TAIZ, Yemen (AA) – Hundreds of Yemenis on Tuesday participated in a rally in Taiz to condemn continued violence in the city. Speaking at the rally which was organized by rights activists, human rights activist Faisal Al-Assali denounced the Houthi militia for “violations against civilians.” He said the agreement that the Houthis claim to...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Iran has welcomed a statement by Jordanian King Abdullah II on seeking to enhance relations with Tehran. In a statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said his country awaits “practical steps” in this regard. Kanani said that without Iran’s effort to fight terrorism in Syria and Ir...
IDLIB, Syria (AA) – Forcibly displaced civilians in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province are struggling to survive in makeshift tents in scorching temperatures. The sweltering heat wave, which has turned into a global phenomenon across the world in recent days, adversely affects the lives of millions of civilians who have taken shel...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – A Saudi businessman was kidnapped in Baalbek region in eastern Lebanon, local media said on Monday. Unidentified individuals lured Hussein al-Shammari on Sunday to one of the hills of Baalbek for an offer to sell him a land, before they kidnapped him and asked for a ransom, media reports said. The […]
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra on Monday cited a “positive atmosphere” regarding Syria’s relations with its Arab neighbors. “There is a positive atmosphere regarding Syria’s relationship with its Arab neighborhood,” Lamamra told a press conference in Damascus with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad. “Syria’...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Monday started an official visit to Morocco during which he is set to sign a memorandum of legal cooperation between the two countries. Israeli Ambassador to Morocco David Govrin tweeted: “We welcome Mr. Sa’ar, on his first official visit to Morocco, at the invit...
NABLUS, Palestine (AA) – Israeli army killed two Palestinians in northern West Bank on Sunday, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said. In a statement, the humanitarian organization said “two Palestinians were killed by Israeli army’s bullets during an operation at dawn on Sunday, in the old city of Nablus.” The two mar...
TAIZ, YEMEN (AA): A mortar shell fired by the Iran-backed Houthis on Saturday injured 11 children in the city of Taiz in southern Yemen. Taiz Police stated that the Houthis carried out the mortar attack on Taiz’s Zeid al-Mushki District. The statement added that the children, mostly under the age of 10, were seriously and […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinians in the Gaza Strip held protest demonstrations on Sunday against the administrative detention policy of Israel. The protest was organized on Sunday by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in front of the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza City. Protest...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra is in the Syrian capital Damascus to meet top officials of the Syrian regime. According to a statement by the Algerian Foreign Ministry, the visit is scheduled for two days as part of Algeria’s preparations for the Arab League summit in November this year. Early this...
