Tehran, Iran – (AFP): Iran has arrested 13 suspected robbers accused of the theft of the contents of more than 160 safe boxes from a bank branch in Tehran. “Thirteen suspects in the robbery of Bank Melli were arrested, and large quantities of stolen property have been discovered,” Tehran’s chief prosecutor Ali Salehi sa...
ISLAMABAD (AA): Pakistan has urged the UN General Assembly to take notice of the recent insulting remarks against Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) by two officials of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari spoke with the President of the UN General Assembly Abdulla Shahid over phone and apprise...
NAIROBI, Kenya – (AA): In the next two weeks, Kenya will be able to resume its khat (locally known as miraa) exports to Somalia after a ban — imposed in 2016 by the previous Somali government — is lifted. Kenya’s Agriculture Minister Peter Munya told reporters that the decision was reached during talks after the […]
KHARTOUM, Sudan – An alliance of opposition political parties and civilian groups in Sudan has met with ruling military authorities in the capital Khartoum to discuss the current political crisis and a roadmap to democracy. The Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) said the organization’s leadership met with “the leaders of the ...
Algiers, Algeria – (AFP): Algeria and Venezuela have agreed to boost their economic cooperation, as President Nicolas Maduro visited his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune. “We have agreed to reinforce economic cooperation between our countries,” Tebboune said at a joint press conference broadcast by state TV after the...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – At least two people were killed and more than five others wounded late Friday in two explosions in and around Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu, according to an official. The first attack was a landmine explosion that targeted a vehicle carrying security personnel on the outskirts of Mogadishu, according to a polic...
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) – At least 19 people were killed Friday in a multi-vehicle crash in Tanzania. A bus traveling from Dar es Salaam to Mbeya crashed into a truck on the Iringa-Mbeya highway. As rescue efforts were underway, another truck crashed into the injured and those who were helping at the scene. […]
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – The European Union on Friday said that Algeria appears to be violating the EU-Algeria Association Agreement by blocking trade and stopping financial transactions with Spain. “Trade policy is an exclusive EU competence, and the EU is ready to stand up against any type of coercive measures applied against an EU Member ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The European Union missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah on Friday voiced concern over an Israeli group’s takeover of Greek Orthodox properties in the occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City. “Attempts by settlers to take over Christian property in the Old City of Jerusalem must be halted as they jeopardize the heritage and traditions...
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – (AFP): Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett landed in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday for talks with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, following a free trade deal signed last month. Bennett’s second visit to UAE since the countries normalised relations in a US-brokered 20...
