RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The European Union has reiterated its opposition to the uninhibited spread of illegal Israeli settlements across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, as well as demolitions of Palestinian homes. “The EU has consistently reiterated its strong opposition to Israel’s settlement policy and illegal actio...
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AFP): Huge crowds swarmed the streets of Bangladesh’s capital Wednesday to demand Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and fresh elections, with public anger mounting over rising food and fuel costs. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and other opposition allies staged rallies in Dhaka and nine other ci...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (AFP): France’s deputy foreign minister, on a visit to its former colony Burkina Faso, on Tuesday denied accusations that Paris sought to meddle in the country’s affairs. Speaking after talks with junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore, junior minister Chrysoula Zacharopoulou said France “is imposing no...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Two Spanish women and their 12 children have been repatriated from Syria, where they had allegedly moved to join the ISIS in 2014, according to the Spanish daily El Pais. Government sources told the Spanish media that the families landed in the Torrejon de Ardoz military airbase outside Madrid late Monday […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – The European Union has launched two new initiatives worth $27 million in order to support vulnerable people and fight food insecurity in cash-strapped Lebanon. “These initiatives are a response to the negative impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine on the European Union’s neighboring countries,” the EU Delega...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Belgian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it summoned the Iranian ambassador because of reports that Tehran had sentenced a Belgian aid worker to 40 years in prison for spying. “Iran has provided no official information regarding the charges against Olivier Vandecasteele or his trial,” the ministry said in a state...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said Tuesday that his country will vote against Kosovo’s membership to European bodies. Hungary’s position is that admitting Kosovo into certain European organizations would jeopardize the reaching of a compromise, he said. “The premature admission of Kosovo ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israeli army forces rounded up 15 Palestinians in overnight raids and demolished several structures in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. The detainees were taken into Israeli custody in the cities of Bethlehem, Hebron, Ramallah, Jenin, and Nablus, the state news agency Wafa reported. In a related development, ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestine on Tuesday denounced a bill which seeks to extend application of Israeli laws on settlers living in the occupied West Bank. On Tuesday, Israel’s parliament approved the first reading for a bill to extend the “emergency regulations” for settlers living in the occupied territory. The bill is...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Tuesday warned against any Israeli assault on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. In a statement following an extraordinary meeting, the Jeddah-based organization called for imposing sanctions on Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir for violating the s...
