ISTANBUL (AA) – An Iranian court has ordered the United States to pay $4.3 billion in compensation for the killing of the country’s nuclear scientists. Iran blames Israel, a major ally of the US, for the assassination of a number of Iranian nuclear scientists in recent years. “The 55th Civil Court of Tehran ordered the […]
ANKARA (AA) – The speaker of Libya’s Parliament and the head of the High Council of State have agreed to meet in Geneva by the end of June. The announcement was made by UN special adviser on Libya Stephanie Williams. “I am pleased to confirm that Speaker of the House of Representatives Aguila Saleh and […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Life is gradually returning to normal in northeastern Bangladesh, which was devastated by the worst floods in a century. However, the suffering of people is far from over as they have lost everything and face new challenges in resuming their lives. Last week’s flood in Sylhet district, known for tea cultivation, ...
GENEVA (AA) – Amid reports of surging cases in Europe, a special committee of the World Health Organization began meeting Thursday to decide whether monkeypox should be declared a global “public health emergency.” The emergency committee will advise the WHO chief “on whether the event constitutes a Public Health Emergency of Internationa...
AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – Jordanian King Abdullah II left Amman on Thursday for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for talks with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the Royal Court said in a statement. The statement, however, did not provide details about the duration of the visit or the agenda of the talks. The […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Thursday Iran is ready to resume talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, following talks with his Russian counterpart in Tehran. At a joint press conference with Sergey Lavrov in Tehran, Amir-Abdollahian urged the United States to be “realistic” regarding reaching an a...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah met with Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Beirut, according to the Lebanese group on Thursday. A Hezbollah statement said the two sides dwelt on political developments and threats in the region. They discussed developments on the ground in the Palestinian territories an...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Libya’s Presidential Council on Thursday launched a strategy for national reconciliation amid a deep political crisis in the country. “Libya needs national efforts to draw it away from foreign interference,” Mohamed al-Menfi, head of the council, said in a speech during a ceremony held in the capital Tripoli. ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – NATO on Thursday confirmed that it would provide security support to Qatar during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. “The support will include training against threats posed by Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) materials, which will be delivered by Slovakia and NATO’s Joint CBRN Defence Centre of Exc...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkmenistan announced on Thursday that it will send humanitarian assistance to earthquake victims in Afghanistan. Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov, while addressing Mohammad Fazel Saber, charge d’affaires of the Afghanistan Embassy in Ashgabat, expressed his country’s willingness to provide humanitarian assistance to ...
