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...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli police again raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in East Jerusalem early Sunday, according to witnesses. Israeli police cut the electricity and forced Palestinians out of the mosque. Palestinians attempted to prevent police by closing the doors to the mosque. Israeli forces and Jewish settlers frequently carry out ...
ANKARA (AA) – Burkina Faso has expelled reporters of French newspapers Le Monde and Liberation, French media reported on Sunday. Sophie Douce from Le Monde Afrique and Agnes Faivre from Liberation were ordered by the Burkinabe authorities to leave the capital Ouagadougou on Saturday, according to Le Monde. The notification by agents from...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Hundreds of vehicles were trapped after landslides triggered by massive rains and flooding in several parts of southwest Pakistan blocked portions of a key highway, authorities said on Sunday. The epicenter of the overnight torrents and flashfloods was the Sulaiman Mountains range, which sits on the borders of northeas...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said Sunday another military adviser died of his wounds from Israeli airstrikes in Syria. Meghdad Mehghani’s death took the number of IRGC members killed in Friday’s Israeli attacks in the suburbs of Damascus to two. Milad Heydari, 32, who was also identified as a...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Human rights group Amnesty International has called on the Tunisian authorities to drop criminal investigation measures against 17 political prisoners and critics of the country’s president, Kais Saied. “The criminal investigation is among the most nakedly aggressive attacks by authorities on dissent since a p...
