Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP): Saudi Arabia hopes to send medical volunteers to areas of Syria rocked by the recent earthquake that killed thousands in the war-torn country. The kingdom severed ties with the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in 2012 over Syria’s brutal suppression of protests. However, it has sent aid to both rebel-held a...
LONDON (AA) – Members of various communities gathered in north London in a show of solidarity and support for those affected by the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria on Monday. Islington Council held a vigil for the earthquake victims outside the town hall building which was attended by representatives of the Turkish and Syria...
United Nations, United States (AFP): The UN Security Council has expressed its “dismay” with plans by Israel’s government to retroactively legalize Jewish settlements in occupied Palestinian lands, warning in a statement that such measures “impede peace.” “The Security Council reiterates that continuing Isra...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army forces rounded up 27 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, according to a local NGO. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoner Society said 15 of the detainees were arrested in al-Fawar refugee camp in Hebron city. The NGO estimates that 950 Palestinians have been detained by [&hellip...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US has provided Ukraine with nearly $30 billion in military assistance since Russia began its war against its western neighbor one year ago, according to data reviewed by Anadolu. The latest tranche, announced by President Joe Biden during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday, is worth nearly half-a-billion dollars, and [&h...
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AFP): The only newspaper of Bangladesh’s main opposition party halted printing on Monday after a government suspension order was upheld, stoking fears about media freedom in the South Asian nation. Campaigners and foreign governments including the United States have long expressed worries about efforts by Prime Ministe...
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (AFP): The United Arab Emirates and Israel on Monday revealed their first jointly created unmanned vessel, illustrating their growing military ties as maritime threats rise in the Gulf region. The craft, which has advanced sensors and imaging systems and can be used for surveillance, reconnaissance and detecting...
LONDON (AA) – The EU has decided to renew sanctions against Russia over the annexation of Ukrainian regions last year, according to a statement by the Council of the European Union. The bloc’s decision on Monday extends the restrictive measures targeting Russian individuals and economic relations with Moscow-controlled areas in Ukr...
Muscat, Oman (AFP): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited Oman on Monday, his first official trip to the Gulf country in more than a decade of civil war at home, the Omani foreign ministry said. The one-day trip to meet with Sultan Haitham bin Tareq came two weeks after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Turkey and […]
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – The bodies of at least 51 soldiers who were killed when their unit was ambushed last week in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso were found Monday during combing operations, said the army. “At the end of the day on Monday 20 February, 43 bodies were found, bringing the provisional toll […]
