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...
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...
