been killed and eight others injured as Israeli forces carried out a raid in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank. “Three Palestinians were martyred and eight people were injured by the bullets of Israeli soldiers in the city of Jenin,” the Palestinian Health ...
ANKARA (AA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with the leaders of Germany, Italy, France and Romania in the capital Kyiv and discussed the ongoing war with Russia. “Busy day. Important meetings,” Zelenskyy said on his Telegram account. “Pleased to meet President of France Emmanuel Macron, Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The 18th round of the international meeting on Syria in Astana format was held on June 15-16 in Nur-Sultan, the capital city of Kazakhstan. According to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, during the Astana peace talks, the situation on the ground and counter-terrorism, latest developments in the political process, and humanita...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Wednesday he is in contact with counterparts from three countries that do not have official relations with Israel. Lapid, however, did not name these countries. Lapid, however, told reporters that Saudi Arabia and Indonesia are on Israel’s list of targeted countries to establish ties wi...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somalia has accused Kenya of violating its sovereignty after its southwestern neighbor invited a representative of the breakaway Somaliland region for a diplomatic briefing in the capital Nairobi. Somalia’s ambassador to Kenya, Mohamoud Ahmed Nur, protested the presence of the Somaliland flag and represent...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somalia’s president has appointed Hamza Abdi Barre as the nation’s new prime minister with a mandate to form the next government. Hamza got the job as premier from President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud who made the announcement in a televised speech from the State House in the capital Mogadishu, flanked by...
