Netanyahu rejects 2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire
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NEW DELHI (AA) – Indian investigation agencies arrested 45 people associated with a Muslim organization in “anti-terror” raids across the country on Thursday, officials said. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted a joint search operation across the country against the Popular Front o...
ANKARA (AA) – President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran canceled an interview Thursday with CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour after she refused his request to wear a headscarf, according to the reporter. “Protests are sweeping Iran & women are burning their hijabs after the death last week of Mahsa Amini, following her arrest by the ‘morality...
Al-Kasrah, Syria – (AFP): In a hospital in Syria crowded with women and wailing children, Ahmad al-Mohammad writhes in pain beside his wife after they contracted cholera, which is resurging for the first time in years. During his six days in treatment, Mohammad has watched patients stream into the Al-Kasrah hospital in the eastern provin...
ANKARA (AA) – An Astana format meeting on Syria between the foreign ministers of Türkiye, Iran and Russia was held Wednesday in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The meeting was attended by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey ...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – Around 1,500 corpses have been swept away by floods from a cemetery in northern Nigeria, an official said Wednesday. The governor of Niger state, Abubakar Sani Bello, confirmed the news, saying a nearby river was littered with corpses. The floods followed days of rains in the area and other neighborhoods and [&hellip...
ANKARA (AA) – The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Wednesday expressed “concern” over the “politically motivated” sentencing of Crimean Tatar political figures. “The politically motivated conviction of Nariman Dzhelyal, Deputy Chairman of the Crimean Tatar National Assembly, and our other Crimean Tatar kinsmen As...
ANKARA (AA) – Qatar on Wednesday decided to suspend visitor visas during the 2022 FIFA World Cup that will start in November. The Qatari Interior Ministry said on Twitter that it will not allow visitors to enter the country by air, land and sea between Nov. 1 to Dec. 23, but only Hayya Card holders […]
RIYADH (AA) – Saudi Arabia has said it has brokered a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday 10 prisoners were released following successful mediation efforts by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The released prisoners included five British citizens, one Moroccan, one Swedish, one Croatian, and t...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Ivory Coast’s president called Wednesday for the “immediate” release of 46 troops from his country who were arrested in Mali in July while addressing the UN General Assembly in New York. The soldiers were “unjustly arrested” as they are part of Ivory Coast’s logistical contingent to support its troops deployed under...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Angelina Jolie, a top Hollywood actress and special envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, has urged the international community to do more as millions of people are in trouble in the flood-hit areas of Pakistan. During her visit to the National Flood Response Coordination Centre (NFRCC) late Wednesday, Jolie said [&h...
