ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistani authorities clamped down on protesters Friday as the main opposition party held rallies across the country. Tens of thousands of supporters of the incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan protested in cities across Pakistan, including Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar. Videos on social media showed police using...
BEIRUT (AA) – The Lebanese Foreign Ministry on Friday summoned the charge d’affaires at the Iranian embassy in Beirut over comments made by the Iranian parliament speaker which the government deemed “blatant interference in Lebanese affairs.” In an interview with the French newspaper Le Figaro on Thursday, Iran’s parliament Speaker...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – A Pakistani foundation on Friday welcomed another group of Palestinian students who arrived in Islamabad to pursue medical studies. Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan announced on X that the fourth batch of 24 Palestinian medical students had arrived to complete their education. “Alkhidmat top leadership welcomed the st...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Friday put the remaining Indian diplomats in the country “on notice” that Canada will not tolerate any more criminal activity on its territory. The warning follows the expulsion earlier this week of six Indian diplomats after Canada’s national police force said there is ample eviden...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Iran is in favor of peace but it is also prepared for any scenario, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday. “The spread of the war in the region is a serious threat; we are in favor of peace, but we are also prepared for any scenario,” he told a press conference […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Friday questioned her Republican rival Donald Trump’s eligibility for US presidency, after he reportedly canceled interviews because of “exhaustion.” “He is, as we have seen, only focused on himself, and now he is ducking debates...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Republican presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump said Friday the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israel will make it “easier” for peace in the Gaza Strip. Asked if reaching peace will be easier or harder after Sinwar’s killing in Gaza, Trump, who was in the state of Michigan for [&he...
ANKARA (AA) – A drone launched from Lebanon on Saturday struck Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in northern Israel, his office said. The prime minister’s office in a statement said the drone launched from Lebanon targeted Netanyahu’s residence in Caesarea, northern Israel. It added that the premier and hi...
ANKARA (AA) – Jordan has dismissed Israeli media reports alleging that military personnel from the kingdom had crossed its western borders into Israel. In an official statement, the Jordanian army urged the public to “rely on official sources for accurate information and to avoid spreading rumors and misinformation.” Earlier, two Israeli...
Rights groups are condemning U.S. footwear and apparel company Skechers as it used the star power of martial arts actor Donnie Yen to open a new store in occupied East Turkestan, also called Xinjiang. It did that despite allegations that Uyghur Muslims in China’s far west are being used for forced labor. In a video […]
