SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The Saudi-led coalition on Wednesday denied rebel accusations of carrying out airstrikes in war-torn Yemen. On Tuesday, Houthi rebels accused the coalition of launching airstrikes in the southwestern Dhale province. A coalition statement, however, termed the rebel accusations “baseless”, saying it has halted its attacks in ...
ANKARA (AA) – The French president on Wednesday called for a direct dialogue between Israel and Palestine. “In the short term, we know, this first requires the end of unilateral measures on the ground,” Emmanuel Macron said in a joint news conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at Elysee Palace in Paris. “I am thinking [&hel...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, targeting a position belonging to Hamas. The army said the attack came after a bullet was fired from the territory and hit an industrial building in southern Israel earlier Tuesday. No injuries were reported in the Israeli air strike. Israeli mounted [&helli...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli leaders on Tuesday threatened to unleash a military response against Lebanon, one day after Tel Aviv shot down a Hezbollah drone amid tension over a maritime border dispute. “Israel is prepared and ready to act against any threat,” Prime Minister Yair Lapid said during a tour of Israel’s border with Lebanon. […]...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The PKK organization continued to forcibly recruit children to use them in conflicts in Iraq and Syria, according to a report by US State Department on Tuesday. The 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report stated that children remain vulnerable to forcible recruitment and use by multiple armed groups operating in Iraq, including IS...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish, Russian and Iranian leaders condemned Tuesday the increased presence and activities of terrorist groups and their affiliates under different names in various parts of Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, and Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi gathered in Iran’s capital Tehr...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanese security forces raided the central bank in the capital Beirut on Tuesday in search of its governor Riad Salameh. Security forces also searched Salameh’s home north of Beirut but could not find him. The raid came upon a judicial order issued against the governor as part of investigation into accusations […...
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AA) – Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday issued a decree to appoint Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah as the new prime minister. The local Al-Qabas newspaper, citing a source, said Sheikh Mohammed was appointed to form a new government. No statement was issued yet by the Emiri Diwa...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Fakhri al-Barghouthi spent 33 years in Israeli prisons for his role in the struggle against the Israeli occupation. Inspired by freedom movements all over the world and believing in the ability to liberate Palestine from Israeli rule, he along with many other Palestinians joined the resistance more than 40 year...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have staged rallies to demand legal protection to detainees held by Israel. “Freedom to Detainees” and “No to Administrative Detention” were among banners waved by protesters during the rally held outside the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza City. “The [&h...
