TRIPOLI, Libya – Libyan authorities have exhumed 11 bodies from a mass grave in the coastal city of Sirte. In a statement, the General Authority for Research and Identification of Missing Persons said the mass grave was discovered on April 8 in Sirte’s Al-Giza Al-Bahriya District, adding that the corpses will be taken to laboratories [&h...
ISTANBUL – Saudi Arabia has raised the number of Hajj pilgrims from inside and outside the kingdom to 1 million in 2022 after two years of restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia released a statement that said Hajj is open to those under 65 years of […]
BAGHDAD – The United Nations has called for solving the crisis of the Al-Hol refugee camp in eastern Syria. “There must be a comprehensive and decisive action in the file of the Al-Hol camp, as there are 30,000 Iraqis who have ties to Daesh/ISIS and some of their victims are in Al-Hol camp and their […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine – Israeli naval forces detained two Palestinian fishermen off Gaza’s southern coast. The two fishermen were fishing off the shores of the city of Rafah south of Gaza when they were arrested aboard their boat, Nizar Ayyash, the head of the Palestinian Fishermen’s Syndicate said, adding that the fishermen did not excee...
ANKARA – Armenia has accepted the document submitted by Azerbaijan on five principles to normalize bilateral ties. Ilham Aliyev made the remarks during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin during which they exchanged views on relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the post-conflict period, the Azerbaijan’s presidency s...
LONDON, UK (AA) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday made an unannounced visit to Ukraine where he held talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to a government statement, Johnson pledged further military and humanitarian support to Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s “special military operationR...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ( AA) – Pakistan’s parliament voted out Prime Minister Imran Khan in a no-confidence motion early Sunday, capping a month-long political turmoil. As many as 174 lawmakers voted in favor of the no-trust motion, two more than the required 172 for a simple majority in the 324-member National Assembly, the lower house of ...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – A visa exemption agreement between Israel and Morocco has entered into force, according to an Israeli diplomat on Saturday. “I am pleased to inform you that an agreement has been signed between the State of Israel and the Kingdom of Morocco regarding visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and official passports,&#...
BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraqi President Barham Salih on Saturday called on the country’s political forces to reach an agreement to end the crisis of government formation. In a statement, Salih said Iraq is going through a “sensitive situation amid political impasse” casting the country into a “dangerous maze.” Iraq has been unable to form a […]...
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – Ten humanitarian corridors have been agreed upon to evacuate civilians from Ukraine’s besieged southern cities, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister said Saturday. In a Telegram post, Iryna Vereshchuk said the civilians could cross into safe regions through the corridors, adding they could use private vehicles...
