HEBRON, RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Five Palestinians were killed by Israeli army fire in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, according to the Health Ministry and Israeli media. A ministry statement said that one fatality occurred in the town of Beit Ummar near Hebron city and two others in the village of Kafr Ein, northwest […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday urged world leaders to prevent a vote at the UN General Assembly to request an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. In a statement, Lapid’s office said he sent letters to leaders of [&hellip...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Calling for the withdrawal of American forces from the region, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday the presence of “foreigners” has a “destabilizing effect on regional security”. He made the remarks at a joint press conference in Tehran with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-...
Shanghai, China (AFP): China’s major cities of Beijing and Shanghai have been flooded with security in the wake of nationwide rallies calling for political freedoms and an end to Covid lockdowns. The government faced protests not seen in decades as anger over unrelenting lockdowns has brought out deep-rooted frustration with its politica...
ANKARA (AA) – China has accused a US vessel of trespassing into its waters around the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea, state-run media said. “The US military’s actions are a serious violation of China’s sovereignty and security, and irrefutable proof of its hegemony in navigation and militarization of the South China Sea,R...
ANKARA (AA) – Former German forward and football pundit Sandro Wagner has apologized for his disparaging remark during a 2022 FIFA World Cup match when he characterized a traditional Qatari men’s garment as “bathrobes.” “It was an ill-considered saying with an inappropriate remark that I would be better off not sa...
BERLIN (AA) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday reaffirmed his election campaign pledge to reform the country’s citizenship and immigration laws. Speaking at a gathering in Berlin, Scholz said the Social Democrat-led coalition government is planning to modernize laws to build a more inclusive and democratic society. “Today 9 millio...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US on Monday backed Türkiye’s right to self-defense following this month’s terrorist attack in Istanbul, but emphasized the need for de-escalation in Syria. “Turkey continues to fall victim to terrorist attacks, whether its near that border or elsewhere inside the country. And they have a right to ...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – Nigeria’s president highlighted Monday that the global economic downturn has deeply affected the economies of West African countries and resulted in dire economic hardships for the region’s residents. Muhammadu Buhari was speaking at the opening of the 2022 Second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja. B...
ANKARA (AA) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday underlined the importance of the Black Sea for the security alliance. Speaking at a press briefing following his meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in the capital Bucharest, Stoltenberg said that the alliance has been consolidating its presence from the Baltic to...
