Ramallah, Palestinian Territories (AFP): Two Palestinians including a teenager were killed in unrest in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, one of them in clashes during a visit by right-wing Israeli politicians to a sensitive religious site. The Palestinian health ministry said Mahdi Mohammad Hashash, 15, died of “serious wounds caused...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that at least a dozen countries are interested in joining the emerging economies’ bloc BRICS. “Interest in this global association is very, very high and continues to grow. It’s not just Algeria, Argentina, and Iran. In fact, there are more than a dozen such ...
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt (AFP): International pressure on Egypt has mounted for the “immediate release” of Alaa Abdel Fattah, whose family fears for his life after he escalated his hunger strike by refusing water too as COP27 opened. After a seven-month stint during which he consumed only “100 calories a day”, the 40-year...
RIYADH (AA) – Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) defense ministers discussed raising the combat level of member states’ forces on Tuesday in the face of “exceptional regional and international emergency circumstances.” The 19th session of the Joint Defense Council of the Defense Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council took place in Riyadh,...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) – Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman is expected to visit Pakistan later this month, according to official sources. “He is expected to visit on November 21,” a senior Pakistani official shared on condition of anonymity as the date of the visit is yet to be announced officially. ...
ANKARA (AA) – North Korea has slammed the UN chief’s remarks against its latest missile launches and said its missile tests are only for “defense” purposes. In a statement, Kim Son Gyong, vice minister for International Organizations of Foreign Ministry, regretted UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ statement, saying: “It is just coun...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers met in the US capital Washington DC under the auspices of their US counterpart on a possible peace treaty. “The ministers shared views on the elements of a possible peace treaty and acknowledged that there are a range of issues that still need to be addressed. […]
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he received assurances from his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on the health of jailed activist Alaa Abdel Fattah. Macron and Sisi held talks on the sidelines of the UN climate summit COP27 in Egypt’s Red Sea city of Sharm el-Sheikh. “I raised the [&h...
BAGHDAD (AA) – The Iraqi government has said that it will investigate the killing of a US citizen in the capital Baghdad on November 7. The American citizen was killed in the central Karrada district. In a statement, the government’s Central Media Cell said a committee was formed to look into the details of the […]
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt (AFP): The United Nations has unveiled a five-year plan to build a global early warning system for deadly extreme weather events amplified by climate change. The price tag — a relatively modest $3.1 billion– is a small price to pay for proven methods that can save millions of lives, UN chief […]
