ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye on Saturday strongly condemned a “vile attack” on the Muslim holy book, the Quran, and a Turkish flag in Denmark. Denouncing the late Friday incident as a “hate crime,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Ankara will never accept such “vile actions being allowed under the guise of freedom of expression.” The […]...
Ottawa, Canada (AFP): President Joe Biden said Friday after ordering air strikes on Syria that killed pro-Iran fighters that he is not seeking conflict with Iran. “Make no mistake, the United States does not seek conflict with Iran, but is prepared to act forcefully to protect our people,” he told a news conference during a [&helli...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 82 people were injured as a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Iran’s northwestern province of West Azerbaijan on Friday, local authorities said. In a press statement, Amir Abbas Jafari, the director general of crisis management in West Azerbaijan province, said several buildings were damaged in the earthquake in the cities...
Tulkarm, Palestinian Territories (AFP): Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said, the first killing in the occupied West Bank during Ramadan. Amir Imad Abu Khadija, 25, was killed by “the Israeli occupation bullets during their aggression on Tulkarm,” the ministry said in a statement...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday condemned Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s denial of the existence of the Palestinian people. Under questioning from Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a fellow Democrat, Blinken was asked if he joined in the Biden administration’s condemnation of the remarks,...
JERUSALEM (AA) – An Israeli minister said Wednesday that the evacuated settlements in the Gaza Strip are part of Israel. In 2005, former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon evacuated Israeli settlements in Gaza along with four settlements in the northern West Bank as part of his plan for disengagement from the territory. But Israeli Minister of [&hell...
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli warplanes early Wednesday launched an airstrike on Aleppo airport in northwestern Syria, the Syrian regime’s news agency SANA said. Citing an unnamed military source, the news agency said missiles targeted Aleppo International Airport, causing “material damages.” “The Israeli enemy launched an aerial act of aggression wit...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye and Iraq on Tuesday reiterated their commitment to combat all forms of terrorism. It is clear that terror groups “such as the PKK, Daesh/ISIS, and FETO pose a threat to both countries,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a joint news conference with Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in [&hell...
BEIRUT (AA) – Three Israeli soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion near border with Lebanon, Lebanese media reported on Tuesday. The blast took place as Israeli bulldozers were operating at the land at the border of Ayta al-Sha’b town, the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar TV channel reported. Israeli vehicles and bulldozers reportedly left...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) — A man in Birmingham has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an 82-year-old Muslim worshipper was set on fire as he walked home from the Dudley Road Mosque. The West Midlands police said the attacker spoke to the victim briefly before spraying him with an unknown substance and before […]
