ANKARA (AA) – The Turkish president on Monday hinted at a possible new cross-border operation to clear the PKK organization from its border with Syria. “We will continue our fight against terrorism. Our decision to establish a 30-kilometre-deep secure line along our southern border is permanent,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said dur...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – More than 20 students were injured Sunday evening in the Shahbagh neighborhood of Bangladesh’s capital when police charged them with batons while they were protesting against a massive hike in fuel prices. An alliance of left-leaning student organizations has been protesting in Dhaka since midnight Friday after the gov...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The Muslim world reacted sharply to the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex by Israeli settlers in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday. Calling the incident, a “serious violation of international law,” Saudi Arabia urged the international community to put an end to the escalation and provide necessary prot...
ANKARA (AA) – President Joe Biden has condemned the killing of four Muslim men in the southern state of New Mexico. “I am angered and saddened by the horrific killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque,” Biden tweeted. Noting that a full investigation on the matter is underway, he underlined that his administration strongly s...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanon has called on the European Union to cooperate with it on a roadmap for the gradual return of Syrian refugees to their country. “Lebanon is going through an unprecedented economic and social crisis in its modern history, under which 80% of the Lebanese are living under poverty line,” the Foreign […]
ANKARA (AA) – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the cease-fire in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad. Guterres also commended Egypt for its efforts carried out in close coordination with the UN to help restore calm, his office said in a statement. He also extended his condolences over [...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The United Nations’ Humanitarian Coordinator in the occupied Palestinian territories, Lynn Hastings, has called for an immediate halt of violence in the Gaza Strip amid Israeli airstrikes on the Palestinian territory. In a statement, Hastings said Gaza’s humanitarian situation “is already dire and c...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Sunday the military operation in the Gaza Strip will continue “as long as necessary.” At least 31 Palestinians have been killed, including six children and four women, and over 250 others injured in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza since Friday, according to the Health Ministry. The Israeli [&h...
ANKARA (AA) – Israel’s domestic intelligence service Shin Bet on Sunday recommended ending the military offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media. Israeli warplanes on Sunday continued airstrikes in the blockaded Palestinian territory for the third day, as death toll from the attacks soared to 31. More than 250 others were injure...
NEW YORK (AA) – Another Muslim man in the US state of New Mexico was killed and authorities said Saturday they are working to determine if the murders of the four Muslim men in the past nine months are connected. Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina told reporters that a “young man who is part of the Muslim […]