WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday he expedited the delivery of $4 billion in military assistance to Israel. “I have signed a declaration to use emergency authorities to expedite the delivery of approximately $4 billion in military assistance to Israel,” Rubio said in a statement. “The dec...
ISTANBUL (AA) – President Donald Trump said Saturday that the “invasion of Our Country is OVER,” pointing to a low number of illegal border crossings during his first full month in office. Trump highlighted February’s record-low apprehensions at the US-Mexico border, attributing the decline to his administration’s strict immigration poli...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – An Israeli held by the Al-Qassam Brigades urged his family and Israelis on Saturday to continue protesting until Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agrees to the second phase of a prisoner exchange deal to secure their release. The appeal was made in a video released by the military wing of Hamas […]
ISTANBUL (AA) — US forces killed a senior leader of al-Qaeda-linked Hurras al-Din in an airstrike in northwestern Syria, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Saturday. The strike, conducted last Sunday as part of the US’ ongoing counterterrorism operations with regional partners, killed Muhammed Yusuf Ziya Talay, a senior military leade...
JERUSALEM/ISTANBUL (AA) – Israel said Sunday that it agreed to a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip during Ramadan and Passover, following a proposal from US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement that half of the Israelis in Gaza, dead and alive, will be released,...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli extremists have repeatedly targeted churches in East Jerusalem’s Old City during religious ceremonies, according to local reports. In a statement, Old City Police Commander Dvir Tamim said: “We are witnessing a phenomenon of hatred directed toward Christians in the Old City, particularly extremist (Jewish) indivi...
NABLUS, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army raided another neighborhood in Nablus as part of its ongoing military offensive in the northern occupied West Bank, just before the start of Ramadan. Eyewitnesses told reporters that Israeli troops stormed the Popular Housing Neighborhood in eastern Nablus, surrounded a residential building, and ...
Markets in Damascus are bustling with shoppers as Syrians observe their first Ramadan after the fall of Bashar al Assad. Observers say this marks a significant shift in the country’s atmosphere. The Bab Sraijeh Bazaar, one of the oldest and most popular markets in Damascus, saw a surge in shoppers eager to stock up on […]
The holy month of Ramadan has begun in most parts of the globe. The crescent moon has been sighted in the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. However, in South Asia, the crescent was not visible, so Muslims there will begin fasting on Sunday. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres sent a message of solidarity. He called […]
Billionaire Elon Musk is urging retired air traffic controllers to return to work, warning of a “dire” shortage threatening aviation safety. Posting on X, Musk claimed the Federal Aviation Administration or FAA’s communication systems are near “catastrophic failure.” He said Starlink terminals will be deployed at no cost to taxpayers to restor...
