GENEVA (AA) – A new round of talks involving the Constitutional Committee seeking an end to the war in Syria will resume in Geneva from March 21. The office of the special UN envoy on Syria said on Friday that the seventh round of the Constitutional Committee Small Body will be held behind closed doors […]
BRUSSELS (AA) – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Friday that the Iran nuclear deal talks need to be suspended due to “external factors”. “A pause in Vienna talks is needed, due to external factors,” Borrell wrote on Twitter. He, however, said the “final text is essentially ready and on the table.” As […]
BAGHDAD (AA) – Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr held talks with top Iraqi officials on ways to form a government and end a crippling political crisis in the country. He held phone calls with Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, Nouri al-Maliki, leader of the State of Law Coalition,...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – Saudi Arabia said Friday its forces rescued two American women detained in the Yemeni capital Sanaa and took them to Riyadh. In a statement by Saudi Defense Ministry spokesman Turki Al-Maliki said a “special security operation” to rescue the women was successfully conducted at the request of the US. According to [&hel...
NEW YORK (AA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a political solution to the civil war in Syria that began 11 years ago. The civil war began when the Bashar al-Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protesters. Hundreds of thousands of people have since been killed and millions more displaced, according to [...
Valley Forge Military Academy & College has inked an agreement with Doha, Qatar-based Global Institute Studies to establish the Valley Forge Academy there. It will be the first international American school for boys in Qatar. For close to 100 years, Valley Forge has been attended by global leaders, including presidents of countries, senior...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday that Tehran will not give up its regional presence and nuclear program. Speaking at a meeting of the Assembly of Experts, a powerful 88-member body of top clerics that monitors the lawmakers, Khamenei said it is vital for any country to have […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israeli army Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi on Thursday met in Manama with Bahraini Defense Minister Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa. The two discussed topics pertaining to enhancing regional stability, in addition to issues of mutual concern, the Bahraini state news agency reported. Kochavi arrived in Bahrain on Wednesday for an uns...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett described the visit of President Isaac Herzog to Turkey on Wednesday as an “exciting moment.” Bennett shared a video on Twitter of the official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara and said: “A warm welcome to the President of Israel Isaac Herzo...
GENEVA – Violence and economic and humanitarian crises are inflicting new suffering on Syrian people, says a UN Syria Commission of Inquiry report. Half the pre-war population has been displaced and over 90% are living in extreme poverty. 12 million people are facing food insecurity and 14.6 million need humanitarian aid, said the report...
