Dakar, Senegal (AFP): Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on Monday claimed to have survived an assassination attempt during his appearance at a politically charged trial that sparked deadly unrest last week. Sonko, a fierce opponent of President Macky Sall, has been receiving medical treatment since he was allegedly sprayed with tear g...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israel has announced various restrictions on Palestinians during the holy month of Ramadan with regard to entering Al-Aqsa Mosque. “Women of all ages, male children up to 12 years old, and men over 55 years old will be allowed to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan without a permit,” the coordinator of […]
GENEVA (AA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said that its two staff members who had been abducted on March 4 in northern Mali have been unconditionally released. “Both are safe and well,” the ICRC said in a news release. Noting that they will be reunited with their families “as soon […]
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Commission Monday pledged €1 billion (a little over $1 billion) for the reconstruction of regions hit by the massive earthquakes in Türkiye. “I am pleased to announce that the European Commission alone will support Türkiye with €1 billion for the post-earthquake reconstruction,” Ursula von der Leyen announced at th...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz has welcomed the Tehran-Riyadh detente and called for economic and regional cooperation between the two countries, the Iranian president’s top aide said Sunday. In a post on Twitter, Mohammad Jamshidi, the deputy chief of staff for political affairs in the Iranian president’s offi...
Kuwait City, Kuwait (AFP): Kuwait’s constitutional court on Sunday nullified last year’s legislative elections and ruled in favour of reinstating the previous parliament disbanded in June, state media said. “The Kuwaiti Constitutional Court issued a verdict on Sunday annulling the results of the 2022 National Assembly electio...
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AFP): At least 19 people were killed and up to 25 were injured Sunday in Bangladesh after a bus smashed through a highway fence and plunged into a roadside ditch, according to police. Police said they suspected the driver lost control at 8:00 am (0200 GMT) and hit the railing of a recently […]
Cairo, Egypt (AFP): Israeli and Palestinian officials were holding talks in Egypt on Sunday “to restore calm” after a surge in deadly violence in the occupied West Bank, Egypt’s foreign ministry said. The meeting, which follows similar talks last month in Jordan where both sides pledged to prevent more violence, comes amid co...
ISLAMABAD / LAHORE, Pakistan (AA) – Local police raided former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s residence in the northeastern city of Lahore on Saturday while he was on his way to the capital Islamabad to appear in court. Police detained dozens of members of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. Authorities, supported by heavy p...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US Friday welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s announcement to move ahead with Finland’s NATO membership bid, the White House said. “The United States welcomes President Erdogan’s announcement that he will send Finland’s NATO accession protocols to the Turkish Parliament and looks forw...
