MOSCOW (AA): Russia has no intentions to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the country’s Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman has said. Asked about the allegations by the Western media about a possibility of using nuclear weapons in the Russia-Ukraine war, Alexey Zaytsev recalled that such speculations come from the West. He added that these ...
ISTANBUL (AA): Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country that has impacted the economic growth, China said it will “unswervingly adhere” to the dynamic “zero-COVID policy” to stem further spread. After a special pandemic review meeting, the country’s top political leadership led by President Xi Jinping said China has since March “withstood...
ANKARA (AA): Charter flights carrying the presidents of Turkiye and Azerbaijan will land at Turkiye’s Rize-Artvin Airport this month — marking the first landing at the facility. The airport will be inaugurated on May 14 in the presence of Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The air...
NEW YORK (AA): US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield will visit Turkiye’s southern border with Syria this weekend, through which much-needed humanitarian aid is carried to millions of Syrians in the war-torn country. The visit to the Cilvegozu Border Crossing, located in Hatay province, which lies opposite the Bab al-Hawa Borde...
KAMPALA, Uganda (AA): Health experts have assured the people in the Democratic Republic of Congo that the Ebola pandemic is no longer a threat because the country now has an Ebola vaccine and medications. The UN radio in DR Congo reported that the Ebola vaccine and medicines have been developed and the disease, according to […]
BEIRUT (AA): Lebanon’s parliamentary elections for expats kicked off on Friday. The voting has opened in 10 countries in the first phase: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan and Iran. The second phase for the voting abroad, scheduled on Sunday, will take place in 48 other countries. Lebanese Foreign Min...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The Saudi-led Arab coalition said on Friday that a plane carrying Houthi prisoners took off from Saudi Arabia to Yemen. The Saudi Press Agency quoted the coalition’s statement as saying “the first plane transporting Houthi prisoners to Yemen has left the Kingdom as part of the Saudi humanitarian initiative...
ANKARA (AA) – Bangladesh police detained at least 450 Rohingya refugees celebrating the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr on a beach in the town of Cox’s Bazar, police said on Thursday. Police spokesperson Rafiqul Islam told media that the refugees were detained as part of “security measures” in the country’s largest resort district. ...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – The central Madrid neighborhood of Salamanca was rocked on Friday by an explosion that left more than a dozen people injured. The blast emanated from a residential building just a few blocks away from the Retiro park, causing significant damage to both the building and nearby cars. Madrid’s emergency service reported [&hel...
ANKARA / PARIS (AA): A mosque affiliated with Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB) in France’s northeastern province of Metz was attacked on Thursday night. The mosque was damaged in a fire that broke out after unknown persons lobbed three Molotov cocktails on the walls of the mosque. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Ali Durak, presi...
