NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AA) – Mauritania has denied participation in an environmental training program hosted by Israel. On Sunday, Israeli television channel i24News had reported that Mauritania was among participants in a training program hosted by Israel to help African countries deal with desertification in the Sahara region. “Among ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US Treasury Department, in coordination with the UK, has identified six individuals for supporting the Bashar al-Assad regime and the production as well as export of Captagon, a dangerous amphetamine. Among those identified for possible prosecution are two cousins of Assad and Lebanese individuals. According to a st...
Edinburgh, United Kingdom (AFP): Humza Yousaf, the first Muslim leader of a major UK political party, faces an uphill battle to revive Scotland’s drive for independence following the long tenure of his close ally Nicola Sturgeon. The new and youngest Scottish National Party (SNP) leader, 37, says his own experience as an ethnic minority ...
Doha, Qatar (AFP): An Afghan toddler who was bundled onto an evacuation flight from Kabul in 2021 after her parents died in a bomb blast has been reunited with relatives at a Qatar orphanage. The little girl, now believed to be about 21 months old and given the name Maryam by the orphanage, saw her […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The improved bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran will “strengthen regional solidarity,” China’s President Xi Jinping has told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS). “The recent successful dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Iran in Beijing helped improve bilateral relations between the two countries, wh...
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...
