SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The World Bank has announced a $207 million grant to address issues of food security and malnutrition in war-torn Yemen. The grant, offered by the World Bank’s International Development Association, aims to “address chronic food insecurity and malnutrition in Yemen,” the bank said in a statement. “Ar...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) — The members of the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday elected Scottish National Party’s (SNP) leader Humza Yousaf as the new first minister. The 37-year-old received a chamber majority with 71 votes. Yousaf became the first Muslim to lead a major UK party, and is the first ethnic minority leader of a devolved […]...
ANKARA (AA) – The French Senate besmirched its reputation by hosting PKK/YPG “terrorists and awarding them with a medal of honor,” the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. “The hosting of the representatives of the bloody PKK/YPG terrorist organization in the parliament of NATO member France casts a shadow...
ANKARA (AA) – A court in Australia granted bail to a former special forces soldier who was arrested last week on charges of murder during his deployment in Afghanistan, local media reported on Tuesday. Former Australian special forces soldier Oliver Schulz was arrested for killing Afghan civilian Dad Mohammed in central Uruzgan province ...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AFP): Eight years after launching its military campaign in Yemen, Saudi Arabia wants to extricate itself from the conflict to focus on ambitious projects at home. However, hopes of lasting peace in Yemen remain slim. The oil-rich monarchy gave a signal this month by announcing plans to resume ties with Iran, [&hell...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Burkina Faso’s military government said on Monday it had suspended France 24 broadcasts after the TV station ran an interview with the head of the al-Qaeda’s North African wing. The channel aired an interview with Yezid Mebarek, head of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), earlier this month. Mebarek, also known [&hell...
LONDON (AA) – Scotland’s health secretary has been elected as the chair of the Scottish National Party (SNP) following 14 days of voting by the party members. Humza Yousaf became the first Muslim to lead a major UK party and is set to be confirmed as the first ethnic minority leader of a devolved government […]
ACCRA, Ghana (AA) – US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday pledged $100 million to help combat the threat of violent extremism and instability in Sahel countries. “We recognize Ghana’s significant contribution to the Sahel and I thank you for your leadership there,” said Harris during her speech at the Jubilee House ...
ISTANBUL / BRUSSELS (AA) – The Kremlin has said that reactions from the West will not dislodge plans by Moscow to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus. “Such a reaction (from the West), of course, cannot affect Russia’s plans,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in a press briefing in Mosco...
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP): Wrecked by a crippling economic meltdown and political deadlock, Lebanon is mulling over an odd question: “What time is it?” A last-minute decision to delay daylight savings by a month has left the country divided between two time zones after the move was met with opposition from the influential Maronite Chur...
