TUNIS, Tunisia – Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labor union has declared a general strike on June 16 in protest of the government’s refusal to reform public companies. In a statement, the union said the strike was called “over government’s unwillingness to reform public companies.” It said the general strike will cover 159 public institutions i...
BELGRADE, Serbia – Bosnia and Herzegovina marked White Ribbon Day in honor of thousands of innocent civilians killed in the western town of Prijedor in 1992. On May 31, 1992, the Serbian administration in Prijedor ordered the non-Serb population to wear white stripes on their arms when they left their houses- an order followed by […]
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AA): The Turkish national defense minister Hulusi Akar met his UAE counterpart Mohammed Bin Ahmad Al Bowardi in Abu Dhabi and discussed bilateral and regional issues, as well as cooperation in military training and the defense industry. Akar’s visit is the first from a Turkish defense minister to the UAE [&hell...
TRENTON, Canada – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took aim at gun control, including a national freeze on handguns, because it is “the responsible thing to do.” Speaking at a press conference, Trudeau cited the 2017 Quebec mosque shooting where six worshippers were killed and 19 wounded by a lone gunman as an example o...
ANKARA – NATO “will chart the way ahead for the next decade” at its June summit in the Spanish capital Madrid, the alliance’s chief has said. “We will reset our deterrence and defense for a more dangerous world,” Jens Stoltenberg said at a ceremony in Spain marking the 40th anniversary of the country’s accession to […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Tuesday refused to commit to calm amid Israeli escalation in the occupied East Jerusalem. “Mediators are seeking to get pledges from Hamas on avoiding escalation, but this is rejected,” Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem told Anadolu Agency. “We can’t speak about calm at a...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Libya’s parliament said Tuesday the government it appointed under former Interior Ministry Fathi Bashagha has officially started working from the central city of Sirte. Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh said Bashagha’s government can’t enter the capital “as Tripoli is under the control of armed groups.” “The government offi...
ANKARA (AA) – The Israeli prime minister on Tuesday published documents allegedly testifying that Iran stole the UN atomic agency’s classified record and evaded probes by the watchdog. Naftali Bennett shared on Twitter a link to files he claimed to be stolen International Atomic Energy Agency documents, along with Persian-language ...
DUHOK, Iraq (AA) – Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient city dating back to the Mittani Empire around 3,400 years ago in the Tigris River in Duhok province, Iraq. “We found a 3,400-year-old ancient city in Semel district of Duhok dating back to the Mittani period,” Bekes Birifkani, director of historical artifacts and culture i...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somalia is experiencing its worst drought in decades, approaching famine-like conditions, the special presidential envoy for drought response has said. Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame said 6.1 million Somalis are facing an extreme level of food insecurity while 330,000 children are facing severe acute malnutrition...
