Netanyahu rejects 2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire
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TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Five people were killed in clashes between rival militias in Libya’s western city of Zawiya, according to the Health Ministry on Monday. “Two children were among the victims, while more than 16 people were injured,” Osama Ali, a spokesman for the ministry’s Emergency and Ambulance Service, told Anadolu Agency. Local sourc...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – A Pakistani army helicopter carrying 6 military officers, including two majors, crashed in southwestern Balochistan province, killing all on board, the army said on Monday. According to the army, the helicopter crashed during a training mission near Khost in the Harnai district of Balochistan late Sunday night. “All 6 pe...
Paris, France (AFP): Iran’s judiciary chief vowed no leniency Sunday to those participating in the protests against the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police. The warning from Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei came after nine nights of protests and street clashes, and it echoed earlier comments by Iran&#...
Doha, Qatar (AFP): Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday that Qatar’s rights record is improving but did not commit to attending this year’s World Cup where his country will be one of the top contenders. After talks with the emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, at the end of a two-day Gulf tour, […]
Casablanca, Morocco (AFP): A Moroccan prisoner of war released as part of an exchange between Moscow and Kyiv said he wanted to draw attention to the “struggle” of Ukraine as he returned home Saturday. “I want to draw attention to the difficult situation in Ukraine and the struggle of its people in this painful time,” [...
Dakar, Senegal (AFP): What was a trip of a lifetime for some and a day out for others ended in one of the world’s worst maritime disasters, with victims’ families still seeking justice 20 years on. Nadine Verschatse’s eyes mist over when she recalls the capsizing of Le Joola on the night of September 26, […]
NABLUS CITY, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to Israeli media. Army Radio said a number of Palestinian gunmen driving a car and a motorbike were ambushed near the West Bank city of Nablus. One Palestinian was killed and three others injured, the […]
BEIRUT (AA) – The death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat off the coast of Syria has risen to 94, Lebanese authorities said on Sunday. In a statement, the secretary general of the official Higher Relief Commission, Mohammad Khair, said four new bodies were recovered, bringing the toll to 94. He said five […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has summoned the British ambassador in Tehran to protest against what it called the role of London-based Persian language media in “instigating riots” in the country. In a statement on Sunday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said the envoy was summoned in response to “hostile environment” created b...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Thirty Palestinians held by Israel staged a hunger strike on Sunday to protest against their indefinite detention. “The strike aims to fulfil the demands of the detainees” for ending their administrative detention in Ofer prison west of Ramallah, Qadura Fares, the head of the Palestinian Prisoner Society, told a pres...
