BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Kosovo will not make it into the UN like Palestine, because Kosovo wants to be a full-fledged member, not just an observer, said Serbia’s foreign minister on Monday. “In the UN General Assembly, out of 193 members, Kosovo can’t get more than 83,” said Ivica Dacic on local Happy TV. Kosovo [&helli...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Azerbaijan wants more involvement of Russia in the normalization of ties with Armenia, the nation’s president said on Monday ahead of a trilateral meeting with the Russian and Armenian leaders in Sochi. “We count on Russia’s further active role in the normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations,” Ilham Aliyev said prior to ...
LONDON (AA) – More than 100 charities supporting refugees have written an open letter to British Home Secretary Suella Braverman, demanding a “kind and effective system” for asylum seekers in the UK. Recalling Braverman’s comments that it was her “dream” and “obsession” to see a plane full of migrants taking off to Rwanda and that […]...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army demolished two Palestinian-owned homes in the West Bank on Monday. Azzam Jaber said Israeli bulldozers razed his three-storey house in al-Baqaa town, east of Hebron, citing lack of a building permit. An under-construction house was also demolished in Yatta town, south of Hebron, for lack of a constru...
ANKARA (AA) – New Zealand on Monday announced suspension of its bilateral human rights dialogue with Iran after recent protests. In a statement, Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta said her country has taken the decision after recent events which showed Iran’s position on human rights is deteriorating, not improving. “This decision sends a ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army will impose a closure on the Palestinian territories on Tuesday as voters cast ballot in the legislative election. A military statement said all border crossings between Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip will be closed during election day. The 24-hour closure begins at 00:01 a.m. local time […]
BERLIN (AA) – Germany and the EU are considering designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organization, according to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. “As I made clear last week, we will launch a further sanctions package. We are also examining how we can list the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization,” Baerbock ...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Scores of Palestinians staged a rally in Gaza City on Monday to show solidarity with female detainees in Israeli jails. Protesters waved banners during the rally held outside the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross to demand pressure on Israel to free Palestinians in Israeli custody. “The [&...
LONDON (AA) – A number of petrol bombs were thrown at a migrant center in Dover, southeast England, local police said on Sunday. Kent Police said: “Officers established that two to three incendiary devices had been thrown into a Home Office immigration premises. One minor injury has been reported. “The suspect has been identi...
Jericho, Palestinian Territories (AFP): Israelis on Sunday shot dead a Palestinian who, according to the army and medics, had rammed his car into soldiers in the occupied West Bank. The incident near the city of Jericho came amid mounting violence across Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. “An assailant accelerated...
