KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudan’s army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has issued a decree relieving the five civilian members of the ruling sovereign council of their duties. The decree, however, kept the five military members of the council and the three leaders of former rebel groups in their places, stopping short of a full […]
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – A Tunisian judge has summoned former Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi for investigation into “money laundering” accusations. According to Radio Mosaique, Ghannouchi will be questioned regarding suspicious financial transactions within the “Namaa Tounes” charity. Ghannouchi, the leader of the progressive Is...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has rejected US claims that Tehran made new “extravagant demands” during indirect talks in Doha to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Speaking during a joint press conference with his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Tehran, Amir-Abdollahian said Iran’s dem...
NUKUS, Uzbekistan (AA) – Uzbekistan has announced that the situation in the protest-hit autonomous region of Karakalpakstan has been brought under control. In a statement issued in Nukus, the capital of Karakalpakstan, Hamidjan Dadabayev, the deputy commander of the Uzbekistan National Guard, said the situation in the region is “complete...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A young Palestinian was shot dead Wednesday by Israel in the occupied West Bank, according to local media. Rafek Riyad Ghannam, 20, was killed by Israeli forces during a military raid in the town of Jaba, south of Jenin, the official Palestine TV reported. Eyewitnesses said Israeli forces raided a number […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Torrential monsoon rains and flash floods killed at least 29 people and injured several others in southwestern and northern Pakistan over the past 24 hours, officials and local media said on Wednesday. Southwestern Balochistan province and northern Gilgit-Baltistan region were the worst hit where massive downpours and ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Bin Yaakob arrived Wednesday in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on a four-day trip to Türkiye. It is Sabri’s first visit to Türkiye as chief executive of the Southeast Asian nation. “This visit underscores the great importance Malaysia attaches to its relations and partnership with Türki...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – A bomb blast, targeting a vehicle carrying security personnel, killed a senior Somali security official near the capital Mogadishu on Wednesday. The bomb blast took place in the town of Afgooye, in the southwestern province of Lower Shabelle. Afgooye is a strategic agricultural town located 30 kilometers (18 mil...
Khartoum, Sudan – (AFP) Sudan’s main civilian bloc has rejected a proposal by the country’s coup leader to make way for a civilian government as a “giant ruse” and urged more protests. Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, whose power grab last October derailed a transition to civilian rule, had vowed in a surprise m...
Mecca, Saudi Arabia – (AFP) White-robed worshippers from around the world have packed the streets of Islam’s holiest city ahead of the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic began. Banners welcoming the faithful, including the first international visitors since 2019, adorned squares and alleys, while armed security ...
