ANKARA (AA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks in Cairo on Tuesday with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. They discussed the situation in the Palestinian territories and Israeli violations of Palestinians’ rights, the state news agency Wafa reported. The two leaders also discussed efforts aimed at reviving the ...
Najaf, Iraq (AFP): In a sunbaked cemetery in the central Iraqi city of Najaf, fresh are the graves of loyalists to Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr who were killed in clashes in Baghdad last week. So too is seething anger following the face-off between the cleric’s supporters, rival Iran-backed factions and the army that left more […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli authorities plan a list of restrictions for foreigners seeking to visit the occupied West Bank, a move that has triggered outrage from Palestinians and Western nations. The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), the Israeli body responsible for Palestinian civil affairs, said the new rules wil...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli government has announced the approval of an aviation agreement with Türkiye. “We approved an agreement to establish aviation connections between Türkiye and Israel,” Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Twitter. Lapid said under the agreement, Israeli airliners will be able to land and take off from Istanbul and other...
MOSCOW (AA) – The Kremlin has condemned a terrorist attack in Afghanistan’s Kabul, which killed two Russian Embassy staff. “Of course, we are talking about a terrorist act, which is absolutely unacceptable in general. We strongly condemn such terrorist acts,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a press briefing in Moscow. The ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has said that veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was likely killed by “wrong” gunfire from an Israeli soldier. In a statement, it said that after a series of investigations conducted by a specialized professional team, it had not been possible to determine for sure who was responsible for ...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkish and Azerbaijani air forces have begun the TurAz Qartalı 2022 (TurAz Eagle 2022) Joint Flight-Tactical Exercises in Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has announced. An opening ceremony was held with the participation of Azerbaijani and Turkish servicemen, the ministry said in a statement. “Tasks on t...
Tehran, Iran (AFP): Iran has not received the United States’ official response to its last proposal on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani has said. His remarks come after the United States last Thursday said Tehran’s latest response on reviving the 2015 accord was “not constructive....
Algiers, Algeria (AFP): Algeria is a “reliable” energy supplier, European Council President Charles Michel said on Monday during a visit to the North African country as Europe scrambles to replace Russian supplies. “Given the international circumstances that we’re all aware of, energy cooperation is obviously essential,...
ANKARA (AA) – French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks in Algeria were “unfortunate,” as Türkiye does not see any country as a competitor in Africa or in other places, the Turkish foreign minister has said. “Türkiye comes among the top countries that countries trust. Thus it is not right to see Türkiye as...
