Istanbul, Turkey (AFP): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday backed the creation of a new natural gas pipeline that could ease Europe’s dependence on Russia by linking up with energy-rich Turkmenistan. The Turkish leader’s remarks came during a three-way summit with the presidents of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan in th...
PARIS (AA) – More than 120 people were arrested on Wednesday night for what lawmakers denounced as “racist violence” in Paris and other French cities after France’s World Cup semifinal win over Morocco. Some 10,000 police officers were mobilized across France over fears of possible riots, including 5,000 for Paris and the surrounding are...
ANKARA (AA) – The Pentagon has announced that the US has resumed its joint patrols with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). “The partner operations with the Syrian Democratic Forces have resumed. They resumed in full on December 9. Again, our focus is on working with those local partners to prevent the reconstitution of ISIS,” Brig. [&he...
LONDON (AA) – A search and rescue operation is underway in the English Channel after a major accident involving a small migrant boat, the British Coast Guard said Wednesday. Deaths are feared, according to local reports. Some local reports suggest that as many as 30 migrants were onboard. HM Coast Guard helicopters alongside one from [&h...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israeli forces rounded up 21 Palestinians in military raids in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, according to Palestinian media. The arrests took place in the cities of Bethlehem, Hebron, Jericho, Ramallah, Tubas, Jenin and Qalqilya, the state news agency Wafa reported. The Israeli army frequently carries out wide-r...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – A nationwide protest erupted in Bangladesh following the arrest of a major religiopolitical party leader in the capital Dhaka early Tuesday. “Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s Ameer (chief) Dr. Shafiqur Rahman was arrested from his residence at around 1 am on 13th December. We are vehemently condemning and protesting his ar...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – Gunmen launched an attack Monday on the office of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and three of the attackers were killed, according to police. Speaking by phone to Anadolu Agency, Imo state police spokesman Michael Abbatam confirmed the incident in the capital Owerri. “Gunmen launched an at...
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran on Monday executed a man convicted over the killing of two security personnel in the northeastern city of Mashhad in November. Majid Reza Rahnavard was hanged in public in his hometown Mashhad in the wee hours of Monday on charges of “moharebeh” (waging war against God). The accused was charged with […]
KABUL (AA) – At least three armed assailants were killed in an hour-long security operation after they stormed a hotel in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Monday, officials and local media reported. “The security operation has been culminated with the killing of all the three attackers,” Deputy Information Minister Zabihu...
KABUL (AA) – A gun and bomb attack was carried out on a hotel in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, where Chinese nationals were also staying. According to eyewitnesses, the attack was carried out on a Chinese hotel in the Nev region of the city. It was learned that the attackers entered the hotel and started shooting […]
