STOCKHOLM (AA): Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Sunday he has been in close consultations with his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen over the burnings of the Quran in their countries. Kristersson said Sweden is experiencing its “most serious security situation” since World War II. “We are aware that states and ...
Paris, France (AFP): France on Sunday warned it would retaliate if its citizens were attacked in Niger, after protesters tried to enter its embassy in the capital, Niamey. “Should anyone attack French nationals, the army, diplomats and French interests, they will see France respond in an immediate and intractable manner,” the Frenc...
Abuja, Nigeria (AFP): African leaders on Sunday gave the junta in Niger one week to cede power or face the possible use of force, and slapped financial sanctions on the putschists, after the latest coup in the Sahel region raised alarm on the continent and in the West. In the third coup in as many […]
Chennai, India (AFP): Environment ministers from G20 nations failed to agree on peaking global emissions by 2025 and other crucial issues to address the global climate crisis at their meeting in India on Friday. No breakthrough was possible on several key points ahead of this year’s COP28 climate talks, with negotiations also failing to ...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AA): Saudi Arabia on Friday summoned the Danish charge d’affaires over the desecration of copies of the Holy Quran in Copenhagen. The Saudi Foreign Ministry in a statement said it handed the Danish official a protest note “that includes the Kingdom’s demand to stop these disgraceful acts which violate all religious ...
JERUSALEM (AA): Israel has warned that the burning of the Torah in Sweden could harm relations between the two countries. Foreign Minister Eli Cohen spoke with his Swedish counterpart Tobias Billstrom and explained to him that Israel takes seriously the use of threats to burn holy books in Sweden, according to a statement by the […]
ISTANBUL (AA): Azerbaijan has said that a recent statement by the EU foreign policy chief on the current situation in the Karabakh region is “regrettable.” “The presented approach towards the situation in the region by (EU) High Representative (for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) Josep Borrell in his July 26 statement, based on the propag...
ISTANBUL (AA): Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that his country will provide free grain to six African countries in the next three to four months. “We will be ready in the coming months, in the next three to four months, to provide Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mali, Somalia, the Central African Republic, and Eritrea with […]
Moscow, Russia (AFP): Russia has over the past several years strengthened its presence in Africa, vowing to intensify grain exports, weapons deliveries and energy cooperation. The process has intensified since the Ukraine war which isolated Russia from other Western nations. Grain Earlier this month, Russia pulled out from a deal that allowe...
ROME (AA) – The EU and Tunisia have signed a €1 billion deal to cooperate on stemming the flow of migrants to Europe. The agreement has drawn criticism from human rights groups, as it could lead to serious rights violations. Under the memorandum of understanding (MoU) – signed after a crucial meeting between EU Commission […]
