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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP): Saudi Arabia will not normalise ties with Israel in the absence of a two-state solution with the Palestinians, the kingdom’s top diplomat has said, according to a tweet by the foreign ministry on Friday. The comments by Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in […]...
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AFP): A leading Bangladeshi publisher known for its works by dissident writers has said that it has been banned from the country’s leading book fair. This is the latest in the government’s clampdown on its critics. The Ekushey Book Fair is organised by the Bangla Academy, the government’s state-run literacy...
Bamako, Mali (AFP): Mali’s military rulers have received more warplanes and helicopters from Russia, the latest in a series of deliveries from its new top military and political ally. The shipment consists of eight planes and two helicopters which were displayed at a ceremony attended by Russian ambassador Igor Gromyko and the head of Ma...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China has reiterated its support to Iran on the nuclear issue, urging other parties to “remain committed to dialogue and negotiation.” “China appreciates Iran’s sincerity and flexibility, supports Iran in safeguarding its legitimate and lawful rights and interests, and calls on other parties to remain committed to dialogue and ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Russia and Pakistan on Thursday discussed ways for supply of oil and gas to Islamabad on a “long-term” basis. The talks were held during a series of meetings between Russian and Pakistani energy ministers and other government officials over the past two days in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, said...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Serbia cannot join the European Union before recognizing the independence of its neighbor Kosovo, said Germany’s special envoy to the Western Balkans on Thursday. “Germany has always had a clear stand on the issue that on the normalization process when Serbia decides to join the EU, recognition of Kosovo wil...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (AFP): Two attacks killed at least 18 people, including 16 auxiliaries supporting the army, in Burkina Faso, security sources said on Friday. Thursday’s attacks in the north and northwest of the country were the latest to hit a civilian auxiliary force that supports the military in a seven-year fight against mil...
ANKARA (AA) – The Greek premier dismissed the prospect of war with Türkiye during a speech at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Switzerland’s winter resort of Davos. “We will not go to war with Turkey though we witnessed a lot of tension in the last three years,” Kyriakos Mitsotakis said when asked if […]
RAMALLAH, PALESTINE: US National Security Adviser Jack Sullivan met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Thursday. President Abbas urged the US administration to intervene to stop the far-right Israeli government’s extremist measures and racist agenda before it is too late, according to WAFA News Agency. Earlier, Sullivan and Isr...
BERLIN (AA) – The European Parliament has urged the European Union to place Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on its terrorist list, according to the website of the Strasbourg-based legislative body. In a nonbinding resolution, EU parliamentarians managed to get a large majority to urge the EU’s 27 member states to take suc...
