KANO, Nigeria (AA) – At least 17 people have been killed by suspected bandits who raided villages in northern Niger state in Nigeria, according to authorities. Mashegu, Lavun and Wushishi Local Government areas in the north central state of Niger were attacked from noon until 8 p.m. local time Saturday. “The Chief of Staff to [&hel...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia’s Ennahda movement has criticized the government’s slow response to the evacuation of Tunisian nationals from Ukraine amid Russian military attacks. In a statement, the movement said the Tunisian authorities were slow in taking necessary measures to evacuate Tunisians from Ukraine. It called on the Tunisian author...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Ten Palestinians were injured Sunday when Israeli forces dispersed a rally in the occupied West Bank, according to a local official. Dozens of activists organized a rally in Lubban al-Sharqiya village, south of Nablus, to protest settler attacks against Palestinian students, Mayor Yaaqoub Eweis told Anadolu Agency. H...
ANKARA (AA) – Jordan and Algeria continued to evacuate their nationals stranded in Ukraine amid Russian military attack on the country. In a statement, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry said 61 citizens had been evacuated from Ukraine through neighboring countries. It said efforts were underway to facilitate the evacuation of other nationals in U...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) said Sunday it is working with regional partners to form a common strategy for Sudan’s political process. In a statement, UNITAMS said it postponed a press conference scheduled for Sunday “to allow further coordination with regional part...
Afghanistan’s main universities reopened on February 26, six months after the Taliban returned to power. The classes under the Taliban are segregated by gender. There were fewer female students than males as they returned to continue their interrupted education. Most secondary schools and all public universities were shuttered following ...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the latest situation in Ukraine in a phone call. Modi “reiterated his call for an immediate cessation of violence and a return to dialogue, and expressed India’s willingness to contribute in any way toward peace efforts,” according to a statement by his o...
Germany will supply Ukraine with 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 anti-aircraft Stinger missiles, a government spokesman recently announced. The weapons from the German army’s stocks will be delivered to Ukraine as soon as possible, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said in a statement. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Russia’s military...
Turkish and Azerbaijani leadership will start negotiations with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Zelenskyy’s remarks came at a video message shared on his social media account where he commented on the latest developments in his country following the Russian intervention. The Ukrainian leader said Turkish President Rec...
ANKARA (AA) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Amin Awad of Sudan as UN crisis coordinator for Ukraine. Awad “will lead the coordination of all our efforts, including our humanitarian response, on both sides of the contact line,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told a news briefing. Awad has served in a range of [...
