DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Life is gradually returning to normal in northeastern Bangladesh, which was devastated by the worst floods in a century. However, the suffering of people is far from over as they have lost everything and face new challenges in resuming their lives. Last week’s flood in Sylhet district, known for tea cultivation, ...
AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – Jordanian King Abdullah II left Amman on Thursday for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for talks with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the Royal Court said in a statement. The statement, however, did not provide details about the duration of the visit or the agenda of the talks. The […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Thursday Iran is ready to resume talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, following talks with his Russian counterpart in Tehran. At a joint press conference with Sergey Lavrov in Tehran, Amir-Abdollahian urged the United States to be “realistic” regarding reaching an a...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah met with Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Beirut, according to the Lebanese group on Thursday. A Hezbollah statement said the two sides dwelt on political developments and threats in the region. They discussed developments on the ground in the Palestinian territories an...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Libya’s Presidential Council on Thursday launched a strategy for national reconciliation amid a deep political crisis in the country. “Libya needs national efforts to draw it away from foreign interference,” Mohamed al-Menfi, head of the council, said in a speech during a ceremony held in the capital Tripoli. ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – NATO on Thursday confirmed that it would provide security support to Qatar during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. “The support will include training against threats posed by Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) materials, which will be delivered by Slovakia and NATO’s Joint CBRN Defence Centre of Exc...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkmenistan announced on Thursday that it will send humanitarian assistance to earthquake victims in Afghanistan. Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov, while addressing Mohammad Fazel Saber, charge d’affaires of the Afghanistan Embassy in Ashgabat, expressed his country’s willingness to provide humanitarian assistance to ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran on Thursday dismissed the intelligence chief of the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and replaced him with a senior military commander. IRGC chief Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami in a decree on Thursday appointed Brig. Gen. Mohammad Kazemi in place of Hossein Taeb, a formidable clergyman who held the powerfu...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye and Israel have begun efforts to raise the diplomatic representation at relevant countries to the level of ambassadors, the Turkish foreign minister announced on Thursday. Stressing the significance of bilateral political and regional consultations, Mevlut Cavusoglu during a news conference with his Israeli counterp...
WASHINGTON (AA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that he has been “saddened” by Tuesday’s deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan. Over 1,000 people were reported to have died and nearly 1,600 were injured after a jolt hit Paktika province, according to local authorities. The death toll is feared to ris...
