LONDON (AA) – A man who killed veteran British lawmaker David Amess in a knife attack last year was jailed for life on Wednesday. Ali Harbi Ali, 26, stabbed Amess multiple times at a public meeting in Essex last October, declaring the attack revenge for the Conservative lawmaker’s support for the bombing of Syria. Found […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AA) – Saudi Arabia and Kuwait said Wednesday they have the right to develop the Durra offshore gas field which is also claimed by Iran. In a statement issued by the Saudi Foreign Ministry, Riyadh said it has reached an agreement with Kuwait “to expedite the development and exploitation of the Durra […]
BAGHDAD (AA) – Angry demonstrators shut an oil refinery in Dhi Qar province in southern Iraq on Wednesday, protesting against lack of jobs for local residents, according to witnesses. Dozens of university graduates gathered in front of the Al-Gharraf oilfield to demand employment, witnesses said. “They protested a month after they applied for ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Christians in Jerusalem have protested Israeli restrictions on the celebrations of the Holy Fire Saturday in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in East Jerusalem. The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate and the Armenian Patriarchate have also protested a decision by Israeli police to limit the number of participants in the April 16 cele...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Saudi Arabia on Wednesday vowed support to cash-strapped Lebanon amid a crippling economic crisis in the country. Saudi Ambassador Walid Bukhari met with Lebanese President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Beirut. Aoun was briefed by the Saudi envoy on the working mechanism of the Saudi-French joint fund “dedica...
BAGHDAD (AA) – The Iraqi military has thwarted rocket attacks targeting vital facilities in northern areas of the capital Baghdad. The Iraqi army’s Baghdad Operations Command said on Wednesday that its forces “arrested three suspects after monitoring their movements” in the Karkh and Rusafa areas in Baghdad. After getting informati...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Train services in Bangladesh resumed on Wednesday after a seven-hour strike ended with the country’s rail minister promising to meet rail workers’ demands. “I have informed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Finance Ministry about the demands of the staffers and as per directions of the premie...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Ten people, including five foreign tourists, were killed in a bus crash in southern Egypt on Wednesday, according to local media. The accident occurred when a bus carrying tourists collided with a car on a highway between the southern city of Aswan and the famed Abu Simbel temple further south, Youm7 newspaper […]
On Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden appeared to accuse Russian President Vladimir Putin of genocide during a speech about gasoline prices. Speaking in Iowa, Biden said a family’s budget and ability to fill up their tank should not hinge on “whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide half a world away.” The Biden administration [&he...
Russian state television pundits have suggested exacting “revenge” on the U.S. for its support of the Ukrainian government and crippling economic sanctions. The Daily Beast’s Julia Davis reports the linchpin of this “revenge plan” is getting former President Donald Trump reelected in 2024. Russian political scientist Malek Dudakov recently urg...
