ANTALYA, Turkiye – Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister has said that he expects an agreement with Turkiye and Qatar on operating the Kabul airport. Amir Khan Muttaqi said that agreement had been secured on “a number of issues regarding the Kabul Airport.” However, a few outstanding issues still had to be resolved. Spe...
RABAT, Morocco – Israel has appointed Dorit Avidani to the position of Consul and Head of Administration at the Israeli Liaison Office in Morocco. The news came after the deputy head of the Israeli mission in Rabat, Eyal David, congratulated Avidani for the post. David hailed Avidani’s 30 years of experience in the Israeli Ministry […]...
KHARTOUM, Sudan – The death toll from tribal clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur region has risen to 35, the Committee of Doctors in West Darfur said. In a statement, it said it had counted 19 new fatalities from the violence in the Jebel Moon Mountains of West Darfur, taking the tally to 35 since last […]
BEIRUT – Lebanese authorities have said that they have received an offer from Russia to build an oil refinery in Lebanon. “We received a general offer from a private Russian company, and it may crystallize with time because similar projects take a long period of time, whether with regard to gas for electricity or fuels,” […]...
RIYADH (AA) – Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people convicted and sentenced on different charges, including terrorism and espionage. In a statement, the Saudi Interior Ministry said the convicts, most of them Saudi nationals, included those who held “deviant beliefs,” those who targeted places of worship and government buildings, a...
KYIV (AA) – Russia has suffered “unprecedented” losses in its war with Ukraine, the Ukrainian president said on Saturday. In a news conference, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said these losses are “the biggest blow to the Russian army in decades.” Zelenskyy went on to say that Russia’s 31 battalion tactical groups have been neutralized....
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan on Saturday demanded a joint probe into the firing of an Indian missile that landed in Pakistani territory earlier this week. New Delhi on Friday acknowledged that “in the course of a routine maintenance, a technical malfunctioning led to the accidental firing of a missile” that landed in Mia...
KYIV (AA) – Belarusian troops may join the Russian side in the war against Ukraine, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday. In a statement, the General Staff said that the Russian troops are focused on taking control of the cities of Mariupol and Severodonetsk. “Enemy troops have captured the eastern periphery of Mariupol,” ...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – At least 60 people died after a cargo train derailed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an official said on Saturday. The accident occurred late Friday in the territory of Lubudi in the Lualaba province. “Preliminary assessment indicates that seven bodies were recovered by the families, 53 others are still at [&he...
ISTANBUL (AA) – UN human rights chief has acknowledged “relative peace” in Afghanistan and said the general amnesty granted by the Taliban is “significant.” Michelle Bachelet, however, said Afghans “remain uncertain about the future of their country (and) also about where their next meal will come from.” After her one-day visit to the wa...
