SANAA, Yemen (AA) – Saudi Arabia on Saturday called for international pressure on Houthi rebels to join efforts for establishment of peace in war-torn Yemen. In a Twitter post, Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman said he met with US special envoy Timothy Lenderking in Washington “to discuss the latest developments in Yemen.” “Altho...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany is facing mounting criticism after authorities banned various peaceful protests in recent weeks, triggering a debate about rights and liberties in the country. Omar Shakir, a Human Rights Watch expert, said German authorities banned almost all pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Berlin in the last two weeks, and police deta...
New Delhi, India (AFP): Thirty years after mobs demolished the historic Babri mosque in Ayodhya, India, triggering a wave of sectarian bloodshed that saw thousands killed, fundamentalist Indian Hindu groups are eyeing other Muslim sites — even the world-famous Taj Mahal. Emboldened under Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ai...
BRUSSELS – The European Commission has announced an additional €22 million ($23.3 million) in humanitarian aid for the Rohingya community. The aid will provide shelter, food and health assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and their host communities, as well as displaced Rohingya and other conflict-affected people in Myanmar, the EU’s...
RAMALLAH (AA) – Dozens of Palestinians were injured on Friday when the Israeli army dispersed anti-settlement activities in several locations of the occupied West Bank. The rallies, which took place in the Beita and Beit Dajan villages of Nablus, saw fierce attacks by the Israeli army to disperse the marchers. In a statement, the Palestinian [...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – A construction worker died and nine others remain trapped under the debris of an under-construction tunnel that collapsed late on Thursday along the key highway connecting the Jammu and Kashmir region with the Indian mainland, officials said. The body of the late laborer has been recovered, while three ...
Chibayish, Iraq – AFP Iraq’s vast swamplands are drying out and becoming so clogged with waste their very existence is at risk, activists warn. The swamps, nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, are one of the world’s largest inland deltas. The wetlands barely survived the wrath of dictator Saddam Hussein, who order...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – A Bangladeshi court on Thursday awarded the death penalty to three aged citizens for crimes against humanity said to be committed more than five decades ago during the 1971 Liberation War between Bangladesh and Pakistan. The International Crimes Tribunal — a domestic war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh set up...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Biden administration notified Congress on Thursday that it has approved a prospective $691 million sale of anti-tank missiles to Egypt. The sale, if it is finalized, would include 5,070 TOW 2A Radio Frequency (RF) Missiles, spare parts, tools, test equipment and training, according to the Defense Security Cooperatio...
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – Russia is subjecting Crimean Tartars to the same repressive policies of the Soviet era, the leader of the Crimean Tatars said Thursday. Mustafa Abdulcemil Kirimoglu, who is also a deputy in Ukraine’s parliament, was speaking to Anadolu Agency on the 78th anniversary of the Crimean Tatars’ deportation from their historical ...
