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GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian groups on Saturday hailed the walkout of a Kuwaiti delegation from a conference in Bahrain because of Tel Aviv University. In a statement, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qasem said the Kuwaiti position reflects the Gulf state’s support to the Palestinian people. “This position shows Kuwait’s continuing supp...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – At least 27 Malian soldiers were killed and 33 wounded in an attack on a security post in central Mali, the government said late Friday. Insurgents with car bombs attacked the Mondoro security post in the circle of Douentza at around 5.30 a.m., said Territorial Administration and Decentralization Minister Col. Abdou...
Chadian artist Bonaventure Madjitoubangar is committed to producing art for the masses in his troubled homeland. “Power doesn’t give a d**n about culture — that’s why I use the public arena, to bring theatre to as many people as possible,” he said. The 35-year-old performs dramatised readings in the slums of NR...
Doha, Qatar Afghans who fled their country after the Taliban took over in August 2021 have denied rumours that they are living in miserable conditions. Afghans living in Doha’s Park View Villas insist that there is no way they will go back to their homeland. Although their future in Qatar is as of yet uncertain, […]
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Burkina Faso’s junta leader Lt Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba named Albert Ouedraogo as his prime minister Thursday. The move came a day after Damiba was inaugurated as the West African country’s transitional president under a recently adopted charter. Ouedraogo, 53, is an economist and specialist in business development...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – A suicide bomber blew himself up during weekly Friday prayers at a Shia mosque in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 56 people and injuring over 190 others, authorities said. The suicide bomber was stopped by police at a mosque in Peshawar’s bustling Qissakhwani bazaar, but he forced his way into the mosque’s ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A leading Syrian opposition figure has accused the West of “double standards” in dealing with the crises in Syria and Ukraine. Anas al-Abdah, who heads the Syrian Negotiation Commission, made the remarks during an interview with Anadolu Agency as Russia’s war on Ukraine enters its second week. “In Syria, there is a ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Supreme Court rejected Thursday a plea from a Guantanamo Bay detainee to learn more about his torture through two former CIA contractors. In a 6-3 vote, the top court upheld the federal government’s claim of “state secrets” privilege in Abu Zubaydah’s case, allowing the secrecy claim even tho...
KHARTOUM, Sudan – Hundreds of doctors and health workers in Khartoum protested against violence by Sudanese security forces at healthcare facilities. The protest was organized by the Sudanese Doctors Syndicate near the government-run Khartoum ENT Hospital. The participants held banners urging authorities to respect the sanctity of hospit...
ANKARA (AA) – Greece’s discriminatory policy towards its Muslim Turkish minority violates its obligations under European Union law, a European political party said Wednesday. In a letter to the European Commission, the president of the European Free Alliance (EFA), Lorena Lopez de Lacalle, asked about the steps they would take to ensure ...
