DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – The junta leader in Burkina Faso has appointed Joachim Kyelem de Tambela, a lawyer, as prime minister by presidential decree. Capt. Ibrahim Traore’s decision came late Friday after his own swearing-in as transitional president in the West African country after a coup late last month – the second in less than [&hel...
BAYDA, Yemen (AA) – Three Yemeni children were killed in a landmine explosion in central Bayda province, a local NGO said Saturday. The children were killed when the device exploded as they were grazing sheep in the al-Zaher district, the Yemeni Landmine Records said in a statement. The NGO, which documents victims of mines and […...
TORONTO (AA) – Fourteen newly-elected lawmakers in the Canadian province of Quebec have rejected the constitutionally required oath of allegiance to the king of Great Britain, according to the Montreal Gazette. The lawmakers removed their allegiance to King Charles III on Friday in the text of the oath that is in the Canadian Constitutio...
ISTANBUL / ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) – In a major development, Pakistan on Friday got off the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) list of countries under increased monitoring, also known as the “grey list.” The South Asian nation had been on the list since June 2018 for deficiencies in its system to curb money laundering and […]...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – The head of the Burkinabe junta Capt. Ibrahim Traore was sworn in before the Constitutional Council Friday as the new president of the transition around one month after a coup. During the official swearing-in ceremony broadcast on Burkina Faso’s national television, Traore, 34, swore before the members of th...
ANKARA (AA) – Azerbaijan said on Friday that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) dismissed Armenia’s request to modify measures specified in a court order dated Dec. 7, 2021, declaring the material presented as insufficient. “This decision aligns with Azerbaijan’s commitment to treat any Armenian detainees in full compliance w...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany on Friday called on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Serb politicians to end their secessionist policies, and pave the way for the country’s EU membership. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told her counterparts, during a Western Balkans conference in Berlin, that Germany strongly supports Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU persp...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – Algeria on Friday condemned “the use of lethal force” against demonstrators in Chad, demanding a quicker transition to democratic rule. Algeria “strongly condemns the use of lethal force against the demonstrators, which caused the loss of many lives and serious injuries to others in several citie...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The Sudanese authorities on Friday declared a state of emergency in the state of Blue Nile in the wake of killings of more than 200 people as a result of a tribal conflict. Ahmed Al-Omda, the state’s governor, said that the emergency will remain in effect throughout the Blue Nile region […]
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye has rejected the US’s criticism of Saudi Arabia over the OPEC+ decision to cut oil production. Speaking at a news conference in the southern Mersin province, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu dubbed the US criticism as “bullying,” as Ankara threw its weight behind Riyad on the issue. “We ar...
