ANKARA (AA) – The US president dismissed the Saudi minister’s recent remarks in which he claimed that he never heard Joe Biden accuse Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi during their meeting. In response to a reporter’s query after arriving at the White House about whether “the [...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Tribal violence has flared in Kassala city in eastern Sudan amid arson attacks on government premises and shops. Armed men from Hausa tribe attacked and set fire to government buildings, marketplaces and shops in the city, eye witnesses said. The violence grew out of tension between Hausa and Birta tribes in […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – A Somali passenger plane landed upside down before catching fire at an airport in the capital Mogadishu on Monday, and all people on board were saved, said an official. A civilian airliner with 36 passengers crash-landed at Aden Adde International Airport, an official from Somalia’s Civil Aviation Authority told...
ANKARA (AA) – A strong earthquake rattled Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province on Monday, the second temblor in less than a month. “So far, one person is injured and 16 houses are damaged,” Mohammad Naseem Haqqani, a spokesman for the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA), also known as the Disast...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army said Monday it had intercepted a drone fired by the Lebanese group Hezbollah. A military statement said the drone had crossed into Israel but was shot down by the army. There was no comment from the Lebanese group on the Israeli claim. Early this month, the Israeli army destroyed […]
Jayapura, Indonesia – (AFP): Ten people were shot dead in Indonesia’s restive eastern province Papua on Saturday in an ambush police attributed to rebels. Two others were also seriously injured in the shooting, which police said took place in a remote highland area when about 20 people — three armed with guns and others with ...
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – (AFP): Saudi Arabia’s decision to lift restrictions on airlines using its airspace is not a sign of any push towards future ties with Israel, the kingdom’s foreign minister said Saturday. “This has nothing to do with diplomatic ties with Israel,” Prince Faisal bin Farhan told a news conferen...
TEHRAN (AA) – Adviser to Iran’s supreme leader has expressed Tehran’s readiness for dialogue with regional countries to resolve disputes. Kamal Kharrazi, who is also a former Iranian foreign minister, in an interview with Al Jazeera, said Iran is ready to hold dialogue with key regional players, including Saudi Arabia, Türkiy...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Resistance group Hamas on Sunday called on the international community to intervene to halt Israeli violations against Palestinians. The call came after a UN report highlighted Israeli violations, settler violence and settlement building in the Palestinian territories. On Friday, the UN Special Committee to Investig...
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli flag carrier El Al has submitted an official request to use Saudi Arabia’s airspace, according to the Israeli media. Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said upon approval, flights from Israel to eastern Asia will be set to fly via a new shortened route within two weeks, a move that will minimize the cost […]
