ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye has slammed Greece’s decision of closing more schools belonging to the Muslim Turkish minority in Western Thrace as religious discrimination. “Discrimination is rule in Greece,” Tanju Bilgic, the Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson said. Sharing some numbers about the Turkish minority in Western ...
ANKARA (AA) – The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Sunday praised a PKK/YPG member who had been killed by Turkish forces in northern Syria on Friday. “Salwa Yusuk (AKA Ciyan Afrin), a Deputy Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) – along with 2 fellow female fighters – was killed in an attack near Qamishli, […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somalia will receive $470 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to help in efforts to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the drought-stricken country. The commitment was made by USAID chief Samantha Powers during a meeting with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Somalia on...
ANKARA (AA) – The Paris Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation against a French restaurant in Paris over racism charges. Three Black women of African descent were not let in the Manko Restaurant near the Champs-Elysees Street in Paris on the grounds that they did not dress up in evening clothes, Le Parisien reported. After...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AA) – A prominent Iraqi politician warned his country Friday against provocations in the aftermath of the Duhok attack that killed nine people earlier this week. Stressing that Türkiye had expressed a willingness to cooperate in uncovering the truth about the attack, former governor of Ninevah Governate, Atheel al-Nujaifi,...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US welcomed on Friday a just-inked agreement to ensure Ukrainian grain previously trapped in Black Sea ports can reach world markets, calling it a “positive step” to address global hunger. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-Gener...
Duzdanchisma, Afghanistan – (AFP): When fighting erupted between Taliban forces and a breakaway group led by one of their former commanders in northern Afghanistan last month, many fled to the mountains. For days they walked across the rocky terrain, unsure what lay ahead or when they might return to their home Sar-e Pol province’s...
Tunis, Tunisia – (AFP): Tunisians are voting today on a constitution that would give President Kais Saied almost unchecked powers. This is a key moment in his plan to overhaul the political system in the country which was the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The referendum is taking place a year to the day after […]
Thousands of emergency workers in California struggled to fight a rapidly growing wildfire near Yosemite National Park on Sunday as President Joe Biden continued to mull whether to declare a national climate emergency, a move that campaigners say is needed to respond to the immediate threat of extreme weather and lay the groundwork for a livab...
Marking the 13-year anniversary of the last federal minimum wage increase in the U.S.—a meager boost from $5.15 to $7.25 in 2009—progressive campaigners on Sunday urged congressional Democrats to make another push to raise the national pay floor as inflation continues to diminish workers’ purchasing power. “Today is a sad anniversa...
