ISLAMABAD (AA) – The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday called on the US to refrain from violating Afghanistan’s airspace, saying Washington has not provided any proof of the killing of al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in their country. A drone strike carried out by the U.S. last month killed al-Zawahiri in Kabul, that, according to US Presiden...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Tuesday condemned Israel’s new settlement plans in occupied East Jerusalem. On Monday, Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked said a ministerial settlement committee has approved plans to build a settlement project under the name “Givat Shaked” south of East J...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – Nigeria and Poland signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on agriculture Tuesday, while pledging to enlarge economic cooperation in the energy and manufacturing sectors. A ceremony in the Nigerian capital of Abuja took place during a visit by Polish President Andrezej Duda, the first by a Polish leader since the ...
BRUSSELS (AA) – Bosnia-Herzegovina has joined the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, a solidarity network providing support in case of natural disasters. “Today we are taking an important step towards stronger European crisis response,” the EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic said, announcing Bosnia-Herzegovina’s full membership i...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanon’s Parliament Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab has said there are thorny issues in the maritime border demarcation talks with Israel. “There are major complications but are being resolved one after another,” Bou Saab told reporters following talks with President Michel Aoun in the capital Beirut. He said his ta...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – The UN refugee agency has mounted a massive airlift relief operation for flood victims in Pakistan, where over 33 million people have been affected by this year’s disastrous floods. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the first three flights from Dubai arrived in Pakistan while five mo...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has recalled its ambassador to Morocco, David Govrin, over allegations of sexual harassment and corruption. The Israeli Foreign Ministry said it had “recalled its ambassador to Morocco due to allegations of sexual abuse, harassment and corruption,” as reported by a local newspaper. The envoy will remain in Israel pendin...
NEW DELHI (AA) – A local court in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh will hear a petition filed by right-wing Hindu organizations, claiming that the existing Jamia Masjid Shamsi in Badaun city was built after demolishing a Hindu temple. Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, a local Hindu organization, along with some local residents file...
JENIN CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man and injured 16 more people in a massive military raid in the northern occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday. The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the deceased as Mohammad Musa Saabaneh, 29, according to the official Wafa news agency. The Israeli military [&hell...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A senior Yemeni commander was killed in an attack by al-Qaeda militants in southern Yemen on Tuesday, according to local authorities. The government-aligned Security Belt Forces (SBF) said al-Qaeda militants attacked a security checkpoint in Ahwar district in Abyan province. Yasser Shaye’, commander of the 1st Battalion, ...
