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RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The wife of a Palestinian detainee said Thursday that her husband’s “health condition is very dangerous, and he may lose his life at any moment” to the hunger strike that he has continued for 166 days. Dalal said Khalil Awawdeh’s detention amounts to a “decision to kill him” and expressed fears [&he...
Bamako, Mali (AFP): An unexpected ban on hookah smoking in Mali’s capital Bamako has stirred surprise as well as division. The government’s sudden decision on August 15 to ban shishas took many by surprise — the ruling junta, in power since 2020, had not been particularly known for its concerns about tobacco. In Mali, where [...
HOUSTON, Texas (AA) – Muhammad Syed, the suspect accused in a string of Muslim killings in the US state of New Mexico, has been charged with a third murder count. Syed, 51, has been charged with the killing of Naeem Hussain, 25, who was shot to death in his vehicle in an Albuquerque parking lot […]
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP): The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has said Sudan had promised its “full cooperation” in the war crimes probe of atrocities committed in the Darfur region under ousted president Omar al-Bashir. Karim Khan said this after meeting army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan — who seized powe...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian inmates in Israel started a sit-in against the prison authorities, a non-profit group said on Thursday. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoners Society said all of the inmates left their cells and gathered in the prison yards. It added that the move is part of their “escalating program”...
Tripoli, Libya (AFP): Migrants heading to Europe by crossing the Mediterranean are being detained and ransomed in Libya by European Union-backed authorities who are accused of “extreme abuse” against those captured. Earlier this month, Human Rights Watch said some 32,450 people had been intercepted by Libyan forces last year and &#...
Islamabad, Pakistan (AFP): Heavy rains continue to pound much of Pakistan, with authorities reporting more than a dozen deaths — including nine children — in the last 24 hours. The annual monsoon is essential for irrigating crops and replenishing lakes and dams across the Indian subcontinent, but each year it also brings a wave of ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has said it has received a response from the US to an EU-drafted plan to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal and is reviewing it. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Tehran is making a “detailed review” of the US response, which was received through EU coordinator Josep Borrell. Iran will […]
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The first US ambassador to Sudan in nearly 25 years has assumed office, the US Embassy said on Wednesday. “Ambassador John Godfrey arrived in Khartoum today to be the first US ambassador to Sudan in nearly 25 years,” the embassy said in a written statement. It said the envoy will “strengthen […]...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – The Lebanese army has received 150 Humvee vehicles as part of military aid from the United States. “The army’s logistic brigade received 150 Humvees as a gift from the American authorities, through the port of Beirut, as part of the aid programs allocated to the Lebanese army,” the military said in [&he...
