HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Wednesday reaffirming its support for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) and calling on Israel to ensure the agency’s uninterrupted operations. The resolution, stressing the urgent need for humanitarian aid, was adopted with 159 votes in favor, nine against ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Suheil Hamawi, a Lebanese national, has returned to his homeland after 33 years of inhumane imprisonment in Syria. The Bashar al-Assad regime operated numerous torture centers across the country referred to as “death hubs.” Following the regime’s collapse over the weekend and the opposition’s takeover, anti-re...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) organized a day-long protest march against India, condemning its “aggression and disinformation,” as well as a recent attack on the Bangladeshi diplomatic mission in Tripura, India. Supporters of the party gathered in front of BNP’s headquarters in Dhaka be...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A UN peacekeeping force has entered Khiam town in southern Lebanon to verify reports of Israeli troop withdrawal from the area. An engineering battalion from the UN peacekeeping mission UNIFIL moved into Khiam to inspect reports that the Israeli army had withdrawn from the town, the Lebanese state news agency NNA reported...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Egypt says it has conveyed to the US its rejection of Israel’s seizure of the buffer zone in Syria’s occupied Golan Heights. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty received a phone call from his US counterpart Antony Blinken during which they agreed on the importance of adopting “an inclusive political processR...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Kremlin says that Israel’s actions in Syria are unlikely to stabilize the situation amid its seizure of a demilitarized buffer zone in the occupied Golan Heights following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. “I have nothing to add to what has already been said. Of course, the strikes, the actions […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump named Caleb Vitello as the new acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), signaling a strong push to begin mass deportation efforts immediately upon taking office. ICE welcomed the appointment, citing Vitello’s extensive experience and Trump’s focus on addressing illegal imm...
ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump unveiled a series of high-profile appointments Tuesday night on Truth Social. With a mix of loyal allies and seasoned professionals, Trump’s picks reflect his administration’s priorities of asserting US interests globally and overhauling domestic policy frameworks. – Kimberly Guilfoyle e...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to impose new tariffs on goods from Mexico, China, and Canada, describing it as a “major mistake.” Speaking at the Brookings Institution, a US-based think tank, on Tuesday, Biden highlighted his administration’s efforts to support post-COVID-19 economic ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump promised “fully expedited approvals and permits” on Tuesday for those who invest $1 billion or more in the US. The incentives include all environmental approvals, Trump said on his Truth Social social media platform. He did not disclose details in his post but he promised to provid...
