RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – At least three Palestinians have been killed and eight others injured as Israeli forces carried out a raid in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank. “Three Palestinians were martyred and eight people were injured by the bullets of Israeli soldiers in the city of Jenin,” the Palestinian Health ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The 18th round of the international meeting on Syria in Astana format was held on June 15-16 in Nur-Sultan, the capital city of Kazakhstan. According to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, during the Astana peace talks, the situation on the ground and counter-terrorism, latest developments in the political process, and humanita...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Wednesday he is in contact with counterparts from three countries that do not have official relations with Israel. Lapid, however, did not name these countries. Lapid, however, told reporters that Saudi Arabia and Indonesia are on Israel’s list of targeted countries to establish ties wi...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somalia has accused Kenya of violating its sovereignty after its southwestern neighbor invited a representative of the breakaway Somaliland region for a diplomatic briefing in the capital Nairobi. Somalia’s ambassador to Kenya, Mohamoud Ahmed Nur, protested the presence of the Somaliland flag and represent...
JERUSALEM (AA) – An Israeli court on Wednesday accused the former director of the World Vision aid organization in Gaza, Mohammad el-Halabi, of being affiliated with a “terrorist organization” and transferring the organization’s funds to the group. The court, however, did not specify a sentence range for el-Halabi but s...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A visiting Pakistani minister on Wednesday held discussions with Turkish officials on ways to boost bilateral trade. Chaudhry Salik Hussain, minister for Board of Investment (BOI) and special initiatives, met with officials of the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Türkiye (DEIK) in Istanbul. Cengiz Ozdemir, president of the T...
ANKARA (AA) – Annual consumer inflation in Nigeria rose to 17.71% in May, highest in 11 months, according to figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday. While the market expectation for the figure was 17.4%, annual consumer inflation stood at 16.82% in April. On a monthly basis, consumer inflation increased to 1.7...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Kosovo should focus on the dialogue with Serbia and all agreements should be implemented, the president of the EU Council said Wednesday. Charles Michel’s remarks came during a news conference with Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani in Pristina. ”Kosovo’s strong engagement will also be important in making...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – A Bangladeshi lawyer reportedly posted a derogatory social media comment about the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) on Wednesday. The Facebook post went viral on social media amid outrage in the South Asian Muslim-majority nation against insulting comments about the prophet from two officials of India’s ruling B...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Spain’s Environment Minister Teresa Ribera has called Algeria’s state news agency’s comments about the Spanish foreign minister “unacceptable.” An opinion article published by Algeria Press Service on Tuesday blamed Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares for the “unprecedented crisis” between Madrid and Algiers. The ...
