BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraq on Saturday launched a large-scale military operation against the ISIS in five provinces, according to the defense ministry. A ministry statement said the offensive targets ISIS remnants in the provinces of Anbar, Nineveh, Salah al-Din, Diyala and Kirkuk. Forces from the army, border guards and the pro-government Hashd al-S...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israel will close the Erez (Beit Hanoun) crossing to Palestinian workers in the Gaza Strip as of Sunday, the military announced on Saturday. A statement said the closure will remain in place until further notice in the wake of rocket fire from the Palestinian territory. “Following the firing of rockets [&helli...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – A fifth round of tension-easing talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia has resumed in Baghdad after more than six weeks of pause, a news agency affiliated with Iran’s top security body said Saturday. The marathon talks between the two estranged Middle East neighbors, underway since April last year, were “temporarily suspended”...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Thousands of Bangladeshis held demonstrations in the capital city of Dhaka on Friday to protest the burning of the Holy Quran in Sweden and Israeli aggression against Palestinian Muslims. Demonstrators marched under the banner of Islami Andolan Bangladesh. They carried colorful banners and festoons, calling on al...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – The Malian army (FAMA) said late Friday it discovered a mass grave near the camp formerly occupied by the French force in Gossi in the north. The French army exited Gossi’s advanced operational base on Tuesday, transferring it to the Malian army. “Remains in a state of advanced putrefaction were discovered [&h...
GAZA, Palestine (AA) – The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process discussed the latest developments in the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip with Hamas’s political chief during a telephone call Friday. Hamas said Tor Wennesland informed Ismail Haniyeh about meetings he held with regional and internationa...
DHAKA, Bangladesh – As many as 65% of traffic policemen manning roads in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka are facing hearing and sleeping problems due to high noise levels in the city, according to a study done by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. Last month, a UN Environment Program (UNEP) report declared Dhaka as the world’s [&hellip...
BERLIN – NATO must avoid open military conflict with Russia that could increase the risk of nuclear war, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a recent interview. “I have said very early on that we must do everything possible to avoid a direct military confrontation between NATO and a highly armed superpower like Russia, a […]
BRUSSELS – The European Union will host the 6th Brussels conference on Syria next month, the European Commission has announced. The European Union does not forget about the suffering and “continued tragedy of the people of Syria” despite the war in Ukraine and “this is why we will host the Brussels conference on supporting the […]...
JERUSAELM – On the third Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, roughly 150,000 Palestinians flocked to the al-Aqsa Mosque. At the entrance of Ramallah’s Qalandia military checkpoint, tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered in a bid to reach the mosque, which sees the tension in the latest weeks. The Israeli authorities al...
