ANKARA – Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Joe Biden held a phone conversation discussing Russia’s war on Ukraine. It is important that Turkiye is in a facilitator position in search for a solution, in case the Russia-Ukraine crisis deepens further, Erdogan told Biden. Even organizing a tripartit...
ISTANBUL – Japan has lodged a formal complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Russia for “war crimes” perpetrated in Ukraine. A Foreign Ministry statement said that “the situation in Ukraine” was referred by Tokyo to the ICC in The Hague on March 9. “The military actions by Russia in Ukraine this time are...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – A Sudanese military plane crashed in the central city of al-Obeid on Thursday but there was no loss of life, according to the military. Military spokesman Nabil Abdullah said the aircraft was on a training mission when it crashed at the city’s airport. He cited a “technical failure” for the crash. […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Two ministers in the Cabinet of Libyan interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh resigned Thursday, according to media reports. The resignations of Minister of Civil Service Abdul Fattah al-Khawja and Minister of State for Immigration Affairs Ijdid Maatouk come amid a deep political rift in the oil-rich country. Dbeibeh ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday that Tehran will not give up its regional presence and nuclear program. Speaking at a meeting of the Assembly of Experts, a powerful 88-member body of top clerics that monitors the lawmakers, Khamenei said it is vital for any country to have […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israeli army Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi on Thursday met in Manama with Bahraini Defense Minister Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa. The two discussed topics pertaining to enhancing regional stability, in addition to issues of mutual concern, the Bahraini state news agency reported. Kochavi arrived in Bahrain on Wednesday for an uns...
ANKARA (AA) – Israel President Isaac Herzog on Thursday concluded his visit to Turkiye after meeting Jewish community representatives in Istanbul. Herzog arrived in Ankara on Wednesday on a state visit, the first by an Israeli head of state in 14 years. Ahead of bilateral talks with Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Herzog ...
ANKARA (AA) – British PM and Ukraine’s President have expressed their determination to further tighten sanctions against Russia. Boris Johnson outlined the work the UK is doing to provide the military equipment Ukraine needs to defend itself and Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked him for “the UK’s ongoing military support, alongside tough...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UAE will encourage OPEC to raise its production levels, the Emirates’ ambassador to Washington said Wednesday. “The UAE has been a reliable and responsible supplier of energy to global markets for more than 50 years and believes that stability in energy markets is critical to the global economy,” Yousef Al...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistani police claimed Wednesday it killed three militants involved in last week’s attack on a Shia mosque in Peshawar that killed 62. Peshawar Police Chief Ijaz Khan told reporters that the suspects, including the “main handler,” were killed in a security operation near Khyber tribal district...