BRUSSELS – The European Union will host the 6th Brussels conference on Syria next month, the European Commission has announced. The European Union does not forget about the suffering and “continued tragedy of the people of Syria” despite the war in Ukraine and “this is why we will host the Brussels conference on supporting the […]...
JERUSAELM – On the third Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, roughly 150,000 Palestinians flocked to the al-Aqsa Mosque. At the entrance of Ramallah’s Qalandia military checkpoint, tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered in a bid to reach the mosque, which sees the tension in the latest weeks. The Israeli authorities al...
WASHINGTON – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Moscow next week, and will be received by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Guterres’ April 26 meeting will also see him hold a working meeting and lunch with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Guterres earlier this week sent diplomatic notes to both Russia and Ukraine seek...
ANKARA – A Turkish soldier was killed during a military operation in northern Iraq, Turkiye’s National Defense Ministry has stated. Furkan Gok, an infantry specialist sergeant, was killed in clashes with PKK fighters during Turkiye’s recently launched cross-border operation Operation Claw-Lock. Turkiye launched Operation Claw-Lock this w...
LONDON (AA): Hundreds of people staged a protest in London on Friday against Israel’s recent attacks on Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque complex. The demonstrators gathered in front of the Israeli Embassy, carrying Palestinian flags and chanting “Free Palestine” slogans. The demonstrators carried banners saying “End the blockade in...
ISTANBUL – After the deployment of US soldiers in Taiwan was confirmed last year by President Tsai Ing-wen, new reports suggest American troops are setting up a “training ground” in Taiwan as well. Taiwanese troops are also reportedly getting lessons from US soldiers on how to operate the M1A2T Abrams tank. US military instructors have [&helli...
GENEVA – Since Russia launched its war in Ukraine two months ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) has verified 162 attacks on healthcare facilities. As a result, patients with chronic conditions face significant barriers to care. According to preliminary findings from the WHO survey on national health needs, one in every three (30%) of the...
BERLIN, GERMANY: A Berlin-based refugee rights activist has harshly criticized the German government for what he said was its unequal treatment of refugees from Ukraine as opposed to those from the Middle East on racial grounds. “It’s disgusting because people who are running away from war, who are running away from bombings would be tre...
Mark Meadows—the chief of staff to former President Donald Trump and prominent purveyor of the “Big Lie” that the 2020 presidential election was rigged through widespread voter fraud—was, until last week, simultaneously registered to vote in three states and is still registered in two, The Washington Post reported Friday. According...
The Biden administration has unnecessarily—and often unlawfully—jailed tens of thousands of asylum-seekers, many of whom have suffered “severe” physical and psychological abuse and discrimination, according to a report published Thursday. The Human Rights First (HRF) report—entitled “I’m a Prisoner Here”—offers a ...
