Huwara, Palestinian Territories (AFP): Eye-witnesses have firmly disputed an Israeli officer’s self-defence claims after chilling footage showed him firing close-range fatal shots at a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank. Ammar Hadi Mufleh, 22, was killed Friday in Huwara, near Nablus in the northern West Bank, and video from the s...
Jenin, Palestinian Territories (AFP): Israeli troops killed three Palestinians on Thursday in their latest deadly raid on the flashpoint city of Jenin, Palestinian health officials said, as violence surges in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces have made near-daily raids across the territory in recent months, many of them deadly. The Palest...
BAGDAT (AA) – At least two people were killed Wednesday as security forces opened fired on protesters in southern Iraq, according to local media. The protesters had gathered in Nasiriyah, Zikar province to demonstrate against the imprisonment of activist Haidar al-Zaidi for criticizing Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy head of Iraq’s Has...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian man was fatally shot Wednesday by Israeli security forces, according to authorities. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli soldiers killed Mujahed Mahmoud Hamed, 32, near Silwad in eastern Ramallah. The Israeli army said it received a report that a car had opened fire on a military post nea...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A massive fire swept through a makeshift market in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Wednesday, gutting hundreds of shops and forcing the authorities to call in the army to help firefighters put out the blaze. According to police and local media, the fire broke out at a makeshift stall selling used clothes, [&helli...
HOUSTON, US (AA) – A US district court has thrown out a case brought by Hatice Cengiz, the fiancé of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) to hold him accountable for his death instead of being provided immunity from the US. “Sad news for accountability. District court dismissed @DAW...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A suicide bomber hit a police station in Indonesia on Wednesday, killing himself and one cop, and injuring seven others. The incident occurred inside the lawns of Astana Anyar Police Office in Bandung city in West Java at around 08:20 a.m. (0120GMT). Ridwan Kamil, the governor of West Java, confirmed the suicide […...
ANKARA (AA) – Moroccans took to the streets to celebrate their team’s victory over Spain in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match Tuesday night. Morocco qualified for the quarterfinals after beating Spain 3-0 on penalties. Thousands of Moroccans took to the streets in the capital Rabat and different cities across the country, [...
WASHINGTON (AA) – An Iranian vessel interacted in an “unsafe and unprofessional manner” with US Navy ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Tuesday. “The IRGCN’s actions violated international standards of professional and safe maritime behavior, increasing the risk of miscalculation and coll...
LONDON (AA) – Denmark has been known as a liberal society with regard to human rights. However, it has officially taken one of the hardest lines on asylum and migration in recent years. It has become the first country in Europe to revoke residence permits for Syrian refugees. A 12-year-old Syrian, Ghazal Sbinati, has spent […]
