KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The new US Ambassador in Sudan John Godfrey has reiterated his country’s support for the Sudanese people’s desire to advance democratic transition under civilian leadership. “It is time to establish a credible civilian government, which is an important step that will help Sudan emerge from political and...
LAGOS, Nigeria (AA) – At least 49 Boko Haram and Islamic State members were killed in airstrikes by Nigerian forces in the country’s restive northeast, local media reported on Thursday. Hideouts of Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) were targeted in the northeastern Borno State, news outlets PRNigeria and Daily Post [...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iran held talks on Thursday to discuss ways of boosting bilateral relations. This came in a phone call that Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan received from his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. “During the conversation, the two sides discussed bilateral relation...
Baghdad, Iraq (AFP): The political crisis in Iraq continues despite efforts for negotiations after nearly 24 hours of deadly violence between rival factions ended. Baghdad’s highly-secured Green Zone returned to normalcy after 30 people were killed and 570 wounded in the clashes pitting supporters of powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr a...
LONDON, UK (AA) – UK employees from ethnic minority backgrounds face high levels of racial discrimination in the workplace, forcing many to quit, a new survey has found. The survey, conducted by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), found that over 120,000 Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) workers across the UK left their jobs due to […]
DHAKA (Bangladesh) AA – Bangladesh has approved the import of 500,000 tons of wheat from Russia in order to stabilize the commodity’s price. Additional Secretary of the Cabinet Division Abdul Barik announced the decision following a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase in the capital Dhaka. Bangladesh will pay Russia...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union will cancel its visa facilitation agreement with Russia but there will not be a “general visa ban,” Hungary’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. “There is no unanimity among the members of the (EU) Council on imposing a blanket ban against Russia,” Peter Szijjarto said after an informal meeting of [&he...
BAGHDAD (AA) – The leader of Shia Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq group, Qais al-Khazali, on Thursday ordered the closure of the armed faction’s offices across Iraq until further notice. The move came after deadly clashes with Saraya al-Salam (Peace Brigades), a militia affiliated with Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, that left four people dead. “I ...
ANKARA (AA) – Baku has found more than 1,300 mines laid by Armenian troops in the Lachin region, which lies between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has said. During the last two weeks, a total of 1,318 mines have been detected in anti-personnel minefields, the ministry said in a statement. It added that [&h...
MOSCOW (AA) – A meeting of the commission to determine the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia, former Soviet republics, was held in Moscow, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. The meeting followed an agreement reached last year by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister N...
