JERUSALEM: A high-level Turkish delegation arrived in Israel on Thursday to meet with Israeli officials ahead of a visit expected next month by Israel’s president to Turkiye, according to official statements. A Turkish delegation led by Ibrahim Kalin, presidential spokesperson and senior adviser to the president, held meetings with Foreign Min...
BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Masoud Barzani, on Thursday agreed to move forward with forming a government that includes Shias, Sunnis and Kurds. A joint statement issued following a phone call between the two leaders read they discussed “the necessary steps for forming a [...
BAGHDAD (AA) – A senior member of the ISIS was killed in an Iraqi airstrike targeting his car in the western Anbar province, according to the defense ministry on Thursday. The attack took place in the desert of Al-Rutba district in Anbar, a ministry statement said. It identified the militant as Muthanna Khader Kamel Shatran, […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – The head of Libya’s High Council of State said Thursday ending the transitional period is the key to cruising the country to safety. “There is no way to reach safety without ending the transitional period with a permanent constitution and renewing the legitimacy of the legislative, executive, judicial and oversight ...
Israeli forces on Thursday dispersed dozens of Palestinians taking part in a peaceful rally in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, east of occupied Jerusalem. Witnesses told Anadolu Agency that the Israeli forces put out fire lit by the residents and activists to warm themselves while closing the neighborhood with iron barriers. The sit-in by loca...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday discussed over phone NATO-Turkiye relations and regional issues with Jens Stoltenberg, the military alliance’s secretary-general. Stoltenberg congratulated Erdogan on the 70th anniversary of Turkiye’s accession to NATO, according to a statement by Turkey’s C...
JERUSALEM: Dozens of Palestinians performed Friday prayers in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem to express their rejection of Israel’s plan to evict Palestinian families from their homes in favor of settlers. Palestinians say more than 200 Palestinians participated in Friday prayers, which were held on a street ne...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkiye killed six PKK members in northern Syria, the National Defense Ministry said on Friday. The “terrorists” were preparing for an attack on the Operation Olive Branch area, the ministry said on Twitter. Since 2016, Ankara has launched a trio of anti-terror operations across its border in northern Syria to preve...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army said Friday it had failed to intercept a drone fired from Lebanon and breached the country’s airspace. “It is clear from the preliminary investigation that earlier today, a small wireless drone was spotted inside Lebanon, flying towards Israeli territory,” army spokesman Avichay Adraee tweeted. ...
A U.K.-based initiative to raise awareness about the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem has gone global. For the second year in a row, more than 50 countries are set to take part in Aqsa Week 2022, organizers said. The event, which runs from Feb. 24 to March 2, is being organized by the British-based Friends of […]
