ANKARA (AA) – An extraordinary summit of leaders of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) started in the Turkish capital Ankara on Thursday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed both the leaders and OTS Secretary-General Kubanychbek Omuraliev at the presidential complex. The summit is being attended by Azerbaijani President ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A local court on Thursday extended the suspension of a police operation to arrest former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on a judicial order in the northeastern city of Lahore for another day, according to local media. Justice Tariq Saleem Shaikh of the Lahore High Court ordered the government and security […...
GENEVA (AA) – As the conflict in Syria enters its 13th year, the situation in the country is “untenable,” the UN special envoy for Syria said on Wednesday, stressing that to continue on the same path “defies humanity and logic.” “We remember with deep regret the countless lives lost, and recall the abuses and suffering […]...
Tunis, Tunisia (AFP): Thousands of sub-Saharan African students in Tunisia are still fearful after a surge of racist attacks following comments by President Kais Saied against illegal immigration, and are seeking concrete steps to protect them. The violence erupted after Saied blamed “hordes of illegal migrants from sub-Saharan Africa...
RIYADH (AA) – Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan has said that the Kingdom’s investments in Iran could happen quickly. Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed last week to resume ties after officials of the two countries met in China. “Saudi investments have an opportunity in Iran,” Al-Jadaan said in his speech during the International Finan...
Dakar, Senegal (AFP): Thousands of supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko rallied in Dakar on Tuesday as the country prepares for elections in less than a year. Tensions are rising ahead of the vote in a country seen as a democratic mainstay in the region, amid speculation that President Macky Sall could bypass the […]
Tehran, Iran (AFP): Eleven people were killed and more than 3,500 injured during celebrations for Iran’s traditional fire festival ahead of the Persian New Year, state media reported Wednesday. The fire festival, called Chaharshanbe Suri in Farsi, is celebrated every year on the night of the last Tuesday of the Iranian calendar year, whi...
Lahore, Pakistan (AFP): Pakistan police appeared Wednesday to have given up an attempt to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan, ending a siege of his residence after violent clashes with hundreds of his supporters. AFP correspondents and witnesses near Khan’s home in the plush Zaman Park suburb of Lahore said police and paramilitary r...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Deputy chief of Iran’s nuclear agency has hailed UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi’s recent visit as “fruitful”, stressing that Iran took a “step forward” to resolve outstanding issues. Grossi visited the Iranian capital earlier this month to resolve issues that have hampered cooperation between the two sides an...
ISTANBUL/BERLIN (AA) – Azerbaijan intends to export more natural gas to Europe, President Ilham Aliyev said Tuesday during an official visit to Germany. “We are increasing our gas exports in the direction of Europe. In 2021, we exported 8 billion cubic meters of gas. This year, we hope to increase this amount to 12 billion […]
