HOUSTON, Texas – Austin Tice was abducted near Damascus, Syria on August 14, 2012, while covering the country’s civil war as a freelance journalist for multiple US news organizations. Almost 10 years later, he has yet to be released and returned to his hometown of Houston, Texas. “He was only there 83 days before he […]
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that Tehran will not allow Israel to threaten the security of Iran and the region. Speaking during a meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, Raisi said Iran “seriously expects” neighboring countries, especially Iraq, to not allow the presence of entities that endange...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Qatar on Thursday began disbursing financial grants to thousands of Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip in coordination with the United Nations. According to an Anadolu Agency reporter, beneficiaries gathered at the distribution points, defined by the Qatari Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza, to rece...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinians staged a general strike in the occupied West Bank on Thursday in mourning for the killing of four people by Israeli army forces. Two Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli soldiers in the cities of Ramallah and Bethlehem on Wednesday. Two more Palestinians were fatally shot on Thursday during an [&hellip...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced the start of providing aid and medical intervention to around 18,000 Yemeni children suffering illnesses and malnutrition. In a statement, WHO said the aid intervention, which is carried out in eight hospitals over a period of nine months, is implemented with support...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Thursday expressed satisfaction with the return of serenity to his country’s relations with the Gulf states. This came in a speech delivered by Mikati during a cabinet session at the presidential palace Beirut, according to a statement by the Lebanese Presidency. “We ar...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Two Palestinians were fatally shot by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. A ministry statement said the two young men died of their injuries sustained “as a result of Israeli aggression in Jenin.” According to eyewitnesses, the two youths were killed dur...
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Antony Blinken apologized to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last month for the US response to attacks on the emirates from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, according to a report. The UAE had been frustrated about the US response to Houthi attacks just as Washington has been vexed by Abu Dhabi’s response ...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AA) – Saudi Arabia and Kuwait said Wednesday they have the right to develop the Durra offshore gas field which is also claimed by Iran. In a statement issued by the Saudi Foreign Ministry, Riyadh said it has reached an agreement with Kuwait “to expedite the development and exploitation of the Durra […]
BAGHDAD (AA) – Angry demonstrators shut an oil refinery in Dhi Qar province in southern Iraq on Wednesday, protesting against lack of jobs for local residents, according to witnesses. Dozens of university graduates gathered in front of the Al-Gharraf oilfield to demand employment, witnesses said. “They protested a month after they applied for ...
