DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Researchers in Bangladesh detected two cases of a more infectious omicron subvariant of the coronavirus Tuesday amid a sharp rise in infections there of the deadly disease. A research team detected the subvariant called BA.4/5 in two men in the southwestern district of Jessore. The men, between 44 and 79 years [&...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said Tuesday that overcoming crises worldwide requires cooperation, justice and rejection of double standards. Speaking at the opening of Qatar Economic Forum 2022 in the capital Doha, Tamim said the forum aims at “enriching dialogue on the strategic issues that are at th...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel confirmed Tuesday that a planned visit by Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to Türkiye will take place this week as scheduled. Lapid will be accompanied during the visit by the foreign ministry’s director general, Alon Ushpiz, according to Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper. Lapid’s visit comes amid a deep political cri...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union and Egypt have agreed on the partnership priorities guiding their relationship until 2027. The Association Council of the European Union and Egypt had their ninth meeting on Monday with the participation of EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Bosnia and Herzegovina is expecting more than 5,000 people to participate in an annual peace march to honor the Srebrenica genocide victims. Thousands of people from all over the world come to the Bosnian town of Nezuk every year to participate in a three-day peace march. This year the march will […]
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran said Monday that it is “too early” to reopen its embassy in Saudi Arabia amid Iraqi mediation between the two regional arch-rivals. “It is too early to talk about the reopening of embassies by Tehran and Riyadh,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told a news briefing in Tehran. The spokesman was […]...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The UN refugee agency and the Liberation War Museum of Bangladesh jointly organized a photo exhibition on Monday in the capital Dhaka to highlight the plight of Rohingya refugees on the occasion of the World Refugee Day. The exhibition titled “We are Rohingya” presented the work of 10 Rohingya refugees, who […]...
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday agreed to table a bill next week for the dissolution of the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament), and the latter will be appointed as prime minister, state media reported. As part of the agreement, a vote will be held in the Knesset […]
ANKARA (AA) – Talks on Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership bids will continue, and the forthcoming summit in Madrid is not an endpoint, a Turkish official has said. “As we have said before, the NATO summit (in Madrid) is not an endpoint for us, so those negotiations will continue. That’s what we told our interlocutors [&hell...
DOLOW, Somalia (AA) – A humanitarian delegation led by the Somali president’s special envoy for the drought response on Monday visited Dolow, one of the worst drought-stricken towns in the country, to see the humanitarian crisis and famine unfolding in the Gedol region. Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame met with the United Nations depu...
