Netanyahu rejects 2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire
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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Japan has inked a partnership agreement with the UNHCR pledging $3.5 million in support to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The agreement aims to help the persecuted people living in two camps with essential services. Bangladesh currently hosts over 1.2 million Muslim Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar’s Rakhine ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iranian authorities have launched an investigation into the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody, the country’s foreign minister said, rebuffing US calls for accountability. In a tweet on Tuesday, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian termed Mahsa Amini’s death as “tragic” and said she was “just like ou...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – The singing of a Hindu religious song by Muslim students unwillingly at a government school in Indian-administered Kashmir stirred controversy, prompting Muslim clerics to strongly object and call the act intolerable. Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema, or United Council of Clerics, an umbrella organization representin...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A new investigation conducted by British and Palestinian groups concluded that Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was deliberately killed by Israeli forces. The London-based Forensic Architecture and Palestinian Al-Haq rights group said the findings of their joint investigation were submitted on Tuesday to the I...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The EU foreign policy chief on Tuesday said that he does not expect this week a breakthrough in reviving Iran nuclear deal. On the margins of the opening of the UN General Assembly in New York, Josep Borrell was asked about the chances of reaching a final compromise on the draft he […]
KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – Uganda and Israel have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on defense amid growing criticism in the country over Israel’s hacking software. The signing ceremony took place in the capital Kampala on Tuesday. Uganda was represented by Rosette Byengoma, while Israel was represented by Asaf Dvir. “On behal...
ANKARA (AA) – Kyrgyzstan always strives to resolve its international disputes by peaceful means, the country’s president said on Tuesday. “In international relations, we always refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state,” Sadyr Japarov said in his address at the 77th session...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least three people have been killed in several days of protests in Iran’s Kurdistan province over the death last week of a 22-year-old woman in police custody. Kurdistan Governor Ismail Zarei Koosha announced that three people had been killed “suspiciously” in demonstrations held in cities of the prov...
ANKARA (AA) – Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have signed a protocol to end border clashes that claimed scores of lives. In line with earlier agreements on cease-fire and de-escalation, the deal signed on September 19 envisions the total termination of hostilities. This is to be accompanied by the withdrawal of troops and military equipment to their...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid has said that production at the contested Karish gas field will begin soon despite a maritime border dispute with Lebanon. “Israel believes it is possible to reach an agreement on the maritime border between Lebanon and Israel in a way that will serve the interests of both [&hellip...
