Maarab, Lebanon – Lebanon’s hijacked sovereignty must be restored after an election denied the powerful resistance movement Hezbollah a parliamentary majority, said Lebanese Christian leader Samir Geagea. “All strategic decision-making should return to the Lebanese state… security and military matters should be handled ...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – At least 30 terrorists were killed in an attack on a military detachment in northcentral Burkina Faso on Saturday, according to the army. The army said five soldiers were killed and 10 others injured during the clash. The military detachment of Bourzanga in Bam province, Center-North Region, “vigorously retaliated” ...
Doha, Qatar While Qatar is known for its scorching heat, some fans will still take a sweater to World Cup stadiums because of the state-of-the-art air conditioning that its mastermind says will become the norm for mega sports events. Saud Abdulaziz Abdul Ghani, nicknamed “Dr Cool”, worked for 13 years on the solar-powered cooling s...
KARACHI, Pakistan – Turkiye will provide all support needed to strengthen Pakistan’s military infrastructure, the Turkish president has said. In a video message sent to the launching ceremony of the third vessel of the MILGEM Ada class corvettes – a joint venture of Turkiye and Pakistan- Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “The production process...
BERLIN – Qatar will play a “central role” in Germany’s new energy strategy, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said. Speaking at a joint news conference in Berlin with Qatar’s emir, Scholz said the two countries will enhance their economic ties and energy cooperation. “Germany will further develop its energy infrastructure so that we will be abl...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Three Syrian soldiers were killed in an Israeli missile attack south of the capital Damascus, according to the state news agency SANA. SANA, citing a military source, said the Israeli army struck targets Friday night using surface-to-surface missiles from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights. The broadcaster said some mi...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A 17-year-old Palestinian was killed in an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the Health Ministry said. Another young Palestinian was injured when Israeli forces pushed into the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank, the ministry said in a statement. Jani Abu Jokha, the director […]...
ANKARA (AA) – The United States has called on Lebanese politicians to form a government capable of restoring confidence in Lebanon. The US urges “the swift formation of a government capable of and committed to undertaking the hard work required to restore the confidence of the Lebanese people and the international community,” the US Department...
ANKARA (AA) – A dozen PKK fighters have been killed since mid-April when Turkish security forces launched an operation, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The statement said a total of 12 fighters, including one on the Interior Ministry’s wanted list, have been killed during the Eren Abluka operations launched on Apri...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian President Kais Saied has issued a presidential decree to form an advisory committee to draft a new constitution, excluding political parties from the process. The decree named Sadik Belaid, a law professor, to chair the advisory committee. Belaid will be entrusted with coordinating between two other advisory pane...
