ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – Nigeria’s minister of water resources warned Thursday that most regions of the country are at high risk of flooding. Suleiman Adamu in a statement said that 32 out of 36 provinces in the country may face severe storms and floods, noting there may be food shortages in these regions. Adamu also […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US has issued a general license to exempt northern Syrian territories, including those controlled by the PKK’s regional branch, from American sanctions. The Treasury Department’s action lifts prohibitions on business activities in 12 different economic sectors in northern Syria, including agriculture, te...
ANKARA – Turkiye has rejected claims made in the Iranian media outlets that Turkish dams were the cause of severe air pollution and sand storms in Iran. “Claims that dams in Turkiye caused sand and dust storms in our region are far from being scientific,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said. Asserting that sand and [...
RAMALLAH, Palestine – The Palestinian Authority has welcomed international participation in an investigation into the death of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh. “We welcome the participation of all international bodies in the investigations into the assassination of Shireen Abu Akleh,” Palestinian Minister of Civil Af...
GAZA CITY, Palestine – Palestinian resistance group Hamas has condemned a German ban on activities marking the Nakba Day, which marks the creation of the state of Israel in historical Palestine. Observed on May 15 annually, the Nakba Day, or the Catastrophe Day, marks the 1948 forced expulsion of nearly 800,000 Palestinians from their ho...
ALGIERS, Algeria – Algeria has named a new chief of the country’s foreign intelligence service. Major General Jamal Kahal was appointed as the Director General of the Documents and External Security (Foreign Intelligence), replacing Maj. Gen. Noureddine Makri. According to a statement by the Defense Ministry, army chief Lt. Gen. Said Chanegrih...
GAZA CITY, Palestine – Palestinian resistance group Hamas has condemned calls by Israeli settlers to storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem, terming it “dangerous escalation.” “The calls to storm Al-Aqsa, on the anniversary of the Nakba, are a dangerous escalation, and a provocation to the sentiments of our peo...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to help South Sudan to end insurgency, and restore cohesion in the country. A statement issued by the presidential spokesperson Femi Adesina said that President Buhari had met Albino Mathom Ayuel, special envoy of South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit. “We will study y...
AMMAN (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s remarks on “sovereignty” over Masjid al-Aqsa in the occupied East Jerusalem have brought up questions on Jordan’s role in guarding the holy sites. The government is responsible for all decisions related to Jerusalem and the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex without a...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) – Ten of the 43 ministers in Nigeria’s Federal Cabinet on Friday resigned from office ahead of this month’s pre-election exercise by political parties before next year’s general elections. Nigerian Information Minister Lai Mohammed said President Muhammadu Buhari held a valedictory session with t...
