MOSCOW (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed bilateral cooperation and the Iran nuclear deal Wednesday with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, according to the Kremlin. Putin offered condolences for a train wreck in eastern Iran that killed 17 people and left many injured, during a telephone call. The Russian president ex...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel said Wednesday it will continue exploration in the Karish gas field in the Mediterranean despite Lebanese objection. A statement shared by the Israeli ministers of foreign affairs, defense and energy said the Karish field is “a strategic asset of the State of Israel.” Israel would give priority to “the...
ANKARA (AA) – A former minister who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power last August has returned to the country, an official confirmed on Wednesday. Farooq Wardak is the first senior member of ex-President Ashraf Ghani’s Cabinet to return to Afghanistan since the establishment of a liaison commission in March to contact...
LONDON (AA) – A major UK cinema on Wednesday canceled all screenings of a controversial movie following protests by the British Muslim community. Cineworld canceled all screenings of the highly controversial movie The Lady of Heaven after demonstrations against the film grew in a number of cities across the UK, including Birmingham, Bolton, an...
NEW DELHI (AA) – India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reportedly asked its top officials to be “extremely cautious” when speaking about religion on public platforms. The ruling party instructed its officials after an international outcry over remarks against Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) by two of its offici...
ANKARA (AA) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday adopted a resolution criticizing Iran for refusing to provide answers about uranium traces at three undeclared sites. The 35-member IAEA Board of Governors passed the resolution brought by the US, the UK, Germany and France with 30 votes in favor, according to Rus...
KARACHI, Pakistan / ANKARA (AA) – At least 22 people were killed Wednesday when a passenger van plunged into a ravine in southwestern Pakistan, according to an official. The accident occurred while the van was negotiating a sharp turn in the mountainous range of Killa Saifullah district which is 333 kilometers (206 miles) from Quetta, [&...
ERBIL, Iraq (AA) – An explosion from an attack by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) injured three civilians in Iraq’s northern province of Erbil late Wednesday, according to officials. Security forces were dispatched to the area on the Erbil-Pirmam highway, media outlets reported. Vehicles sustained damage from the blast, but no casualtie...
JERUSALEM – Israeli forces have again demolished a Palestinian Bedouin village in the southern Negev region in the occupied West Bank. Aziz al-Touri, a member of the Committee for the Defense of al-Araqib informed that Israeli forces stormed the village and brought it to the ground for the 202nd time. Al-Touri confirmed that villagers intend [...
TRIPOLI, Libya – Three members of Libya’s western forces were killed during a military training in Tarhuna city, according to local media. The fatalities occurred during a live-fire exercise by the Tripoli-based Rada Forces, also known as the Special Deterrent Forces. There was no comment yet from Libyan authorities on the report. Rada ac...
