TUNIS, Tunisia – Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has warned against the danger of internal fighting among Tunisians as a result of Tunisian President Kais Saied’s measures. In a statement, he said Saied continues to disintegrate “the democratic modern Tunisian State” as he believes that a new world order will ...
Elad, Israel – (AFP): At least three people were killed in an attack in the central Israeli city of Elad as the Jewish state marked its independence day on Thursday, medics said. The Magen David Adom emergency response service said two others were in a serious condition after the incident. Two others suffered moderate or […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somalia will elect its next president on May 15, the presidential election committee announced on Thursday, with two former presidents among more than a dozen candidates expected to contest for the coveted position. The Federal Parliament of Somalia’s 15-member committee responsible for organizing the elec...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Casualties are feared as two roadside blasts targeted an Ethiopian military convoy in Somalia’s southwestern Gedo region on Thursday, a security official said. The attack took place between the towns of Luq and Shatalow, the official said, adding that investigation has been initiated. Witnesses told Anadol...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Many Palestinians were injured when Israeli police fired rubber bullets at them, while guarding hundreds of Israeli settlers that invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday. Israeli police also detained 51 Muslims, including an Algerian-origin French woman. On the occasion of Israel’s fou...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israeli settlers raised the national flag atop the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron ahead of Israel’s “Independence Day”, local media reported Wednesday. Nedal al-Jaabari, the head of Hebron’s Waqf, or Islamic endowment, which is in charge of administering the mosque, condemned the act “as ...
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked were heckled Wednesday at separate Memorial Day events marking the remembrance of fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terrorism, local media reported Wednesday. At a memorial service at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl cemetery, some families among the aud...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US is “now preparing equally for” scenarios in which the 2015 nuclear deal world powers struck with Iran is revived, as well as its possible dissolution, the State Department has announced. The comments come as indirect bilateral talks with Iran to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) remain m...
ANKARA (AA) – Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, is being celebrated worldwide on Monday. Traditionally, Eid is a three-day celebration marked by large family festivities and prayers. The holiday has brought joy, particularly to children, who receive candies and presents as part of the tradition...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden congratulated Muslims worldwide on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The first day of Eid falls on Monday for most Muslim-majority nations. “As Muslims in the United States and around the world conclude the […]
