ISTANBUL (AA) – The President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has urged the military to support the peace process in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). He also urged unity in the ranks of the BARMM leadership, expressing support for the transitional government that includes members of the Moro Islamic Li...
Maizbhandar, Bangladesh (AFP): Many families in Bangladesh come to seek blessings from an elderly Bangladeshi mystic, considering themselves affected by “evil spirits” and “black magic.” Syed Emdadul Hoque conducts exorcisms but at the same time is helping to shatter taboos around mental health treatment in the South As...
AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – The death toll from the September 13 building collapse in the Jordanian capital Amman has risen to 14 with another body pulled out from under the debris. “After difficult, continuous and multiple search and rescue operations that lasted over 84 hours, the search and rescue teams were able to evacuate the […]
ANKARA (AA) – UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland has condemned the daily loss of life in the Israel-occupied West Bank amid Israeli military raids in the occupied territory. “He is gravely concerned by the deteriorating security situation and the unacceptable daily loss of life in the West Bank,” UN [...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian resistance group Hamas has condemned an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Damascus International Airport in southwestern Syria early Saturday. The state news agency SANA said five Syrian soldiers were killed in the attack. “This bombing was the latest of the Israeli aggression in the region,” Hamas spo...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made a public appearance in the capital Tehran on Saturday amid reports of his failing health. He took part in a ceremony to commemorate Arbaeen, which marks the 40th day after Ashura, the day Islam’s Prophet Muhammad’s grandson was killed in 680 AD. It was […]
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Senegal’s President Macky Sall Saturday named Amadou Ba as the country’s prime minister, the presidency announced on Saturday. Sall had abolished the prime minister post following his reelection in 2019. Last year, he cited his duties as the chairman of the African Union to justify the restoration of the position bu...
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AA) – Kyrgyzstan has declared a state of emergency in the Batken region bordering Tajikistan, the Emergency Situations Ministry said. The decision was taken late Friday to ensure the safety of citizens, carry out work on the evacuation and resettlement of the population, prevent human losses and mobilize the relevant force...
BEIRUT (AA) – The Association of Banks in Lebanon on Friday announced the closure of all bank branches across Lebanon for three days after a series of depositors held bank staff hostage demanding withdrawal of their savings. The association said the closure is a protest against the attacks that happened against the bank employees. Accord...
ISTANBUL, Türkiye / ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) – China’s President Xi Jinping on Friday called for the smooth construction and operation of major projects associated with the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Xi made these comments during a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Samarkand, ...
