BAGHDAD (AA) – Angry protesters torched the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Baghdad, according to eyewitnesses. The incident took place on Sunday evening in protest against a Twitter post by a Kurdish writer critical of Iraq’s leading Shia cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. Hundreds of demonstrators stormed the part...
BAGHDAD (AA) – A military convoy carrying logistics for the US-led coalition against the ISIS group came under attack in southern Iraq on Sunday, according to a local security source. A roadside bomb exploded as the convoy was moving on a highway near the city of Nasiriyah in the southern Dhi Qar province, the source […]
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish forces killed four PKK members in northern Syria and northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry said Sunday. Three of them were targeted during attempts to attack the Operation Pence-Simsek zone in northern Iraq, the ministry said on Twitter. One more was killed in the Operation Peace Spring zone in northern Syria, [&he...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israel will allow family visits to Palestinian detainees from the Gaza Strip after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Sunday. “Family visits to Gaza prisoners will be resumed on Tuesday,” the ICRC said in a statement. ICRC […]...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday voiced concern over possible US removal of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from its terrorist list. “We are concerned about the intention to delist the IRGC,” Bennett said in a statement following his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The United Nations said Sunday that efforts were underway to reach a truce in war-torn Yemen ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, due to start next week. “UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg is engaging with all sides and continues his efforts towards a truce during Ramadan,” his […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday said that the Arab world understands how Israel is “on the side of peace” and cooperation in the region. Bennett made his remarks at the opening session of his weekly cabinet meeting ahead of an upcoming summit in Israel with the participation of Egypt, the […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – European Union’s coordinator for Iran nuclear talks held wide-ranging discussions with Iranian officials in Tehran on Sunday in a bid to close remaining gaps on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. Enrique Mora met with Ali Bagheri Kani, who has been leading Iran’s team of negotiators in Vienna since November, after ...
ANKARA (AA) – The United States on Sunday vowed to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, reassuring Israel against any Iranian threat. Speaking at a press conference with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid, Blinken said Washington believes that restoring a nuclear deal with Iran “is the best way to put Iran’s program back in...
DOHA, Qatar – Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has underlined the importance of reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran. Speaking at the Doha Forum international conference, bin Abdulrahman said dialogue constitutes an important step towards increasing security and stability in the region. “We believe in diplomati...
