KHARTOUM, Sudan – An alliance of opposition political parties and civilian groups in Sudan has met with ruling military authorities in the capital Khartoum to discuss the current political crisis and a roadmap to democracy. The Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) said the organization’s leadership met with “the leaders of the ...
Algiers, Algeria – (AFP): Algeria and Venezuela have agreed to boost their economic cooperation, as President Nicolas Maduro visited his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune. “We have agreed to reinforce economic cooperation between our countries,” Tebboune said at a joint press conference broadcast by state TV after the...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – At least two people were killed and more than five others wounded late Friday in two explosions in and around Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu, according to an official. The first attack was a landmine explosion that targeted a vehicle carrying security personnel on the outskirts of Mogadishu, according to a polic...
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) – At least 19 people were killed Friday in a multi-vehicle crash in Tanzania. A bus traveling from Dar es Salaam to Mbeya crashed into a truck on the Iringa-Mbeya highway. As rescue efforts were underway, another truck crashed into the injured and those who were helping at the scene. […]
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – The European Union on Friday said that Algeria appears to be violating the EU-Algeria Association Agreement by blocking trade and stopping financial transactions with Spain. “Trade policy is an exclusive EU competence, and the EU is ready to stand up against any type of coercive measures applied against an EU Member ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The European Union missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah on Friday voiced concern over an Israeli group’s takeover of Greek Orthodox properties in the occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City. “Attempts by settlers to take over Christian property in the Old City of Jerusalem must be halted as they jeopardize the heritage and traditions...
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – (AFP): Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett landed in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday for talks with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, following a free trade deal signed last month. Bennett’s second visit to UAE since the countries normalised relations in a US-brokered 20...
Ramallah, Palestinian Territories – (AFP): A Palestinian died in the occupied West Bank Thursday after being shot in the stomach by Israeli forces, the Palestinian health ministry said, in the latest bloodshed in the territory. The ministry said 27-year-old Mahmud Fayez Abu Ayhour was killed in Halhul, north of the flashpoint city of Heb...
RAMALLAH, Palestine – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has accused Israel of seeking to turn the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem into a Jewish synagogue. Addressing a Palestinian event on the historical status of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the West Bank city of Al-Bireh, Shtayyeh said 55 years of Israeli excavations ...
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait – Kuwait has said that it plans to appoint an ambassador and a project coordinator in war-torn Yemen. Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah held talks with the head of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi. During their meeting, the crown prince underlined Kuwait’s support...