BRUSSELS (AA) – Finland will become a full-fledged member of NATO on Tuesday and its flag will be raised at the alliance’s headquarters, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday. Speaking to reporters ahead of the two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers, Stoltenberg said the bloc was looking forward to a “historic week” a...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday rebutted reports regarding a trade initiative between his country and Israel, saying “all such reports are nothing but a pack of lies.” “There is no truth in such reports widely circulating on social media,” Sharif said while addressing th...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel on Monday said it shot down an “unidentified aircraft” over the southern part of the Gaza Strip. An Israeli army statement said the aircraft was detected and downed by air force units before it could enter Israeli airspace. An Anadolu correspondent in Gaza reported that there was an explosion in the […]
ANKARA (AA) – The US Embassy in Libya on Monday voiced deep concern over alleged abuses against migrants in Libya and vowed to use its powers to hold perpetrators accountable. A report by a UN fact-finding mission cited evidence on crimes against humanity committed against migrants in Libya, including women being forced into sex slavery. [&hel...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army said late Sunday that it destroyed an “unidentified flying object” that had entered its airspace from Syria. The flying object was shot down by Israeli warplanes in an open field, the army said in a statement. The move came after Israel staged airstrikes in suburbs of Syria’s Damascus provinc...
BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has said new strategic projects with Türkiye will be launched soon. “We have many partnerships and interests with neighboring Türkiye. There are some problems in terms of water and security, but there are great opportunities to solve these problems. We are grateful for Tür...
Hura, Israel (AFP): The family of a Muslim student shot dead by police at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound rejected on Sunday claims by the force that he grabbed and fired an officer’s gun. Medical student Mohammed al-Asibi was killed late Friday, hours after worshipers marking the Muslim holy month of Ramadan held prayers at th...
Nablus, Palestinian Territories (AFP): Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians Monday in a morning raid in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. “Two martyrs shot by the occupation (Israel) in Nablus,” the ministry confirmed in a brief statement, without elaborating on their identities. The Israeli army sa...
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP): Sudanese leaders have postponed the signing of an agreement to resume a short-lived democratic transition, an official said on Saturday, amid continued disagreement between military factions. A coup in October 2021 led by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan had derailed the transition to civilian-led rule that began follow...
ANKARA (AA) – The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned the deal between the US and Greek Cypriot Administration that is “encouraging Greek Cypriot side’s armament.” “We condemn the signing of an agreement between the National Guard of the State of New Jersey and the Ministry of Defense of the Greek Cypriot Admin...
