ANKARA (AA) – Russia, amid sanctions on the country, will not give up its development and will not return to decades ago as the “ill-wishers” predict, President Vladimir Putin has said. Chairing the meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects via a video link, Putin also vowed to beat the “col...
BRUSSELS (AA) – EU foreign ministers have reached a political agreement to send a further tranche of €500 million ($508 million) military aid for Ukraine. Speaking at a news conference after their meeting, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that the EU top diplomats “unanimously agreed on the need to continue to stand firmly […]...
ANKARA (AA) – A Turkish gendarmerie soldier was killed and another injured during an anti-terrorism operation in the eastern province of Van, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. The casualties occurred in an IED explosion in Van’s Catak district around 3.30 a.m. local time (0030GMT), according to a ministry statement. “We wish God’s mercy on...
Jayapura, Indonesia – (AFP): Ten people were shot dead in Indonesia’s restive eastern province Papua on Saturday in an ambush police attributed to rebels. Two others were also seriously injured in the shooting, which police said took place in a remote highland area when about 20 people — three armed with guns and others with ...
TEHRAN (AA) – Adviser to Iran’s supreme leader has expressed Tehran’s readiness for dialogue with regional countries to resolve disputes. Kamal Kharrazi, who is also a former Iranian foreign minister, in an interview with Al Jazeera, said Iran is ready to hold dialogue with key regional players, including Saudi Arabia, Türkiy...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Resistance group Hamas on Sunday called on the international community to intervene to halt Israeli violations against Palestinians. The call came after a UN report highlighted Israeli violations, settler violence and settlement building in the Palestinian territories. On Friday, the UN Special Committee to Investig...
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli flag carrier El Al has submitted an official request to use Saudi Arabia’s airspace, according to the Israeli media. Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said upon approval, flights from Israel to eastern Asia will be set to fly via a new shortened route within two weeks, a move that will minimize the cost […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met in the Georgian capital Tbilisi as part of peace talks between the two South Caucasus countries. Accompanied by their respective delegations, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan met in Tbilisi, Georgia’s Foreign Mini...
ANKARA (AA) – The foreign ministers of Türkiye and Iran on Saturday discussed preparations for a high-level meeting, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Mevlut Cavusoglu and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held the discussion after the Iranian foreign minister paid an official visit to Türkiye on June 27. The presidents of the thr...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has accused the United States of stoking tension in the Middle East region by resorting to “Iranophobia” following President Joe Biden’s regional tour. In a statement on Sunday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani dismissed accusations against Iran made during Biden’s maiden regional tr...
