JERUSALEM (AA/AFP) – Israeli authorities on Thursday released a Palestinian prisoner after he spent 40 years in jail. Maher Younis, 64, from Ara town in northern Israel was set free and is on his way home, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Society. Upon his release, Maher told journalists that Israeli measures “will not preven...
KIRKUK, Iraq (AA) – Two Iraqi policemen were killed in an attack by the ISIS in Kirkuk province in northern Iraq on Wednesday, according to a local police officer. The ISIS targeted a police patrol in Jabal Bawr in the Chiman district in the province, police spokesman Amer Nuri disclosed. Iraqi police sent reinforcements to […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – A helicopter crash in the Brovary city of Ukraine’s Kyiv region on Wednesday killed at least 18 people, including 3 children, the country’s interior minister, first deputy minister, and state secretary, according to Kyiv governor. “Tragedy in Brovary. The number of victims increased. As of 10:30 a.m. (0830GMT) – 18 ...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – At least four “terrorists” were killed by the Pakistan army during an intelligence-based operation in southwestern Balochistan province, the military said on Wednesday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, said the operation was initiated in Balochistan’s ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The governor of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday dissolved the provincial assembly, the state-run Pakistan Television reported. Governor Ghulam Ali, who represents the federal government, approved the dissolution of the 124-member Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly led by Pakistan Tehreek...
NABLUS, Palestine (AA) – At least 43 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli forces during a military raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, according to local medics. The violence erupted after Israeli forces stormed Nablus city to secure settlers’ access to Joseph’s tomb, eyewitnesses said. The Palestine Red Crescent Society ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for a third-party intervention to resolve the lingering Kashmir dispute with archrival India, urging the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to play a role. In an interview with Al Arabiya news channel aired on Tuesday, Sharif said the oil-rich Gulf state, which has clos...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – A Catholic priest was burned alive in his home in Nigeria’s northern Niger state early Sunday, police said. Gunmen attacked the residence of Father Isaac Achi of St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church in the Paikoro local government area around 3 a.m., said state police spokesman Wasiu Abiodun. Abiodun said the [&hellip...
ANKARA (AA) – Rescuers on Monday resumed searching for four people still missing after a plane carrying 68 passengers and four crew members crashed in Nepal. At least 68 people were killed on Sunday when a flight crashed near the city of Pokhara in central Nepal, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) said, in […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Three Palestinians lost their lives to Israeli army fire in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, according to the Health Ministry. A ministry statement said two young men were killed in an Israeli attack in the town of Jaba’, south of Jenin city. The state news agency Wafa said Israeli forces […]
