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KABUL (AA) – A group of Afghan women’s rights activists have established a library in the capital Kabul to help improve access to education and public life for women and girls in the country. “Restrictions imposed on women by the Taliban are the reason for the opening of this library. Another reason is our desire […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Human rights experts have called for steps to promote social cohesion between Rohingya and the host community amid growing propaganda against the persecuted Muslims in Bangladeshi refugee camps. Bangladesh is currently providing shelter to 1.2 million Rohingya refugees on its southeast coast of Cox’s Bazar since a refu...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – The outskirts of Libya’s capital Tripoli have witnessed in recent days a military build-up of rival forces who are jostling for power. One group is affiliated with Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and the other is loyal to Fathi Bashagha, who was appointed by the Tobruk-based parliament as prime minis...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – There is “extreme tension” in Israeli prisons amid a growing standoff between officials and Palestinian detainees, a Palestinian NGO has reported. Palestinian prisoners in various Israeli jails kicked off a series of protests this week against persistent mistreatment by officials. Israeli authorities have responded w...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – After more than a year of indirect talks marked by frequent interludes, Iran and the US see an agreement aimed at salvaging the 2015 nuclear deal as closer than ever. Washington has responded to Tehran’s comments on a draft proposal by the European Union that was submitted right after the latest […]
Algiers, Algeria (AFP): Algeria has helped Europe diversify its energy supplies by pumping more gas to Italy, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday during a visit to Africa’s top gas exporter. Dismissing suggestions that Italy and France were “in competition” for Algerian gas, Macron welcomed a deal Algeria signed last...
ALGERIA (AA) – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have agreed to open a new page in bilateral relations between their countries based on mutual respect and interests after nearly a year of escalating tensions. Following a meeting at El Mouradia Palace, Tebboune held a joint press conference...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan on Friday summoned the Indian charge d’affaires in Islamabad to formally protest what Islamabad described as the “extrajudicial” killing of a Pakistani citizen in Indian-occupied Kashmir. According to a Foreign Ministry statement, Islamabad lodged a strong protest against the “extrajudicial” ki...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said that gas is not the top agenda of his visit to Algeria. Instead, he announced fresh decisions regarding the movement of people between the two countries. “We have taken decisions regarding the movement of people, we are working together on sensitive issues rela...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Embassies of 13 countries and the European Union delegation in Bangladesh in a joint statement on Thursday said that their countries would continue pressure on Myanmar to solve the Rohingya crisis and stop human rights violations under the military junta in the Buddhist majority state. The joint statement by the ...
