ISTANBUL/ANKARA/ALEPPO (AA/AFP) – At least three people were killed and hundreds others wounded after a fresh earthquake jolted Türkiye and Syria on Monday, the country’s disaster agency said on Tuesday. As many as 90 aftershocks have been recorded since Monday’s magnitude 6.4 quake, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidenc...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The EU on Monday imposed sanctions of asset freeze and travel ban against 32 Iranians, including two ministers, for “serious human rights violations.” “The Council (of the European Union) today decided to impose restrictive measures on additional 32 individuals and two entities responsible for serious human rights violati...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian police have summoned Ennahda leader Rached Ghannouchi for questioning, his movement said on Monday. Ennahda spokesman Imad Al-Hamiri said Ghannouchi will appear before investigators on Tuesday. No information was yet available about the purpose of the investigation. “There is no reason for summoning G...
ANKARA (AA) – At least eight people were injured when two earthquakes jolted Türkiye’s southernmost Hatay province on Monday. The wounded have been shifted to hospitals for treatment, Vice President Fuat Oktay said at a news briefing. He said aftershocks are continuing in the region, with at least 20 recorded so far, and urged citizens [...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The EU donor conference to help earthquake victims in Türkiye and Syria will take place on March 16, the Swedish foreign minister announced on Monday. Speaking to reporters before the meeting of EU foreign ministers, Tobias Billstrom said the donor conference is going to be held in Brussels on March 16. The […]
ANKARA (AA) – Students will return to schools in four provinces of Türkiye’s quake-hit regions from March 1, the national education minister has said. “As of March 1, we resume education in city centers and all districts of Adana, Kilis, Diyarbakir, and Sanliurfa,” Mahmut Ozer told reporters in the Malatya province, one of the regions [&hellip...
ANKARA (AA) – An Egyptian ship carrying relief goods arrived at Latakia port in Syria on Monday for the victims of the February 6 earthquake. A statement by the Egyptian Presidency said a ship from the Egyptian Navy loaded with hundreds of tons of relief aid arrived in Latakia for the quake victims in Syria. […]
Washington, United States (AFP): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has alleged that China is considering providing weapons to Russia for its war against Ukraine, warning Beijing that any supplies would “cause a serious problem.” “The concern that we have now is based on information we have that they’re considering pr...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (AFP): Burkina Faso’s army has announced that operations by the army of the former imperialist power France in the crisis-hit West African state are officially over. Senior officers from Burkina Faso and France’s forces in the country held a flag-lowering ceremony to mark the occasion at a camp on the outs...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition has accused US Ambassador Tom Nides of “interference” in Israel’s internal affairs. The call came after Nides urged Netanyahu to slow down his plans for judicial overhaul, which have triggered mass protests in Israel over the past weeks. “We’r...
