AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – Jordanian King Abdullah II met with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid in the capital Amman on Wednesday. The meeting was the first between the Jordanian monarch and Lapid since the latter assumed his post last month. Talks between the two sides focused on the stalled peace process between Israel and the […]
ANKARA (AA) – Russia has warned of “retaliatory measures” if Russian citizens are denied Schengen visas. Calling a possible ban on Schengen visas for Russians “emotionally driven,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Kremlin hopes an initiative by Finland towards that end is not implemented. Moscow will “react very neg...
ANKARA (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said late Monday that he spoke by phone with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia and called for progress towards peace and stability in the region amid a rapprochement between the two countries. Blinken on Twitter said he spoke with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev about the [&hellip...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the re-election of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s son, Hamza Shehbaz, as the chief minister of Punjab, the country’s largest province, local media reported. After a three-day hearing in the capital Islamabad, a three-judge bench declared Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, a joint...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union has extended economic sanctions imposed on Russia over its war in Ukraine for another six months. The Council of the European Union representing EU member states has announced in a statement that it has prolonged “by six months, until 31 January 2023, the restrictive measures targeting specific sectors of [&h...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China has pushed back efforts to intervene in Myanmar, saying Beijing adheres to a “policy of non-interference.” “China adheres to the principle of non-interference in internal affairs (of other nations),” said Zhao Lijian, spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry, referring to Myanmar. He was replying to a question w...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – The Tunisian National Salvation Front on Tuesday called on President Kais Saied to step down and pave the way for early general elections in the country. The major opposition coalition said in a statement that Saied failed to “obtain popular endorsement for his coup project” and thus lost justification to rema...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The interim Afghan government on Tuesday urged the US to fulfill its commitments made in the Doha agreement, unfreeze all the assets of Afghanistan unconditionally, and lift economic sanctions. Assuring that Afghanistan’s territory will not be used against anyone, acting Afghan Foreign Minister Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi told an ...
TAIZ, Yemen (AA) – Hundreds of Yemenis on Tuesday participated in a rally in Taiz to condemn continued violence in the city. Speaking at the rally which was organized by rights activists, human rights activist Faisal Al-Assali denounced the Houthi militia for “violations against civilians.” He said the agreement that the Houthis claim to...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan has condemned the Indian defense minister’s statement on Pakistan-administered (Azad) Kashmir, calling it “provocative” and “completely unacceptable.” In a statement late Sunday, the Foreign Ministry rejected Rajnath Singh’s “unwarranted and totally unacceptable comments...