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ANKARA (AA) – A Turkish soldier was killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in northern Iraq, near the Turkish border, the National Defense Ministry said on Saturday. The ministry said in a statement that the IED exploded in the area of the counter-terrorist Operation Claw-Lock campaign, leaving one soldier dead and three [&h...
Qalaat Jaabar, Syria – (AFP): Qalaat Jaabar, an ancient lake-side fortress dating back to the Middle Ages, is slowly regaining its status as a key cultural destination, attracting visitors from across war-torn Syria. The fortress had been held by the ISIS, being used for military activities, and temporarily lost its status as a popular h...
Istanbul, Turkiye – (AA): Turkish president Recep Teyyip Erdogan has said that he hoped Ankara’s allies would “understand and respect” its announced operation against Kurdish militants in northern Syria, after Washington denounced the planned offensive. Ankara has for weeks threatened to target the Kurdish People’...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – The foreign ministers of Libya, Tunisia and Algeria held on Friday a joint consultation session in Tunis to discuss ties and regional developments, statements released after the meeting said. Tunisia’s Othman Jerandi, Libya’s Najla Mangoush and Algeria’s Ramtane Lamamra deliberated on ways to impro...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel placed early warning radar systems in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain to detect “missile threats” from Iran, according to local media on Friday. The radar systems worked just a few months ago when Iran tried to attack Israel with drones above Iraqi airspace, Israeli Channel 12 reported. The ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Biden administration is seeking to fully revamp its relations with Saudi Arabia, according to a report published on Friday. The decision to “reset” ties would effectively move the US past the Kingdom’s grisly killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi for which US President Joe Biden vowe...
MOSCOW – (AA): Russia’s foreign minister has refused to comment on the death sentences handed to three foreigners in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic earlier this week. “The crimes were committed on the territory of the DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic). The rest is a subject to speculation. I wouldn...
Tehran, Iran – (AFP): Iran has arrested 13 suspected robbers accused of the theft of the contents of more than 160 safe boxes from a bank branch in Tehran. “Thirteen suspects in the robbery of Bank Melli were arrested, and large quantities of stolen property have been discovered,” Tehran’s chief prosecutor Ali Salehi sa...
ISLAMABAD (AA): Pakistan has urged the UN General Assembly to take notice of the recent insulting remarks against Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) by two officials of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari spoke with the President of the UN General Assembly Abdulla Shahid over phone and apprise...
NAIROBI, Kenya – (AA): In the next two weeks, Kenya will be able to resume its khat (locally known as miraa) exports to Somalia after a ban — imposed in 2016 by the previous Somali government — is lifted. Kenya’s Agriculture Minister Peter Munya told reporters that the decision was reached during talks after the […]
