MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Israel must be held to account for its deadly attacks last week on the Gaza Strip, a Finnish MP who also serves as a peace envoy said on Wednesday. “At least 44 Palestinians, including 15 children, have been killed in Gaza, while hundreds have been wounded. Bombing densely populated civilian neighborhoods […]...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel is concerned over Russian-Iranian space cooperation, a day after the launch of an Iranian satellite by a Russian rocket. The Jerusalem Post newspaper quoted an Israeli official as saying that the satellite would “increase Iran’s capabilities to potentially launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.” H...
ANKARA (AA) – The foreign ministers of Türkiye and Iran discussed various bilateral and international issues in a phone call on Wednesday. Mevlut Cavusoglu and Hossein Amir‑Abdollahian’s discussions included an exchange of views on the ongoing Iran nuclear deal negotiations, latest developments in the Middle East and the recent floods in Iran,...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Evidence of crimes against humanity in Myanmar is piling up with women and children severely impacted, a fresh report by the UN has revealed. “Crimes against humanity continue to be systematically committed in Myanmar,” said the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar in its annual report. The report was released ...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – A court in Tunisia on Wednesday halted the implementation of Tunisian President Kais Saied’s decision to sack judges. Speaking to a local radio, the Administrative Court’s spokesman, Imad Al-Ghabri, said the court had reviewed all the appeals against the president’s June decision and decided to halt its ...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – Sierra Leone Vice President Mohamed Juldeh declared a nationwide curfew Wednesday following violent protests. People had taken to the streets earlier to demonstrate against the high cost of living in the country of over 8 million inhabitants, where the budget deficit has increased from 5.6% to 7.1% of its GDP, imp...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanese group Hezbollah has said that it is waiting for Israel’s response to Lebanon’s demands regarding the maritime border demarcation. “Lebanon and its people will no longer accept the looting of maritime wealth,” Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech. “We are ready to look at any po...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Indirect talks on reviving Iran’s nuclear accord between Tehran and Washington mediated by the European Union have concluded in Vienna with a final draft of the agreement on the table. Iran confirmed that relative progress was made on remaining issues in this round of talks that began August 4 after a […]
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The vice president of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council expressed hope Wednesday that the country’s political entities will agree on finalizing the institutions of the transitional period and form a civilian government. “We hope that the country’s political entities will reach a national consensus lead...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – At least two people, including a soldier, were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region on Wednesday evening, an official said. The attack took place near a popular hotel close to the Hirshabele state presidency in the town of Jowhar. Roble Ahmed, spokesman for Hirshabele [&hel...
