JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has revealed that Russian batteries were fired at Israeli warplanes during an airstrike in Syria in May. Gantz told reporters at a conference organized by Israeli Channel 13 that a Russian S-300 battery fired at Israeli warplanes in Syria for the first time. He described it as [&helli...
WASHINGTON (AA) – If the status quo in Palestine remains and prospects for a two-state solution are not revived, the Palestinian people will face a future of “fear, harassment, intimidation, arbitrary arrest and detention, injury and death,” Ramallah’s UN envoy has warned. Peace talks aimed at brokering a negotiated set...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China’s President Xi Jinping hosted his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo on July 26, and the two vowed to boost bilateral ties. The rare meeting was held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. COVID-wary China last hosted foreign leaders during the Winter Olympics in February. “In a warm and friendly atmosphere, the [&...
ANKARA (AA) – Muslim women wearing headscarf for religious reasons face more discrimination than others when applying for jobs in Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, revealed a survey conducted by researchers from the Netherlands, Germany and the UK. Utrecht University in the Netherlands, Oxford University in the UK, and the German Center for ...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yakoob discussed bilateral relations during a phone call on Tuesday. According to a statement by the Turkish Communications Directorate, Erdogan and Yakoob also exchanged views on cooperation in the defense industry. Diplomatic relations betwee...
Manbij, Syria – (AFP) Ghazwan al-Atman thought he had found refuge in Manbij after years of displacement, but he now fears his family will be uprooted once again as a threatened Turkish onslaught looms over the Syrian town. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has repeatedly vowed to launch a new offensive in northern Syria […...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – The Tunisian National Salvation Front on Tuesday called on President Kais Saied to step down and pave the way for early general elections in the country. The major opposition coalition said in a statement that Saied failed to “obtain popular endorsement for his coup project” and thus lost justification to rema...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The interim Afghan government on Tuesday urged the US to fulfill its commitments made in the Doha agreement, unfreeze all the assets of Afghanistan unconditionally, and lift economic sanctions. Assuring that Afghanistan’s territory will not be used against anyone, acting Afghan Foreign Minister Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi told an ...
JERUSALEM (AA) –An Israeli government committee has approved in principle a fresh plan to construct settlement units in the southern part of occupied East Jerusalem, an Israeli NGO said on Tuesday. The plan includes the construction of 1,446 settlement homes in the Lower Aqueduct settlement in the Palestinian town of Sur Baher, and between the...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s mangrove cover has seen rapid expansion along the Arabian Sea over the past two decades due to coordinated efforts by government agencies and environmental organizations. Speaking on the eve of the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, which is celebrated on July 26 ev...
