GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Saturday called for ending Israeli “crimes” in the occupied territories. The call came after an Israeli court ordered the demolition of a Palestinian school in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday. The school is in Area C in West Bank, which is under Israel’s full […...
ANKARA (AA) – A Turkish military delegation will visit the US on Monday for talks on the sale of F-16 jets to Türkiye. Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar previously announced that a team would hold the third round of bilateral technical talks following up on US President Joe Biden’s pledge to deliver F-16 fighter […]
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Sunday 91 people had been killed by heavy rains and flooding in areas under their control. “More than 24,624 families have been affected by the floods,” rebel spokesman Talaat al-Sharjabi told the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV. He said over 5,699 buildings have been damaged by the heavy rains. [&hellip...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – At least 77 Yemenis have been killed by heavy rains and flooding in the war-torn country, the United Nations has said. “35,000 families, most of them IDPs (internally displaced people), were affected by heavy rains and flooding between 28 July and 10 August,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian [&hellip...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Egyptian Parliament on Saturday agreed to a Cabinet reshuffle that involved 13 ministers. The move came one day after General Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi called the assembly to convene in an extraordinary session to approve the changes. The reshuffle included the ministers of tourism, higher education, trade and industry, water an...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi and US forces launched a joint military drill in the Red Sea province of Yanbu on Saturday, the state news agency SPA reported. SPA said the month-long exercise, codenamed “Native Fury 22”, includes combined tactics and logistical operations. “The exercise aims at training on bilateral military and operational plans as we...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Controversy is heating up in Tunisia after local authorities suspended a Muslim preacher for reciting verses from the Quran, Islam’s holy book, regarding “coup”. Muhammed Zain al-Din, 60, a preacher in the eastern Nabeul province, told local media that he recited the verses during prayer last week in the presence of [&hel...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – A joint Sudanese-Libyan patrol found 20 bodies and rescued eight irregular migrants in the desert between the two countries, according to an official statement issued on Friday. According to the Sudanese-Libyan Joint Forces statement, which was cited by the Sudanese official news agency, the bodies were found on the bord...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Two soldiers were killed and another injured in Burkina Faso on Friday after their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device, according to media reports. The attack occurred between the Dori and Sebba areas in the Sahel region. “The vehicle was carrying a group of defense and security forces belonging to the ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – An unprecedented monsoon spell which has caused widespread devastation across Pakistan is also adding to already escalating food inflation, aside from exacerbating fears of food insecurity in the country. With food inflation already going through the roof at 30%, the ongoing monsoon spells have destroyed huge amounts o...
