Beersheba, Israel – (AFP): The European Union wants to strengthen its energy cooperation with Israel in the wake of Russia’s use of gas supplies to “blackmail” its members over the Ukraine conflict, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday. Her remarks came as Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, also...
RIYADH (AA) – Saudi Arabia has announced that it has added eight Yemeni individuals and 11 entities to its terrorist list. The eight Yemenis and 11 entities were listed for their involvement in facilitating the financial activities of Yemen’s Houthi rebel group, while some of them are associated and cooperating with the Al-Qaeda organiza...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Eight people lost their lives in a fire that broke out late Tuesday in Iran’s capital. According to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency, an explosion occurred followed by a fire during a birthday party at a cafe in Tehran’s Shahriar suburb. Four children were among the dead, according to Iran’s Red […...
ANKARA (AA) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is expected to replace the UK as the top global attractor of foreign wealth as Russian and Ukrainian capital seek safe haven from war. Henley and Partners, a London-based investment migration consultancy recently issued a report according to which “a tsunami of private capital has left R...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Pakistan’s newly-appointed foreign minister on his first official visit to Tehran on Tuesday held wide-ranging talks with his Iranian counterpart to discuss bilateral and regional issues. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s two-day visit to Iran is the first by a top-ranked Pakistani official since the formation of a new g...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – An Iranian oil tanker seized by Greece has been released, Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said on Tuesday. “Despite the US attempt to confiscate the Iranian oil cargo on an Iranian-flagged tanker off the Greek coast, a Greek court has overturned an earlier court ruling and now the court has […]
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Domestic and internationally bound air travelers will no longer need to be vaccinated for the coronavirus beginning June 20, the Canadian government has announced. Those arriving internationally and Canadians returning from abroad will still face quarantine upon re-entry. “Today’s announcement is possible bec...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – West African leaders have demanded exemptions from a ban on wheat and fertilizer imports from Russia, whose supply chains were interrupted following its war on Ukraine. Speaking at the 8th edition of the Africa CEO Forum in Ivory Coast’s economic capital Abidjan, Senegal’s President and African Union chairman Macky ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh met with his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday where they discussed developments in the Palestinian territories. Speaking at a joint press conference following the talks, Shtayyeh said he briefed the Italian premier on Israeli es...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The NATO chief has said that he welcomes the steps taken to address Türkiye’s concerns with regard to the PKK group. “I welcome the serious steps already taken to address Türkiye’s concerns. Our dialogue continues, to find a united way forward,” Jens Stoltenberg said at a joint news conference following the meeting [&hell...
