ANKARA (AA) – The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Sunday praised a PKK/YPG member who had been killed by Turkish forces in northern Syria on Friday. “Salwa Yusuk (AKA Ciyan Afrin), a Deputy Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) – along with 2 fellow female fighters – was killed in an attack near Qamishli, […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somalia will receive $470 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to help in efforts to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the drought-stricken country. The commitment was made by USAID chief Samantha Powers during a meeting with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Somalia on...
ANKARA (AA) – The Paris Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation against a French restaurant in Paris over racism charges. Three Black women of African descent were not let in the Manko Restaurant near the Champs-Elysees Street in Paris on the grounds that they did not dress up in evening clothes, Le Parisien reported. After...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AA) – A prominent Iraqi politician warned his country Friday against provocations in the aftermath of the Duhok attack that killed nine people earlier this week. Stressing that Türkiye had expressed a willingness to cooperate in uncovering the truth about the attack, former governor of Ninevah Governate, Atheel al-Nujaifi,...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US welcomed on Friday a just-inked agreement to ensure Ukrainian grain previously trapped in Black Sea ports can reach world markets, calling it a “positive step” to address global hunger. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-Gener...
Duzdanchisma, Afghanistan – (AFP): When fighting erupted between Taliban forces and a breakaway group led by one of their former commanders in northern Afghanistan last month, many fled to the mountains. For days they walked across the rocky terrain, unsure what lay ahead or when they might return to their home Sar-e Pol province’s...
Tunis, Tunisia – (AFP): Tunisians are voting today on a constitution that would give President Kais Saied almost unchecked powers. This is a key moment in his plan to overhaul the political system in the country which was the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The referendum is taking place a year to the day after […]
Baghdad, Iraq – (AFP): Artillery bombardment by Turkish forces killed nine people in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region. Following the bombing in Iraqi territory, Baghdad has called for a withdrawal of Turkish forces from Iraq’s borders, and has warned Ankara that it should handle its “domestic problems” with PKK ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran’s foreign minister said Saudi Arabia has expressed its readiness to advance the tension-easing talks between the two countries. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in an interview, noting progress in the Iraq-brokered talks that have been underway since last April. Iran’s top diplomat said they received a message...
GENEVA (AA) – Described as “unprecedented, frightening, and apocalyptic,” the ongoing heat wave in Europe has claimed more than 1,700 lives in Portugal and Spain alone, the regional chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. The situation points again to the “desperate need for pan-European action to effectively tackle climat...
