Tunis, Tunisia – Rached Ghannouchi, the speaker of Tunisia’s dissolved parliament was questioned over allegations of “conspiracy against state security.” Rached Ghannouchi, the 81-year-old speaker who also heads the Islamically oriented Ennahdha party, attended in response to the summons from judicial authorities of the...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian President Kais Saied has announced plans to build a “new republic”, amid a political crisis in the North African country. “We are determined to cleanse the country and move forward in building a new republic according to the results of electronic consultations,” Saied said in a televised s...
WASHINGTON (AA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent on Friday his “warmest wishes” to the world’s more than two billion Muslims as they prepare to mark Ramadan. The UN chief said Ramadan is a time of “compassion and empathy, a time for reflection and learning,” and added he will resume a tradition h...
Tunis, Tunisia – AFP Few Tunisians showed interest in the online poll that was organized by President Kais Saied about presidential system in the country. Saied seized power last July in what critics branded a coup, abruptly suspending the mixed presidential-parliamentary system enshrined in the North African country’s constitution...
ANKARA (AA) – In a phone call with his Israeli counterpart, the Turkish president on Friday stressed the mutual benefits of energy cooperation between the two countries. Turkiye’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Isaac Herzog discussed bilateral relations and regional issues, according to a statement from Turkiye’s Communications Directorate. Er...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that if he wins a looming no-confidence motion in parliament, he may call a new election. Speaking to local ARY TV, Khan said opposition parties sent him three options through the military establishment: resign, face a no-confidence motion, or announce a fresh election. “...
WASHINGTON (AA) – An American citizen and a lawful permanent resident have been released “after being unjustly detained” in Afghanistan, the State Department announced on Friday. Safiullah Rauf and Anees Khalil are now in Qatar, and will travel back to the US from there, spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. “Unjustl...
KABUL (AA) – At least five people were killed in a bomb attack in western Afghanistan on Friday, said a local hospital. According to a statement by Herat Hospital, 25 people were injured in the attack that hit the Jibril area of Herat city. Some of them were in critical condition. Eyewitnesses claimed that 10 […]
ANKARA (AA) – Important steps are ongoing to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia, Turkiye’s foreign minister said on Thursday. “We didn’t have a negative attitude towards Saudi Arabia in terms of normalizing relations, either commercially, economically, or politically,” Mevlut Cavusoglu told Turkish news broadca...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Turkiye will provide an additional $5 million in aid to Afghanistan, the Turkish deputy foreign minister announced Thursday, saying Ankara will continue to stand with the Afghan people. Speaking at a UN high-level pledging conference, Sedat Onal said it is in the common interest of all nations to stabilize Afghanistan, ...
