Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (AFP): The African Union has stressed that it has “zero tolerance” for undemocratic changes of power and vowed to push through a continent-wide free trade deal as it wrapped up a two-day summit. Leaders of the 55-nation bloc met in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to discuss a slew of challenges facing [&hell...
ANKARA (AA) – The US secretary of state has said that he is “profoundly saddened” by the devastation caused by earthquakes in Türkiye. “Profoundly saddened to see firsthand the devastation of the earthquakes in Türkiye. The United States remains committed to doing everything we can to help with rescue, relief, and recovery efforts,...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian groups have hailed the expulsion of an Israeli official from the African Union (AU) summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. “The expulsion is consistent with the AU support for our people and their legitimate rights,” the Fatah movement said in a statement. The group, led by Palestinian President [&...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Several international human rights organizations have expressed concern about the World Food Program’s (WFP) plan to reduce food aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The world food assistance provider under the United Nations this week declared that it would cut food rations to Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar...
HATAY, Türkiye (AA) – Türkiye’s defense chief stated on Sunday that after the recent earthquakes in the south of the country, 10,633 Syrians had voluntarily returned to their home country across the border. Inspecting the frontier from the land and air in Hatay province and speaking with border officials, National Defense Minister ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The border troops of Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged fire along a key border crossing on Monday, officials and local media reported. The firing – latest in a series of clashes between the two border forces – took place a day after Afghanistan’s Taliban government unilaterally shut down northwestern Torkham cro...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 41,156 people have died since two strong earthquakes jolted southern Türkiye on Feb. 6, officials said Monday. Besides, 105,505 were injured, according to the latest official figures. The magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes, centered in the Kahramanmaras province, affected more than 13 million people across 11 provin...
Al-Hammam Crossing , Syria (AFP): Doctors Without Borders called Sunday for the “urgent scaling up” of earthquake aid to northwest Syria as it delivered a convoy laden with emergency assistance. Aid has been slow to reach Syria’s rebel-held areas since the February 6 quake killed a combined total of more than 44,000 people ac...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday assigned National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir with cracking down on Palestinian “incitement” against Israelis. Speaking following a cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said he agreed with Ben-Gvir on forming a task force to crack down on “incitement” by Palestinians. “We a...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) – Afghanistan’s interim government has decided to convert the bases of the US-led foreign forces across the country into special economic zones. The decision was taken during a meeting of the country’s Economic Commission with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, the deputy premier for economic affairs, in th...
