PARIS (AA) – France’s interior minister has defended his greetings to French Muslims commemorating the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. Gerald Darmanin took to social media to post a message condemning “ordinary racism” for his tweet April 1 that wished all Muslims in France a “happy Ramadan.” “...
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AA) – One person was killed and 24 others were injured in an explosion at an entertainment venue in Baku, Azerbaijan Health Ministry said Saturday. The explosion and resulting fire broke out in a nightclub on Terlan Aliyarbeyov Street in central Baku at about 3 a.m. local time, said the ministry. It noted […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian Authority (PA) has condemned Israel’s killing of three Palestinians in the West Bank, warning it would lead to an explosion. “The dangerous Israeli escalation, which coincided today with the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, is strongly rejected and condemned, and it would explode th...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A cease-fire began on Saturday between Yemen’s warring parties following a UN-brokered agreement on a “long overdue” two-month truce. According to local sources, Yemenis welcomed the cease-fire, which came into effect at 7 p.m. local time (1600GMT) as calm prevailed on the fronts in the last remaining ho...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – A total of 125 irregular migrants were rescued from a sinking boat off the Libyan city of Homs, the country’s migration foundation reported Saturday. The Libyan Foundation for Migrant Assistance and Humanitarian Services said Coast Guard crews were assisting irregular migrants that were on board the dinghy. The irre...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Ukraine has managed to take back the entire Kyiv region from Russian forces, the country’s Defense Ministry has claimed. “Irpin, Bucha, Hostomel, and the entire Kyiv region have been liberated from the invaders (Russia),” wrote Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar on Facebook, according t...
KARACHI (AA) – Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi on Sunday approved the dissolution of the country’s National Assembly, several local media outlets reported. State Minister for Information Farrukh Habib said on Twitter that according to the country’s constitution, new elections will be held within 90 days of the dissolution of the assembly....
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 14 people were killed in a rockslide in the northwest of Oman, the country’s civil defense authority said on Sunday. The Civil Defense and Ambulance Authority (CDAA) said in a statement five workers trapped in the quarry were rescued. The CDAA, however, did not give details about the nationalities of […]
DAKAR, Senegal (AA) – Twenty people were killed in a terror attack on a gold mine in Burkina Faso, media outlets reported Saturday. An unknown number were injured when motorcyclists and gunmen attacked the small-scale Kougdiguin gold mine in the north of the country. An attack March 12 on a gold mine in the Sahel […]
SRINAGAR, JAMMU AND KASHMIR: River Jhelum, the lifeline of the city of Srinagar and people living across the divided Jammu and Kashmir, is shrinking at a rapid pace because of encroachments, heavy siltation and incessant pollution, according to experts. Also called Vyeth in the local Kashmiri language, the river Jhelum is the main waterway of ...
