Jerusalem, Undefined (AFP): Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip and Lebanon before dawn on Friday, saying it was in retaliation for several dozen rockets fired at Israel from both territories. It was the biggest salvo fired from Lebanon since Israel fought a devastating 34-day war with Iran-backed group Hezbollah in 2006 and the first time Israel ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said that NATO is building up its forces and means along the member countries’ borders with Moscow and Minsk. “NATO forces and assets are being built up near the borders of Belarus and the Russian Federation, they are especially concerned about the Kaliningrad region,” L...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – As Pakistan grapples with one of the worst economic crises, tens of millions struggle to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan amid skyrocketing inflation. Decades-high inflation and a massive devaluation of the local currency have drastically reduced the already dwindling buying power of millions of Pakistanis, making i...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Kremlin has said that Russia would respond “appropriately” to the deployment of American nuclear weapons in military bases in Europe. Speaking to reporters in Moscow following a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “In general, the i...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh has strongly condemned Israeli forces for a raid on unarmed Muslim worshippers at the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque in the holy month of Ramadan in occupied East Jerusalem. The Foreign Ministry in a statement condemned the attack, saying Israeli forces on Wednesday morning used violence against worshippers and civilia...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Azerbaijan has declared four employees of the Iranian Embassy in Baku “persona non grata” and asked them to leave the country within 48 hours. A statement by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry read that Iran’s Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador Seyed Abbas Mousavi was summoned to the ministry on April 6. “During...
ANKARA (AA) – The Australian opposition was under fire for opposing Indigenous Voice to Parliament as Indigenous leaders accused opposition leader Peter Dutton of committing a “Judas betrayal” of the Voice. Noel Pearson, one of the most prominent Indigenous leaders in Australia, said Dutton has rejected the Voice to Parliament for ...
ANKARA (AA) – Malaysia’s prime minister has urged the UN and the international community to hold the Israeli regime accountable for attacking Palestinian worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. “Malaysia calls upon the international community, in particular the United Nations Security Council to hold the Israeli regime ac...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has said that the signing of an agreement to resume the country’s democratic transition was delayed with the intention of “laying solid framework that maintains the momentum and vigor of the revolution.” On Wednesday, the opposition Forces of Freedom and Change coalit...
Beijing, China (AFP): French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he was counting on his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to “bring Russia to its senses” over its war in Ukraine. The French president, who arrived on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, has made clear he is seeking to dissuade China from supporting Russia̵...
