Tehran, Iran (AFP): The presidents of Iran and Belarus hailed their close ties in talks in Tehran at a time both countries are sharply at odds with Western powers, including over Russia’s war in Ukraine. Ex-Soviet state Belarus serves as a rear base for Russian troops, and Iran is accused of supplying Moscow with armed […]
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran has said that discussion about the exchange of prisoners and other issues with the US is underway, stressing that Tehran is looking for “practical results” from ongoing negotiations. Speaking at a weekly news conference in Tehran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said talks are going on between the two sides t...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudan said Saturday it has brought back five nationals who had joined the ISIS group in Syria. A Foreign Ministry statement said that two women and three children were returned from Syria. “The five are the first group of nationals held in northern Syria,” the statement said, without giving any exact […]
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian President Kais Saied has said he plans to restore diplomatic relations with the Syrian regime. “Nothing can justify the absence of a Tunisian ambassador in Damascus and an ambassador from Syria in Tunis,” Saied said during a meeting with Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar that was broadcast by the Tunisian ...
Yogyakarta, Indonesia (AFP): Indonesia’s Mount Merapi, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, erupted on Saturday, spewing out smoke and ash that blanketed villages near the crater. There were no immediate reports of casualties, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said. Images broadcast on local outlet Kompas TV showe...
Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan (AFP): A bomb blast in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Saturday killed a security guard and wounded a group of journalists, as well as several children, police and a witness said. The blast took place during an event honouring Afghanistan’s media at a cultural centre in Mazar-i-Sharif. Police sai...
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to resume bilateral diplomatic ties after several days of deliberations between top security officials of the two countries in Beijing. According to Iran’s state media, Iran’s top security official Ali Shamkhani held several rounds of talks with his Saudi counterpart in the Chin...
BERLIN (AA) – Eight people were killed in a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness center in Germany, authorities said on Friday. The shooter, identified as 35-year-old Philipp F., fired at people during a worship service in the northern city of Hamburg on Thursday evening. The gunman was a former member of the religious community, and [&...
Kano, Nigeria (AFP): Insurgents in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state have killed at least 37 fishermen, militia sources and a local told AFP on Thursday, in the latest violence in the region. Boko Haram insurgents who operate in the area alongside rivals linked to the Islamic State group, ISWAP, often target locals to steal or because [&he...
Jaba, Palestinian Territories (AFP): Three Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli border police in the occupied West Bank on Thursday. The deadly raid came just hours before Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin was due in Israel for talks and after the United Nations urged both sides to end the cycle of violence in the West Bank […]
