DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – The Malian government has decided to suspend all military and police contingent rotations of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Rotations that have already been announced or are scheduled will also be affected by the suspension. The suspension will last till a f...
Tehran, Iran – (AFP): Iran warned the United States and its allies against undermining regional security after US President Joe Biden signed Thursday a security pact with Israel during a visit to the Jewish state. “I tell the Americans and their regional allies that the Iranian nation will not accept any crisis or insecurity in [&h...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz held talks over the phone on Wednesday to discuss regional and international developments. The Egyptian Presidency said in a statement that discussions between the two leaders also dwelt on issues of common interest. Last month, Saudi Crown Prince Moham...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the international community’s special political mission in Yemen. The authorization was set to expire July 15 but the vote extends the UN Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) for one year. The vote was conducted in an exceptionally rare fashion w...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye’s President and Saudi King spoke over phone on Wednesday and discussed bilateral relations and regional issues, the Turkish Communications Directorate said. Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud also exchanged Eid greetings, the directorate said in a statement.
ANKARA (AA) – The UN Security Council’s extension of the use of Bab al-Hawa as a crossing point from Türkiye to Syria for humanitarian deliveries is an important outcome, the European Union has said. On Tuesday, the UNSC had agreed to extend its mandate for badly needed cross-border aid deliveries from Türkiye’s Cilvegozu border cr...
WASHINGTON (AA) – John Bolton, former President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, has admitted that he was involved in planning coups in foreign countries. Bolton made the stunning revelation during an interview with CNN anchor Jake Tapper while discussing the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol building by Trump’s suppor...
ANKARA (AA) – The Turkish president and Armenian prime minister have spoken over the phone and discussed the normalization process between their countries. “Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Nikol Pashinyan emphasized the importance they attach to the bilateral normalization process between Türkiye and Armenia, which will also contribute to...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia’s Ennahda movement said Thursday it will boycott the referendum this month on a new version of the country’s constitution. Ennahda spokesman Emad al-Houmairi termed the July 25 referendum on the new constitution “illegitimate.” “Ennahda calls for boycotting the constitutional referendum and considers it ille...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Taliban-led interim administration of Afghanistan has chided the US decision to rescind Afghanistan’s designation as a “major non-NATO ally.” US President Biden last week notified the Congress of his intent to officially rescind Afghanistan’s designation as a “major non-NATO ally.” “In accordance wit...
