NUR SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AA) – Russia condemns recent attacks against Türkiye in Syria, the Russian special envoy for the war-torn country has said. Speaking to reporters in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan after the 18th round of Syria talks in the Astana format, Alexander Lavrentiev said recent attacks by “Kurdish groups,” refe...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Thursday described the last round of talks between his country and regional arch-rival Saudi Arabia as “positive.” In a phone call with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussain, Amir-Abdollahian said Tehran welcomes the outcome of the Iranian-Saudi talks in Baghdad,...
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AA) – Azerbaijan’s president warned Armenia on Thursday against making territorial claims from Karabakh, a region liberated from nearly three decades of Armenian occupation in 2020. “If Armenia continues to question the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan will have no other choice and will questi...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US on Thursday sanctioned an alleged network of Iranian petrochemical producers and front companies established in China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The petrochemical producers that have been added to the US blacklist include Iran-based Marun Petrochemical Company, Kharg Petrochemical Company Limited and Fan...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – At least three Palestinians have been killed and eight others injured as Israeli forces carried out a raid in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank. “Three Palestinians were martyred and eight people were injured by the bullets of Israeli soldiers in the city of Jenin,” the Palestinian Health ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The 18th round of the international meeting on Syria in Astana format was held on June 15-16 in Nur-Sultan, the capital city of Kazakhstan. According to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, during the Astana peace talks, the situation on the ground and counter-terrorism, latest developments in the political process, and humanita...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Wednesday he is in contact with counterparts from three countries that do not have official relations with Israel. Lapid, however, did not name these countries. Lapid, however, told reporters that Saudi Arabia and Indonesia are on Israel’s list of targeted countries to establish ties wi...
In India this week, thousands of youth carrying stick and petrol bombs escalated protests against the central government’s short-term military recruitment policy. Violent protests against the new rule are raging across several Indian states. Protesters burnt trains, ransacked railway stations, government and ruling party offices, and blocked t...
JERUSALEM (AA) – An Israeli court on Wednesday accused the former director of the World Vision aid organization in Gaza, Mohammad el-Halabi, of being affiliated with a “terrorist organization” and transferring the organization’s funds to the group. The court, however, did not specify a sentence range for el-Halabi but s...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A visiting Pakistani minister on Wednesday held discussions with Turkish officials on ways to boost bilateral trade. Chaudhry Salik Hussain, minister for Board of Investment (BOI) and special initiatives, met with officials of the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Türkiye (DEIK) in Istanbul. Cengiz Ozdemir, president of the T...
