SALFIT, Palestine (AA) – Five Palestinians were injured while protesting against the Israeli army’s recent demolition of the homes of two Palestinian prisoners in West Bank. The Palestinian prisoners, Youssef Assi and Yahya Marei, were accused by Israeli authorities of killing a security guard in the Ariel settlement on April 29. Their h...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has revealed that Russian batteries were fired at Israeli warplanes during an airstrike in Syria in May. Gantz told reporters at a conference organized by Israeli Channel 13 that a Russian S-300 battery fired at Israeli warplanes in Syria for the first time. He described it as [&helli...
WASHINGTON (AA) – If the status quo in Palestine remains and prospects for a two-state solution are not revived, the Palestinian people will face a future of “fear, harassment, intimidation, arbitrary arrest and detention, injury and death,” Ramallah’s UN envoy has warned. Peace talks aimed at brokering a negotiated set...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China’s President Xi Jinping hosted his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo on July 26, and the two vowed to boost bilateral ties. The rare meeting was held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. COVID-wary China last hosted foreign leaders during the Winter Olympics in February. “In a warm and friendly atmosphere, the [&...
ANKARA (AA) – Muslim women wearing headscarf for religious reasons face more discrimination than others when applying for jobs in Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, revealed a survey conducted by researchers from the Netherlands, Germany and the UK. Utrecht University in the Netherlands, Oxford University in the UK, and the German Center for ...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union has extended economic sanctions imposed on Russia over its war in Ukraine for another six months. The Council of the European Union representing EU member states has announced in a statement that it has prolonged “by six months, until 31 January 2023, the restrictive measures targeting specific sectors of [&h...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China has pushed back efforts to intervene in Myanmar, saying Beijing adheres to a “policy of non-interference.” “China adheres to the principle of non-interference in internal affairs (of other nations),” said Zhao Lijian, spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry, referring to Myanmar. He was replying to a question w...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yakoob discussed bilateral relations during a phone call on Tuesday. According to a statement by the Turkish Communications Directorate, Erdogan and Yakoob also exchanged views on cooperation in the defense industry. Diplomatic relations betwee...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia will leave the International Space Station (ISS) project in two years, the head of the Russian Space Corporation (Roscosmos) Yury Borisov has said. After 2024, it was decided to leave the ISS, Borisov added. He, however, said Russia would continue to fulfill its obligations in the program. During a meeting with [&hel...
Manbij, Syria – (AFP) Ghazwan al-Atman thought he had found refuge in Manbij after years of displacement, but he now fears his family will be uprooted once again as a threatened Turkish onslaught looms over the Syrian town. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has repeatedly vowed to launch a new offensive in northern Syria […...
