TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian naval forces rescued 80 migrants as they planned to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean, according to a military spokesman on Tuesday. National Guard spokesman Houssam Eddine al-Jabali said naval forces intercepted five illegal trafficking operations on Tuesday. The spokesman said 11 traffickers had been a...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – The Somali government has announced that it will close so-called courts established by al-Shabaab in Lower Shabelle and in and around Mogadishu within two years. Speaking at a ceremony in Mogadishu on Monday night, newly-appointed Interior Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi admitted that some people seek justice from al-Shaba...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – The northwestern Muslim-dominated Zamfara State in Nigeria has approved a death penalty law for anyone found guilty of banditry, cattle rustling, cultism, or serving as an informant for bandits, an official said on Tuesday. The state government also restricted motorcycle movement from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. and directed ho...
AL-BIREH CITY, Palestine (AA) – Scores of Palestinians staged a protest in the West Bank city of Al-Bireh to show support to detainees in Israeli jails. Protesters waved Palestinian flags and pictures of detainees during the rally held outside the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the city. “The rally aims [&helli...
BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraqi Finance Minister Ali Allawi resigned during a Cabinet session on Tuesday, the state news agency INA reported. Local media cited poor governance in Iraq for the minister’s resignation. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi assigned Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar with running the finance ministry following Allawi’s resign...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Depriving girls of secondary education caused a loss of at least $500 million to the Afghan economy in the last 12 months, according to an analysis by the UN’s children fund. UNICEF said keeping girls out of secondary school costs Afghanistan 2.5% of its annual GDP. “If the current cohort of three […]
BRUSSELS (AA) – The EU is currently studying the response of Tehran to the latest proposal on reviving the Iran nuclear deal, an EU official said on Tuesday. Speaking at the European Commission’s daily news briefing, Nabila Massrali, spokesperson for foreign affairs, confirmed that the EU received late last night Iran’s response to EU fo...
LONDON (AA) – Afghan refugees who sought asylum in the UK after the Taliban took over Afghanistan a year ago have been told to look for private accommodation as the government-funded accommodation scheme winds down. In a letter sent to the Afghan refugees, the Home Office warned that not every council would accept their request […...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Six Indian paramilitary soldiers died and several others were injured in a road accident in Indian-occupied Kashmir on Tuesday. The bus in which the soldiers were traveling veered off the road and rolled down a slope into a gorge near Chandanwari in Anantnag district, more than 110 kilometers (approxima...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AA) – A light plane crashed in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Tuesday, according to the local media. The plane crashed as it took off from Al-Thumamah Airport in Riyadh, Al Ekhbariya channel reported. The pilot was killed in the incident, the Aviation Investigation Office said. An investigation has been launched to […...
