ANKARA (AA) – A Kuwaiti newspaper has introduced a virtual news anchor as part of a trial aimed at utilizing artificial intelligence in journalism. The anchor was named Fedha, a classic Kuwait name meaning silver, and appeared on the Twitter account of Kuwait News website. The introduction of the virtual news anchor marks a significant [...
KIRKUK, Iraq (AA) – The leader of the Iraqi Turkmen Front has urged the government to elevate the status of two majority-Turkmen districts in Iraq to province. Hasan Turan in a statement on Monday proposed upgrading the status of the Tal Afar district in Nineveh province and the Tuz Khurmatu district in Saladin province, saying […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Yemeni government announced Tuesday its readiness to complete the prisoner swap deal with the Houthi group. “Regarding the deal for prisoners signed in Geneva with the other party (Houthi group) under the auspices of the United Nations, we announce that the Yemeni government team is ready to implement the deal at [&he...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Dozens of Israeli settlers on Tuesday forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem during the Jewish holiday of Passover, according to eyewitnesses. The eyewitnesses said Israeli police escorted groups of settlers into the Al-Aqsa courtyard through the Mughrabi Gate in the western wall of ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan on Tuesday “vehemently” condemned India’s decision to hold the G20 Tourism Working Group meeting in disputed Jammu and Kashmir next month. “Pakistan expresses its strong indignation over India’s decision to hold the G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Srinagar on 22-24 May 2023,” said a For...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The Yemeni government on Monday expressed hope for restoring peace in the war-torn country. “The atmosphere is (more) favorable than any time before to restore peace in Yemen,” Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani said in a statement. He said achieving peace will be “a victory for constitutional legitimacy and the Saudi-l...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Two policemen were among four people killed in an explosion which targeted a security vehicle in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Monday. The explosion – the latest in a host of terrorist attacks – occurred on a busy street of Quetta city, Balochistan’s capital, near a police vehicle, which was on a […]...
ANKARA (AA) – Six civilians were killed in a landmine explosion in Deir Ez-Zor province of Syria on Monday, according to the state news agency SANA. SANA said the explosion took place as people were searching for truffles in al-Bishri district, south of Deir Ez-zor countryside. The landmine was planted by “ISIS terrorists,” t...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Following a sharp cut in the food assistance provided to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh by the UN, the US has announced providing $23.8 million in humanitarian assistance for them. The fund will be channeled through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the US Embassy in Dhaka stated on Monday. US...
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran will send a delegation to Saudi Arabia later this week to prepare for the reopening of its embassy in Riyadh, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry. “The Iranian delegation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is finalizing its preparations and taking its executive measures, and we expect it to go to […]
