ISTANBUL (AA) – The EU has condemned civilians deaths in the Syrian conflict in a statement issued on July 1. “The EU condemns in the strongest terms these crimes causing the deaths of so many civilians over more than a decade of conflict. These crimes were mostly perpetrated by the Syrian regime and its allies, […]
GENEVA (AA) – The UN human rights chief has urged the Taliban to protect the rights of women in Afghanistan, who face hunger and food insecurity, growing domestic violence and harassment, unemployment, lack of access to education. Michelle Bachelet told the Human Rights Council in Geneva that since the Taliban have assumed power, women and [&h...
TRIPOLI (AA) – Protesters on Friday raided the House of Representatives in Tobruk in eastern Libya and set it on fire, reported the local media. Videos showing smoke rising from parliament were shared all over social media. A group had organized on social media under the Youth Revolution slogan and called for demonstrations and civil dis...
Pahalgam, India – (AFP) Thousands of chanting devotees from across India began trekking up through Himalayan passes in Indian-administered Kashmir Thursday at the start of a huge pilgrimage, accompanied by a major security operation. Critics accuse the Hindu nationalist government of using the annual Amarnath procession to reinforce New ...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – (AFP) Burkina Faso’s army has freed a Polish man held hostage by suspected jihadists, Communications Minister Valerie Kabore announced on Wednesday. “The defence ministry was able to free a hostage of Polish origin who was kidnapped on the Matiakoali-Kantchari road on April 27… while he was o...
Dakar, Senegal – (AFP) People in Senegal heeded a call by the country’s main opposition to bang on saucepans and honk their car horns on Thursday, in a noisy protest ahead of next month’s elections. A day after the opposition said it would halt street protests and take part in the July 31 legislative vote, […]
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed to the Kremlin his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo, who is in Russia on a working visit. Putin said the trade turnover between Russia and Indonesia has grown 42% in the past year and continues to pick up the pace. “I know that Indonesia has shown interest in […]
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – The UK military experts will not enter Bosnia-Herzegovina legally, a Serb member of Bosnia’s tripartite presidency has said. Milorad Dodik’s remarks came after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that UK military specialists will be sent to Bosnia-Herzegovina to reinforce the NATO mission and promote st...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Mali’s military government has adopted an electoral calendar for the transition to constitutional rule, with the presidential election set for February 2024, government spokesman Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga announced Thursday. According to the roadmap, the presidential election will be preceded by a referendum on the new Cons...
Doha, Qatar – AFP Energy-rich Qatar has given Lebanon’s cash-strapped armed forces $60 million, the foreign ministry in Doha announced Thursday. Lebanon is grappling with an unprecedented financial crisis, branded by the World Bank as one of the planet’s worst since the 1850s. The small Mediterranean country defaulted on its ...
