ANKARA – A PKK fighter was brought to Turkiye after he was nabbed in an operation led by Turkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) in northern Iraq, according to security sources. The MIT initiated efforts to nab the PKK member Abdulkerim Yilmaz, who has a track record for aiding the PKK, said the source, who asked [&helli...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia government raised fuel prices on Thursday, for the third time this year, saying it was triggered by high crude oil prices. In a statement, the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy said the prices of gasoline and gas (diesel) rose by 5-10%. The ministry said the fuel price hike was […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Unlawful demolition of properties owned by Muslims in India could “amount to collective punishment,” a global rights group said on Thursday. Amnesty International called for a “thorough, impartial and transparent investigation” into “reports of demolition of largely Muslim-owned shops and houses following incidents of communal ...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan launched a nationwide protest campaign late Wednesday, vowing to continue to hold rallies and protests across the country until new elections are held. In his first public address since being ousted through a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly, Khan spoke to a massive ...
YEREVAN, Armenia – Normalization talks between neighboring Turkiye and Armenia should not be neglected but should continue, Armenia’s premier has said. The sides should do their best to see that the talks go on, Nikol Pashinyan said in an address to Armenia’s parliament in the capital Yerevan. Saying that the Armenian side is aware of [&...
TORONTO – Former Afghan interpreters for the Canadian army are urging Ottawa to treat their family members fleeing the Taliban the same way as Ukrainians escaping from Russian troops. Speaking at a parliamentary committee, the interpreters called on the Canadian government to let their families into the country as easily as Ukrainians, reporte...
LONDON (AA) – A man who killed veteran British lawmaker David Amess in a knife attack last year was jailed for life on Wednesday. Ali Harbi Ali, 26, stabbed Amess multiple times at a public meeting in Essex last October, declaring the attack revenge for the Conservative lawmaker’s support for the bombing of Syria. Found […]
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish security forces killed three PKK members in northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry said on Twitter that PKK members, spotted in the Operation Claw-Tiger zone, were killed with fire support vehicles. Operations Claw-Tiger and Claw-Eagle began in border regions of northern Iraq in 2020 ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that “peaceful” settlement of the Kashmir dispute with neighboring India is “indispensable.” Thanking his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for felicitations on his election as premier, Shehbaz said that Islamabad desires “peaceful” and “cooperative”...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israel detained 20 Palestinians Tuesday in fresh raids carried out across the occupied West Bank, according to the military. In a statement, the army said the arrest campaign was carried out in cooperation with the Shin Bet security service and the Border Police. The Prisoners Media Office, a Palestinian NGO, said [&...