DOHA, Qatar (AA) – Qatar has called on the international community to take “firm” action against Israeli provocations at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. In a statement, the Qatari Cabinet renewed Doha’s call on the international community “to take urgent and firm action to compel Israel to stop its violations and provoc...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Two Palestinians were injured during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, according to eyewitnesses. Israeli forces raided the town of Qabatiya, near Jenin, to arrest two Palestinians, the witnesses said. One Palestinian was injured by Israeli fire, while another was run over by a military...
KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – Twenty-six people were arrested when security agencies in Uganda raided a Muslim-founded school on Monday night, police said on Tuesday. The arrests were made at the Imam Ridha Islamic School, belonging to the former Supreme Mufti Sheikh Zubair Kayongo, which is located at the Buloba village in the outskirts of the [&hel...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – A Sudan alliance has said it has reached an understanding with groups opposed to a framework agreement with the military to solve the country’s political crisis. A leader of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) coalition said the agreements were made with Gibril Ibrahim, the head of justice and equality [&...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid met with Saudi Ambassador Abdulaziz Al-Shammari in the capital Baghdad on Tuesday to discuss ways of strengthening relations between the two countries. A statement by Abdul Latif’s office said the Iraqi leader underlined the depth of relations between Baghdad and Riyadh and the need to bolster...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has criticized the visit of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to the al-Aqsa Mosque complex in East Jerusalem. “In order to allow Ben-Gvir to enjoy 13 minutes on the Temple Mount (Al-Aqsa Mosque complex), Israel was put in a fight with half of the world,” said […]...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Burkina Faso’s military junta has expelled France’s ambassador to the West African country, a regime source confirmed Tuesday, amid deteriorating bilateral relations. “Ambassador Luc Hallade was asked to leave the country,” the source in the Foreign Ministry told Anadolu Agency, speaking on c...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US State Department on Tuesday issued its first take on a trilateral engagement involving Türkiye, Syria and Russia, stressing that “now is not the time to normalize relations” with Syria. “Our policy…has not changed. We do not support countries upgrading their relations or expressing support to re...
Tehran, Iran (AFP): The killing of a top Iranian general three years ago in a US drone strike will be avenged, President Ebrahim Raisi vowed at a commemoration attended by thousands on Tuesday. Then-US president Donald Trump ordered the strike which assassinated General Qassem Soleimani, 62, on January 3, 2020. Soleimani commanded the Quds For...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Russia is planning a prolonged campaign of drone attacks on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed, urging his forces to remain on high alert. “We have information that Russia is planning a prolonged attack with Shaheds,” Zelenskyy said in a video address, referring to the Iranian-made drones being used by Mos...
