Putrajaya, Malaysia (AFP): Malaysia’s highest court said Tuesday it would hear former leader Najib Razak’s final bid to overturn his 12-year jail sentence for corruption, with an acquittal potentially clearing the way for his return to power. The appeal is the last high stakes court gambit left open to Najib — but if he is [&...
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AA) – The Azerbaijani army has discovered a minefield in the eastern Lachin region, according to the country’s Defense Ministry. The army’s engineering units detected over 900 anti-personnel mines while conducting terrain reconnaissance in the “northwestern direction of the Saribaba high ground,” a ministry statement sa...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian naval forces rescued 80 migrants as they planned to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean, according to a military spokesman on Tuesday. National Guard spokesman Houssam Eddine al-Jabali said naval forces intercepted five illegal trafficking operations on Tuesday. The spokesman said 11 traffickers had been a...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – The Somali government has announced that it will close so-called courts established by al-Shabaab in Lower Shabelle and in and around Mogadishu within two years. Speaking at a ceremony in Mogadishu on Monday night, newly-appointed Interior Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi admitted that some people seek justice from al-Shaba...
LONDON (AA) – Afghan refugees who sought asylum in the UK after the Taliban took over Afghanistan a year ago have been told to look for private accommodation as the government-funded accommodation scheme winds down. In a letter sent to the Afghan refugees, the Home Office warned that not every council would accept their request […...
PARIS (AA) – France has pulled the last of its troops out of Mali on August 15, bringing the country’s Operation Barkhane to an end. “This day at 1.00 p.m. (1300GMT), the last detachment of the Barkhane force present on Malian soil crossed the border between Mali and Niger,” said a press release by the […]
ANKARA (AA) – A Turkish military delegation will visit the US on Monday for talks on the sale of F-16 jets to Türkiye. Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar previously announced that a team would hold the third round of bilateral technical talks following up on US President Joe Biden’s pledge to deliver F-16 fighter […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – As China pursues its policy of Taiwan’s reunification with mainland China, it has expressed fears that the US may increase its military deployment in the region amid tensions in the Taiwan Strait. “At present, the situation in the Taiwan Strait is still turbulent. We will be wary of the US taking advantage […]
BERLIN (AA) – Germany has suspended its military mission in Mali after diplomatic tensions with the West African country. Defense Ministry spokesman Arne Collatz told a news conference in Berlin that Malian authorities denied clearance to a German transport plane, and once again hindered troop rotation plans. “Therefore, we must take mea...
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran has dismissed as “baseless” and “politically motivated” charges pressed against an Iranian citizen by the US government for the alleged assassination plot against former US National Security Advisor John Bolton. In a statement on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani called it th...
