An Israeli minister has announced his resignation from the government of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, according to local media. Eli Avidar, who was not assigned any ministerial position, becomes the first minister to resign from the Bennett-led cabinet. Avidar strongly criticized the government and its performance, saying that he should hav...
Turkish Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTUK) urged three international broadcasters to apply for an online broadcasting license as a Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman stressed Wednesday it is a “technical requirement.” US State Department spokesman Ned Price expressed “concern” on Twitter about RTUK’s requiremen...
Burkina Faso’s technical commission tasked with drafting a charter and a roadmap for the transitional period on Wednesday handed over its report to junta leader Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Damiba. Chaired by Mariame Ouattara, the commission was tasked with setting the framework for the political transition revolving around the restoration of territori...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized the independence of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine in an emotional address on state-run television. He also questioned Ukraine’s right to sovereignty and alleged the West had spent years cheating Moscow. Putin said the West “spat” on Russia’s security con...
The Indian state where Muslim girls with hijab are being banned from entering schools has now turned violent against Muslims. On Sunday at least 20 people were injured and around 50 vehicles torched during a funeral procession. A Hindu extremist, who police say, was an active Bajrang Dal militia member involved in attacks targeting Muslims [&h...
Leaders of Jerusalem churches on Monday warned of an Israeli plan to confiscate church-owned lands in the occupied city. In a Feb. 18 letter to Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg, they called for halting a plan to expand an Israeli park to the Olive Mount in East Jerusalem. The letter was signed by leaders […]
A total of 750 tons of emergency relief goods sent by a“charity train” from Turkey to Afghanistan was delivered to Kabul Monday. Medical aid packages were delivered to the Health Ministry of the interim Afghan administration in a ceremony. It was coordinated by Turkey’s state-run Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency and with the suppo...
Pakistan is under fire for toughening its controversial cybercrime law. It allows anyone to file a complaint against people posting fake news on Twitter and Facebook, and increases the prison term from three to five years for those found guilty. Changes to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act were introduced Sunday through a presidential or...
Ghanian football star Abdul Majeed Waris, the Racing Strasbourg forward, is funding a mosque project in his Ghanaian hometown. The Twitter page of the player’s foundation shared photos of the mosque that showed work on the project is moving forward successfully. The two-story mosque is under construction in the Lamashegu community in Tamale ...
Iran signaled “significant progress” Monday in talks on reviving a stalled accord on its nuclear program. But President Ebrahim Raisi, on his first visit to a Gulf state, insisted Washington must lift its crippling sanctions on Iran. The country’s president is a personal target of United States’ sanctions. Raisi spoke out ahead of a summit [&h...
