BELGRADE, Serbia / ANKARA (AA) – Masterminds of the Bosnian genocide of 1995- Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic- driven by blind hate and ethnic prejudice, carried out the most well-documented and widely known genocide and crime against humanity in Europe after World War II. Both faced charges for their role in the 1992-1995 Bosnian War ...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye’s president and his Russian counterpart discussed the establishment of safe corridors for grain exports in the Black Sea and the latest developments in northern Syria, according to the Turkish Communications Directorate. During their phone call, Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized the importance of extending the cross-b...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US voiced solidarity with the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 11 as the Balkan nation marked the 27th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. The mass killings of more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim boys and men in 1995 by Serb forces marks biggest genocide in Europe since the World Wars. […]
Mirpur Khas, Pakistan – AFP Mango farmers in Pakistan say production of the prized fruit has fallen by up to 40 percent in some areas because of high temperatures and water shortages in a country identified as one of the most vulnerable to climate change. The arrival of mango season in Pakistan is eagerly anticipated, […]
Damascus, Syria – AFP Airstrikes and shelling have been responsible for many of the Syrian war’s half million deaths, but remnants of explosives laid by all sides in the 11-year conflict are now claiming more lives in Syria than anywhere else in the world, according to the United Nations. 21 family members spanning three generation...
Washington, United States – AFP US President Joe Biden is readying to meet Saudi Arabia’s leaders on an important visit to the Middle East. The visit is surprising, given that Biden had consistently decried the Saudi leadership for the assassination of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. Biden will begin his tour with Isr...
Tunis, Tunisia – AFP A Tunisian opposition alliance has renewed calls for a boycott of the referendum due to be held on July 25 for a new constitution promoted by President Kais Saied. The draft constitution is the centrepiece of Saied’s programme to overhaul Tunisia’s political system, but rivals say the text confirms fears ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Sunday Iran will be the focus of US President Joe Biden’s talks during his Middle East tour. The visit “will focus first and foremost on the issue of Iran,” Lapid said during a Cabinet meeting. “Israel, for its part, reserves full freedom of action — political […]...
PARIS (AA) – In a first of its kind, the Catholic Church in France has paid financial reparations to six victims of child sexual abuse in the church, according to local media. The fund for solidarity and the fight against sexual assault on minors (SALEM), set up by the Conference of Bishops of France, has […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Muslim scholars have urged Hamas, a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic organization, to reconsider its recent decision to restore relations with Syria’s Assad regime. Stressing that the move contains major wrongdoings, the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) said in a statement that “the decision that contradicts principles, v...
