Egypt unveils $53B Gaza rebuilding plan
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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...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned the Israeli escalation in the West Bank city of Jenin. A Palestinian youth was shot dead by Israeli forces early Saturday in Jenin during a raid. Islamic Jihad movement said the young man was a member of its military wing, the Saraya al-Quds Brigades. […]...
ANKARA (AA) – Four American soldiers were injured in a missile attack targeting a US base east of Syria on Saturday, according to the US-led international coalition fighting ISIS. “Coalition forces at Green Village in Eastern Syria received two rounds of indirect fire that struck two support buildings,” the coalition said in a statement. It [&...
BAGHDAD (AA) – Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and two others wounded on Saturday in an attack by ISIS militants in the western Anbar province, according to an Iraqi military officer. The officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said ISIS terrorists attacked a military checkpoint in the city of Heet with machine guns. He […]
JENIN, PALESTINE – Israeli forces on Saturday conducted a large-scale raid of the northern West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, targeting mainly the residence of Raed Hazem, accused of killing three Israelis in Tel Aviv on Thursday evening before he was shot and killed in nearby Jaffa nine hours later. The Israeli […]
ANKARA (AA) – A diplomat appointed by the Taliban as their charge d’affairs in Moscow took office on Saturday, an official with the interim Afghan administration said. Abdul Qahar Balkhi, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, thanked Moscow for “accrediting the Afghan diplomat” and “facilitating the role of the Afghan Embassy i...
