JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel on Thursday completed tests of a high-powered laser defense system that intercepts mortars, missiles, anti-tank missiles and drones. The Israeli Defense Ministry’s Directorate of Defense Research and Development and private defense technology company Rafael completed tests with the high-powered ‘Iron Beam’ laser i...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Iranian authorities on Friday seized an oil tanker smuggling fuel in the Gulf, the second such incident in as many weeks. Seven crew members of the vessel were arrested by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), an official told Iran’s Tasnim News Agency. The tanker was carrying 250,000 liters of smuggled fuel, […]...
WASHINGTON – China is working as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “silent partner” in his war against Ukraine, CIA Director William Burns has said. Burns, speaking in his first public address since assuming the agency’s top role, did not elaborate on China’s support but said Beijing presents the CIA with &...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinians staged a general strike in the occupied West Bank on Thursday in mourning for the killing of four people by Israeli army forces. Two Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli soldiers in the cities of Ramallah and Bethlehem on Wednesday. Two more Palestinians were fatally shot on Thursday during an [&hellip...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – The death toll from Sunday’s attacks in Nigeria’s northern Plateau state has risen to 154, according to officials. Gunmen on motorbikes opened indiscriminate fire on shops and houses in Kanem region, Ya’u Abubakar, a senior councilor of the local government, told reporters on Wednesday. Confirming the fa...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian man was killed and dozens were injured in clashes with Israeli forces Wednesday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The ministry identified the young man as Muhammad Hassan Assaf, 34, who was fatally shot in the chest by the Israeli army in the city of […]
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish security forces killed three PKK members in northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry said on Twitter that PKK members, spotted in the Operation Claw-Tiger zone, were killed with fire support vehicles. Operations Claw-Tiger and Claw-Eagle began in border regions of northern Iraq in 2020 ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A Palestinian was killed by Israeli police on Tuesday after an alleged stabbing attack in southern Israel, according to police. A police statement said an officer approached a Palestinian man who was acting in a “suspicious way” in the city of Ashkelon and during the check, the man drew a knife and […]
SIDON, Lebanon (AA) – At least one person was killed and seven others were injured in an explosion near Sidon in southern Lebanon, local media reported early Tuesday. The Al Arabiya television network reported that the explosion occurred near the office of the Shia Amal Movement. Images and videos were shared on social media of […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israel rounded up 21 Palestinians in raids carried out across the occupied West Bank on Monday, according to a local NGO. In a statement, the Asra Media Office said the arrests took place in the cities of Nablus, Tulkarem, Jenin, East Jerusalem, Ramallah and Bethlehem. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said [&hell...
