BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said that “political will” is required to end the impasse on the election of a new president. “What is needed first and foremost is the political will of various political forces and blocs to complete the formation of constitutional institutions ...
ANKARA (AA) – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Türkiye will complete the 30-kilometer-deep (18.6-mile) security strip along its southern border. Speaking at a meeting in southern Sanliurfa province, Erdogan said that attacks will not deter the country from its determined stance on securing its border. “We will definitel...
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the actions of outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Friday, claiming he is trying to convince army officers to rise up against the government. “I was elected to lead the State of Israel and I intend to do so in your mission and in the spirit […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran’s parliament, judiciary and a top cultural body are examining the issue of mandatory headscarves, with results to be announced in 15 days, according to the country’s attorney general. Mohammad Jafar Montazeri said consultations are underway between the parliament, judiciary, and Supreme Council of Isl...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudanese civilian and military rivals will sign a political framework agreement Monday, the Sudanese Sovereign Council said Friday. The agreement will include the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), the Popular Congress Party (PCP), Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the rebel coalition of the Sudanese Revolution...
GENEVA (AA) – Israel’s decision to deport French-Palestinian human rights defender and lawyer Salah Hammouri to France against his will may constitute a war crime under the Geneva Convention, UN experts said Friday. Israel reaffirmed the revocation of Hammouri’s permanent residency in Jerusalem on Nov. 30. Authorities said Hammouri would...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China has slammed the visit of a British lawmakers group to Taiwan, calling it “gross interference” in its internal affairs. “In disregard of China’s firm opposition the relevant UK MPs went ahead with their visit to the ‘Taiwan region’ of China,” said a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the UK. A ...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan’s chargé d’affaires to Afghanistan Ubaid Ur Rehman Nizamani survived an attack on the country’s embassy in Kabul on Friday, officials said. “The compound of the Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul came under attack today targeting Head of Mission, Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani. By the grace of Allah Almigh...
Sydney, Australia (AFP): An alleged ISIS fighter who was apparently part of the group’s recruitment campaign will be charged with “serious terror offences” after being extradited to Australia from Turkiye. Neil Christopher Prakash, 31, was arrested in Turkiye in 2016 after crossing into the country from Syria. Prakash was sen...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – The US has designated four senior members of al-Qaeda in South Asia and Afghanistan, as well as the Pakistani Taliban, as “global terrorists.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday Washington is committed to using its full set of counterterrorism tools to counter the threat posed by “terrorist grou...
