RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Nine Palestinians have been injured by the Israeli army fire in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces raided the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, triggering clashes with angry residents, eyewitnesses said. Jani Abu Jokha, the head of Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin, said nine injured people were admitted to the [&hellip...
SAMSUN, Türkiye (AA) – Turkish security forces have captured at least eight suspected members of the ISIS in northern Türkiye. As part of an investigation launched by prosecutors in the Black Sea province of Samsun, an operation was carried out by security forces to capture the suspects. Turkish counter-terrorism police along with intell...
KUWAIT CITY (AA) – Registration has opened in Kuwait for potential candidates to run for next month’s parliamentary elections. The registration process will continue for ten days until September 7. Kuwait has set September 29 for electing a new 50-seat National Assembly, a few weeks after Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah dissolved ...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – The Somali prime minister has urged the international community to help his government fight the al-Qaeda-linked violent militant group al-Shabaab. Speaking at the Tokyo International Conference for African development on Sunday, Hamza Abdi Barre said that Somalia has made progress despite enormous challenges of...
Sukkur, Pakistan (AFP): The fate of hundreds of thousands of people in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province lies with a 90-year-old barrage that directs the flow of water from the mighty Indus River into one of the world’s largest irrigation systems. The government has declared an emergency to deal with floods caused by record monsoo...
Tripoli, Libya (AFP): Flights resumed and shops re-opened in Libya’s capital Tripoli on Sunday after clashes between backers of rival governments killed at least 32 people and sparked fears of major new conflict. Armed groups had exchanged fire that damaged several hospitals and set buildings on fire starting overnight Friday into Saturd...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The United States has called for an immediate cease-fire between conflicting parties in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and to engage in talks facilitated by the UN. In a statement, US Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland condemned the “surge in violence in Tripoli.” Norland called for allowing “humanitarian corri...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Head of the International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) Ahmed Raissouni resigned on Sunday amid uproar over his recent remarks on the disputed Western Sahara region. Raissouni sparked controversy earlier this month when he said Mauritania should be part of Morocco. His comments drew fire from several Mauritanian groups...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian detainees have escalated their protest against Israeli prison policies by disbanding their representative committee. “Abolishing the committee means that there is no representative or spokesman for the prisoners to speak with the prison authorities,” Qadri Abu Baker, head of the Palestine Liberation Organ...
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AA) – Kuwait will hold parliamentary elections on Sept. 29, the state news agency KUNA reported on Sunday. A decree was issued by Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah calling on voters to elect members of a new 50-seat National Assembly. The Interior Ministry said it will accept applications to run in […]
