Netanyahu rejects 2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire
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WASHINGTON (AA) – The Biden administration notified Congress on Thursday that it has approved a prospective $691 million sale of anti-tank missiles to Egypt. The sale, if it is finalized, would include 5,070 TOW 2A Radio Frequency (RF) Missiles, spare parts, tools, test equipment and training, according to the Defense Security Cooperatio...
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – Russia is subjecting Crimean Tartars to the same repressive policies of the Soviet era, the leader of the Crimean Tatars said Thursday. Mustafa Abdulcemil Kirimoglu, who is also a deputy in Ukraine’s parliament, was speaking to Anadolu Agency on the 78th anniversary of the Crimean Tatars’ deportation from their historical ...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – At least four irregular migrants died and 10 others went missing after their boat sank off the eastern coast of Tunisia, Tunisia’s official TAP news agency reported Thursday. Search and rescue efforts were launched after the boat sank off the coast of Sfax city, said TAP, citing a statement by the […]
DAKAR, Senegal (AA) – Eleven soldiers were killed and 20 injured in an attack in eastern Burkina Faso, the army announced Thursday. The military headquarters in the Madjoari department of Kompienga province in eastern Burkina Faso was directly targeted by artillery and gunfire, according to the army statement. Following the attack, 15 te...
WASHINGTON – US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin discussed a range of issues on Thursday with his Israeli counterpart Benny Gantz, including Iran, the war in Ukraine and tensions between Israel and Palestine. “The Secretary reiterated the United States’ ironclad commitment to Israel’s security and to maintaining Israel’s qualitative ...
ANKARA – The US Treasury Department has announced that it imposed sanctions on six individuals and eight companies that have ties with Hezbollah. The Treasury said its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated sanctions against Ahmad Jalal Reda Abdallah_ a Lebanese businessman and Hezbollah financial facilitator_ as well as five...
ISTANBUL – A member of the Israeli parliament (Knesset) has announced her withdrawal from the ruling coalition government. Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi – an Arab lawmaker from the leftist Meretz Party – said that she will not “support a coalition that is disgracefully harassing the society I come from.” Zoabi cited the governme...
Kfeir, Lebanon – AFP: Firas Hamdan, activist-turned-lawmaker- is one of 13 independent politicians who emerged from a mass anti-government protest movement in 2019, and made it to parliament on a reformist platform in the recent elections. The 35-year-old lawyer and another independent- Elias Jarade- both won seats from allies of the pow...
KAZAN, Russia (AA) – Gathering Russian and Islamic world economy professionals, the Kazan Summit 2022 kicked off on Thursday in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan. The 13th International Economic Summit: Russia-Islamic World: Kazan Summit 2022, began with the opening ceremony of the “Russia Halal Expo 2022&#...
Beirut – AFP The head of Lebanon’s powerful Shiite movement Hezbollah called Wednesday on parliamentary factions to cooperate, following elections that saw no bloc achieve a majority and the representation of independent lawmakers rise. Nobody “can claim that the majority belongs to this or that group,” said Hassan Nasr...
