TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisians began voting Monday in a referendum on a new constitution put forward by President Kais Saied. Polling stations opened at 6 a.m. local time (0500GMT). According to the Independent High Authority for Elections, over 9 million people are expected to take part in the referendum. Meanwhile, Saied accused parti...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Russia has said that it will not engage in any talks until Ukraine’s Western allies stop their interference. There will not be any negotiations unless Ukraine confirms there will be no interference by London, Washington and its other allies, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Cairo as he kicked off his […]...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Guinea-Bissau’s president and chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Sunday called on the Burkinabe to support the country’s transition government. Umaro Sissoco Embalo made the call after meeting with Burkina Faso leaders, including transition President Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US welcomed on Friday a just-inked agreement to ensure Ukrainian grain previously trapped in Black Sea ports can reach world markets, calling it a “positive step” to address global hunger. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-Gener...
Tunis, Tunisia – (AFP): Tunisians are voting today on a constitution that would give President Kais Saied almost unchecked powers. This is a key moment in his plan to overhaul the political system in the country which was the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The referendum is taking place a year to the day after […]
Tripoli, Libya – (AFP): At least 13 people have been killed in fighting that flared overnight between armed groups in Tripoli, emergency services said Friday, the latest violence to hit the Libyan capital in months of rising political tensions. The fighting had broken out after midnight in an area of parkland, sowing terror among Tripoli...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somalia is determined to mount a “forceful and comprehensive” fight against violent groups in the country, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has announced. He identified ISIS and al-Shabaab, which is affiliated with al-Qaeda, as the main threats to Somalia. All militant organizations will be countered through “mil...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Militants belonging to the al-Shabaab group stormed several towns in southwestern Somalia along the border with Ethiopia. Heavy losses are feared in the ensuing clashes with security forces from both sides. Al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabaab militants attacked the towns of Aato, Yeed, and Washaqo in the province of ...
ANKARA (AA) – The Syrian regime on Wednesday severed diplomatic relations with Ukraine, according to the country’s Foreign Ministry. “The Syrian Arab Republic has decided to break diplomatic relations with Ukraine in conformity with the principle of reciprocity and in response to the decision of the Ukrainian government,” a foreign ministry of...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Mali’s public prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that it had opened an investigation into the recent arrest at the country’s main international airport of 49 soldiers from Ivory Coast. Mali’s military government said last week that it had arrested the soldiers upon their arrival in the capital Bamako after they were f...
