JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel and Hamas are close to reaching a “small” cease-fire deal, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported Sunday, citing political sources. The broadcasting authority quoted the unnamed Israeli sources as saying that the two sides are close to finalizing a deal that would include a two-month cease-fire. T...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US strongly supports a peaceful transition of power to an “accountable” government in Syria through an inclusive Syrian-led process, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday. “During this transitional period, the Syrian people have every right to demand the preservation of state institutions, ...
ANKARA (AA) – The US is working along with its Middle Eastern allies to ensure that chemical weapons previously held by the Assad regime do not fall into the hands of terrorist groups, according to media reports on Monday. “We are taking very prudent measures about this,” the Axios media outlet quoted a US official […]
NEW YORK (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to make immediate and significant changes after taking office on January 20, including pardons for those convicted in the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. In an interview with NBC News broadcast on Sunday, Trump expressed concerns over the treatment of those convicted in connection...
ANKARA (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on Sunday evening that Alina Habba, his senior adviser and attorney, will serve as counselor to the president in his upcoming administration. In his post on the platform, Trump praised Habba as “a tireless advocate for Justice, a fierce Defender of the Rule of Law, and ...
BAMAKO, Mali (AA) – Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo was appointed prime minister of Burkina Faso on Saturday. Ouedraogo succeeds Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela, who was dismissed Friday by President Capt. Ibrahim Traore in a presidential decree. Matias Traore, general secretary of the government and Cabinet, who delivered the dec...
PARIS (AA) – An Israel supporter brandished a gun Saturday and threatened protesters at a Free Palestine demonstration in Paris. Protesters had gathered to demand an end to Israel’s military actions in the Gaza Strip, which have continued for more than one year. Far-left France Unbowed (LFI) party lawmaker Claire Lejeune, who atten...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran said Sunday that the Syrian people should decide the future of their country without foreign interference. In a statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said it’s closely monitoring developments in Syria after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled Damascus. The ministry said Iran respects “Syria’s unity, national sovere...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Bashar al-Assad decided to step down and leave Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Expressing concern over the situation in Syria, the ministry claimed Assad’s departure emerged as an outcome of negotiations held between his regime and forces taking part in the armed conflict, also cla...
ANKARA (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that Bashar al-Assad fled Syria because Russia was no longer interested in protecting him. Assad fled Syria to an unknown location after anti-regime groups took control of the capital Damascus early Sunday. It came almost a week after anti-regime groups seized control of Aleppo, a ma...
