ISTANBUL (AA) – Muslim scholars have urged Hamas, a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic organization, to reconsider its recent decision to restore relations with Syria’s Assad regime. Stressing that the move contains major wrongdoings, the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) said in a statement that “the decision that contradicts principles, v...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Sunday US President Joe Biden will carry a “message of peace and hope” to Saudi Arabia. Biden is scheduled to arrive in Israel this week as part of a tour that will also include the West Bank city of Ramallah and Saudi Arabia. “From Jerusalem, the […]
ANKARA (AA) – A woman wearing a headscarf was assaulted in Berlin, with her head covering torn off, local media reported on Saturday. A 37-year-old attacker is said to have torn off the headscarf of the victim, 39, and hit her head and upper body, said the daily Der Tagesspiegel. According to the daily, another […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Low fertility rate and high life expectancy is leading to an ageing population in Iran, which could lead to grave economic crises, experts say. Tehran-based social scientist Mostafa Shahriari told Anadolu Agency that there is a danger of a shortage of workforce due to low fertility rates and ageing population. While [&helli...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – The Dutch government on Monday apologized to Bosniak families who lost their relatives in the 1995 Srebrenica genocide in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren offered the apology at the 27th commemoration of the genocide at the cemetery in Potocari in Bosnia and Herzegovina. “The Netherlands ...
ANKARA (AA) – China and Pakistan started Sunday a four-day joint naval drill in the East China Sea. The maritime drill, named Sea Guardians-2, is an annual exercise between the two countries, Chinese state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. The exercise off Shanghai is not related to any regional situations and does not target any third [&hellip...
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AA) – Kazakhstan has announced that 14-day visa-free travel has been granted for citizens of Iran, China and India. The unilateral 14-day visa-free travel took effect for personal, business and tourist purposes as of July 8, according to a statement by the country’s customs authority. However, visa-free stays cann...
ANKARA (AA) – The US is planning to build a diplomatic complex on private property confiscated from Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, a rights organization said Sunday. In a statement, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel (Adalah) said they have found new evidence that the land on which the diplomatic compound is [&...
AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – Jordan Prime Minister has said the country has never considered Iran a threat to its national security. “We have never looked at Iran as a source of threats to our national security,” Bisher al-Khasawneh told the BBC in an interview. The premier said Amman is seeking to establish good relations with […]
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – A senior military commander was shot dead in eastern Yemen, according to Yemeni authorities on Monday. Col. Belkhir Banseb of the 2nd Military Zone came under fire from unidentified gunmen in the city of Hadhramaut late Sunday. “Yemen has lost one of the most prominent cadres and heroes, who was distinguished […]
