PARIS (AA) – The Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commission has called on Spain to ensure that humane border control measures are conducted which do not lead to rights violations after dozens of migrants died last month while trying to scale a border fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla. In the aftermath […]
Tel Aviv, Israel – (AFP): The US and Israel will hold talks on renewing a “global coalition” against Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Wednesday as he welcomed President Joe Biden to the country. “We will discuss the need to renew a strong global coalition that will stop the Iranian nuclear programme,” ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, responding to an earlier request, has finally invited the family of slain Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to a meeting in Washington. US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Wednesday told reporters aboard US President Joe Biden’s plane flying to Israel that Blinken had spok...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz held talks over the phone on Wednesday to discuss regional and international developments. The Egyptian Presidency said in a statement that discussions between the two leaders also dwelt on issues of common interest. Last month, Saudi Crown Prince Moham...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian Authority does not pin high hopes on US President Joe Biden’s current visit to the region, a senior official has said. Biden’s visit “aims to enhance US support to Israel at all levels and to provide it with protection against accountability for its crimes,” Wasel Abu Yousef, an Executive [&hell...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Three UN agencies have said that more than 112,400 people had been displaced by drought in Somalia by June 22 — a 231% increase compared to May. The Banadir region, where the nation’s capital of Mogadishu is located, has received 60% of new arrivals. The UN said about 72% of movements […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the international community’s special political mission in Yemen. The authorization was set to expire July 15 but the vote extends the UN Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) for one year. The vote was conducted in an exceptionally rare fashion w...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US congressman Jamaal Bowman has added an amendment to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which seeks to prevent US military presence in Syria without congressional approval. “None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may b...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye’s President and Saudi King spoke over phone on Wednesday and discussed bilateral relations and regional issues, the Turkish Communications Directorate said. Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud also exchanged Eid greetings, the directorate said in a statement.
COLOGNE, Germany (AA) – A labor court in Germany’s Bonn has ruled against Deutsche Welle (DW) on the dismissal of Palestinian journalist Maram Salim over ‘anti Semitism’ allegations. The Bonn Labor Court on July 6 ruled that her termination of employment at Deutsche Welle was invalid and unlawful as her Facebook posts w...
