LAGOS, Nigeria (AA) – At least 49 Boko Haram and Islamic State members were killed in airstrikes by Nigerian forces in the country’s restive northeast, local media reported on Thursday. Hideouts of Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) were targeted in the northeastern Borno State, news outlets PRNigeria and Daily Post [...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iran held talks on Thursday to discuss ways of boosting bilateral relations. This came in a phone call that Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan received from his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. “During the conversation, the two sides discussed bilateral relation...
Baghdad, Iraq (AFP): The political crisis in Iraq continues despite efforts for negotiations after nearly 24 hours of deadly violence between rival factions ended. Baghdad’s highly-secured Green Zone returned to normalcy after 30 people were killed and 570 wounded in the clashes pitting supporters of powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr a...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – At least three people were killed and more than 11 wounded Thursday in the Somali capital in a mortar attack near the residence of the president, according to police. “We heard several explosions early morning on Thursday. When we investigated, we found out the explosions were mortar attacks,” police...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland arrived in the Gaza Strip on Thursday for talks with Palestinian officials. The envoy crossed into Gaza from Israel through the Erez terminal, a local security source said. No information was provided about the meetings the UN envoy ...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – A prominent Yemeni judge was killed on Thursday, one day after being kidnapped in the rebel-held capital Sanaa. Muhammad Hamran, a member of the Supreme Court, Yemen’s highest judicial authority, was abducted by unidentified gunmen outside his house in Sanaa on Wednesday. Local media later said the judge was killed. In [&he...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – At least nine people were wounded Thursday in the Somali capital in a mortar attack near the residence of the president, police said. Abdi Hassan, a police officer in Mogadishu who spoke to Anadolu Agency over the phone, said that several shells landed in the neighborhoods of Bondhere and Abdiasis. “We [&h...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – An activist from Bangladesh’s main opposition political party was killed and nearly 100 others were injured during a clash with police on Thursday in the country’s central industrial area of Narayanganj, according to local and official sources. The clash reportedly broke out when activists from the Banglade...
DHAKA (Bangladesh) AA – Bangladesh has approved the import of 500,000 tons of wheat from Russia in order to stabilize the commodity’s price. Additional Secretary of the Cabinet Division Abdul Barik announced the decision following a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase in the capital Dhaka. Bangladesh will pay Russia...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Three more Chinese and United Arab Emirates (UAE) planes carrying reliefs goods for flood victims in Pakistan have landed in Karachi and Rawalpindi. One flight from the UAE that was carrying relief goods also landed at Nur Khan Air Base in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. Pakistan thanked China, UAE and other […]
