PARIS (AA) – Four people, including the suspected shooter and an accomplice, have been arrested in France for the murder of an Afghan man, local media reported on Wednesday. Abdul Quayyem Ahmadzai, a refugee living in France since 2017, was shot dead in the northeastern city of Colmar on Aug. 14 after confronting a biker […]
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – The EU foreign policy chief on Tuesday said that a nuclear deal with Iran could be reached as early as this week. Earlier this month, the EU sent “a final text” to revive the 2015 deal, which would see Iran scale back its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. “. […]
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – The European Union foreign policy chief has opposed a complete EU ban on Russian tourist visas. “Banning all Russians from entering the EU for whatever reason isn’t a good idea. We need to be more selective,” Josep Borrell said during a discussion on geopolitics at Menendez Pelayo International University in Santander, [&h...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran on Monday said “good progress” had been made in talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement with the West. “So far, we had good progress,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani told reporters in Tehran. “But negotiations are a totality and there should be agreement on all issues. As long […]...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that Iran’s response to the proposal to revive the 2015 nuclear deal was “reasonable.” Earlier this month, the EU submitted the “final text” for the deal aimed at lifting sanctions on Iran funds and oil exports in exchange for the country […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Special forces from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Greece, and the Greek Cypriot administration launched a joint military drill on Sunday, according to the Egyptian military. A military statement said the Hercules-2022 will continue for several days at Mohamed Naguib Military base and other training ...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian Islamic Jihad group on Saturday condemned the launch of a police investigation in Germany against President Mahmoud Abbas over his comments that Israel had committed “50 Holocausts” against Palestinians. “The police move reflects a form of double standards, bias to the (Israeli) occupation and disregard ...
ANKARA (AA) – Nine EU countries on Friday expressed their concern over Thursday’s Israeli raids on the Palestinian NGOs. In a joint statement, foreign ministries of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden said: “A free and strong civil society is indispensable for promoting democratic values a...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union has hailed the recent restoration of full diplomatic ties between Turkiye and Israel. “I welcome the announcement between Turkiye and Israel to restore full diplomatic ties,” EU commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Oliver Varhelyi said on Twitter. The remarks came after Türkiye and Israel announced o...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff, the EU representative in Palestine, has stated that Israel’s decision to demolish Ein Samiya School in the occupied West Bank is “illegal” and violates international law. Burgsdorff made the remarks in an exclusive statement on the occasion of his visit to the Ein Samiya Sc...
