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ANKARA (AA) – Turkish, Russian and Iranian leaders condemned Tuesday the increased presence and activities of terrorist groups and their affiliates under different names in various parts of Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, and Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi gathered in Iran’s capital Tehr...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union has kicked off accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania. The EU Commission head Ursula von der Leyen hailed the “historic moment” at a joint news conference with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, Albanian Premier Edi Rama and North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski. Von der Leyen pra...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – Algeria’s state-owned oil company Sonatrach on Tuesday signed a contract with French, US and Italian oil giants to invest $4 billion to produce 1 billion of oil equivalent barrels. The contract was signed by France’s TotalEnergies, US oil giant Occidental Petroleum and Italy’s Eni. In a statement, Sonatrach said the con...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan Army divers on Tuesday joined the rescue operation for over two dozen passengers after a boat capsized in the fast-flowing Indus River. The death toll from Monday’s incident jumped to 22 as rescuers fished out one more body from the river, miles away from the accident site, local broadcaster Geo [&...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Raging wildfires continue to devour thousands of hectares of mountain forests in northern Morocco. In a statement, the Ministry of Agriculture said 9,200 hectares of forests have been destroyed by the flames since last week. The statement was issued following a visit by Minister of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries Moham...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian authorities on Tuesday questioned Ennahda leader Rached Ghannouchi on accusations of money-laundering. Ghannouchi appeared before an anti-terrorism judge to answer questions regarding suspicious financial transactions within the “Namaa Tounes” charity. Dozens of Ennahda supporters rallied outside the courthouse i...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanese security forces raided the central bank in the capital Beirut on Tuesday in search of its governor Riad Salameh. Security forces also searched Salameh’s home north of Beirut but could not find him. The raid came upon a judicial order issued against the governor as part of investigation into accusations […...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somalia’s breakaway region Somaliland has banned the BBC from operating in its territory, citing the British public broadcaster’s refusal to recognize the territory as a democratic republic. After 31 years of our independence and holding three parliamentary elections with five presidents elected to office, the B...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 22 people were killed and 33 others injured in a deadly road crash in southern Egypt on Tuesday, according to local media. A passenger bus hit a trailer truck on the Desert Road near the Minya province, Youm7 news portal reported. Authorities said the accident occurred when the bus with […]
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AA) – Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday issued a decree to appoint Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah as the new prime minister. The local Al-Qabas newspaper, citing a source, said Sheikh Mohammed was appointed to form a new government. No statement was issued yet by the Emiri Diwa...
