KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Flooding caused by fresh rain spells across Pakistan killed at least 16 people over the past 24 hours, besides washing away houses, roads, and bridges, and leaving thousands of people stranded, local media and officials said on Monday. Torrential rains along with flashfloods that hit southwestern, northeast, and southe...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army said Monday it had destroyed a tunnel dug by Palestinian group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Military spokesperson Ella Waweya said the tunnel was dug from inside the northern Gaza Strip towards Israel. The tunnel did not cross through a security barrier erected by Israel on Gaza border, the […]
ANKARA (AA) – Iran said Monday the US administration had “verbally agreed” to two Iranian demands for reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement. “They need to adopt a realistic approach about guarantees,” Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told a press conference in the capital Tehran. “Regarding the two other remaining issues, they have...
Doha, Qatar (AFP): A company that sells exclusive FIFA packages to the well-heeled is predicting record sales for the World Cup in Qatar, but its owner insists the tournament will be “good value” for all fans. Jaime Byrom, who has sold millions of hotel rooms over 10 World Cups, said wealthy supporters will be flocking […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh on Sunday urged the United Nations to effectively engage with Myanmar for sustainable repatriation of the Rohingya. Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen made the appeal while meeting with the visiting UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet in the capital Dhaka on Sunday evening, said ...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – The government of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir has sacked two university professors and two officials, accusing them of their involvement in “secessionist” activities against the Indian occupation. A government statement said activities of the sacked persons “had come to the adver...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Several al-Shabaab members were killed when the Somali army conducted a military operation against the al-Qaeda-linked group in the central region of Hiran, liberating the group’s stronghold, an official said on Sunday. A military official in the region told Anadolu Agency over the phone that during the operatio...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A hunger-striking Palestinian held by Israel has vowed to continue his protest until he is released from detention. Khalil Awawdeh, 40, began his hunger strike five months ago to protest his detention without trial or charge by Israeli authorities. Israel follows the widely criticized policy of ‘administrative ...
ANKARA (AA) – The US National Security Adviser has said that the attack on author Salman Rushdie is “appalling”. “We’re all praying for his speedy recovery,” Jake Sullivan wrote on Twitter. “And we’re thankful to good citizens and first responders for helping him so swiftly.” Rushdie’s agent told the N...
NABLUS, Palestine (AA) – Around 20 years ago, Mohammad Nassar, 62, lost his son, Shadi, who was participating in resistance activities against the Israeli occupation during the second Palestinian intifada. Nassar has since been in a constant struggle to retrieve Shadi’s body from Israeli authorities. “I want to bury him with full dignity...
