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...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Energy Minister Karine Elharrar is on a visit to Egypt to hold talks with top Egyptian officials on the issue of exporting natural gas to Europe, Israeli media reported. The Israeli i24 news channel said Tuesday that Elharrar will meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and other senior officials includ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UAE has suspended exports of Indian wheat for four months, the Economy Ministry said on Wednesday. “The decision is applicable to all varieties of Indian wheat (hard, normal and fine) in addition to wheat flour,” the ministry said on Twitter. The state-run Emirates News Agency said the decision was made in […]...
PARIS (AA) – As France began the withdrawal of its forces from Mali, the French military announced the arrest of a senior Daesh leader on Wednesday. Oumeya Ould Albakaye, a senior leader of the Daesh was captured during an operation between June 11-12 involving air and ground units of the Barkhane force, according to a […]
Kabul, Afghanistan (AFP): Dozens of Afghan women wearing thick green shawls were married off in a mass wedding in Kabul on Monday in a ceremony attended by hundreds of guests including Taliban fighters. Marriage is a costly affair in deeply impoverished Afghanistan, traditionally involving huge dowries, expensive gifts and lavish parties. Hist...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AA): Saudi Arabia has lifted all precautionary measures imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, including the requirement to wear face masks in closed places. An Interior Ministry statement said the decision to drop the restrictions was based on the follow-up of the epidemiological situation of the COVID-1...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA): At least 30 families in Bosnia and Herzegovina have been left homeless due to flooding caused by heavy rains. According to the officials, more than 400 homes and businesses have been flooded while 30 houses became unusable in the northeastern municipality of Celic. Dozens of families were left homeless after the overflow...
GENEVA (AA): UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet has said that she will not stand for a second four-year term for the position she has held since 2018. “I will not be seeking a second term after my mandate expires on the 31st of August this year,” Bachelet told journalists outside the chamber where the Human […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli settler leaders have prepared a plan to establish a huge “national park” in the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli media. The park will extend between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea, and stretches between several Israeli settlements around occupied East Jerusalem, which will eventually separate ...
