Nablus, Palestinian Territories – (AFP): Gun battles in central Nablus, with young Palestinians fighting police and setting blazes that shut the city down, signal growing chaos in the northern West Bank that could spiral out of control. The city centre’s transformation into a combat zone happened with little overt warning. Early on...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – A Pakistani court has deferred contempt of court proceedings against former Prime Minister Imran Khan after he expressed his willingness to apologize for his controversial remarks about a female judge. Khan, who appeared before a five-member Islamabad High Court bench headed by Chief Justice Athar Minallah, said during t...
Tunis, Tunisia – (AFP): The leader of Tunisia’s progressive Islamic Ennahdha party has been questioned through the night over alleged complicity in the departure of militants for fighting in Syria and Iraq. Rached Ghannouchi, who has been a key player in Tunisian politics for over a decade, appeared before a judge after being quest...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US said Tuesday it will “never” recognize the results of “sham” referendums in Ukraine planned by Russia and its proxies, maintaining that the forthcoming polls are acts of desperation. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Russia is “rushing” to hold the polls after it was...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The EU foreign policy chief on Tuesday said that he does not expect this week a breakthrough in reviving Iran nuclear deal. On the margins of the opening of the UN General Assembly in New York, Josep Borrell was asked about the chances of reaching a final compromise on the draft he […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – For 106 days, Palestinian Ahmad Hreish from the West Bank city of Ramallah has languished in a prison in Jericho known locally as “the slaughterhouse,” where Palestinian political detainees are sent and tortured by the forces of the “Palestinian Preventive Security (PPS).” Hreish’s family shar...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Ennahda deputy leader Ali Laarayedh has condemned terrorism accusations by the government against the opposition as an attempt to “distract” attention away from economic woes. Tunisian judicial authorities summoned Ennahda leader Rached Ghannouchi and Laarayedh for questioning on Monday regarding accusations of sending Tu...
DAKAR, Senegal (AA) – Hundreds of people took to the streets of Niger capital Niamey on Sunday to protest against the presence of French troops in the country. During the protest, which was organized by civil society organizations operating under the umbrella of the M62 movement, they marched from Toumo Square to the National Assembly. [&helli...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – The interim Afghan government and the US have swapped prisoners under the Doha Agreement, an official announced on Monday. The last Afghan prisoner at Guantanamo prison, Haji Bashar Noorzai, was handed over to acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi at Kabul airport, said Hafiz Zia Ahmad, deputy spokesman for the Foreign Min...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – A Pakistan court on Monday quashed terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan for “threatening” a judge and police officials. A two-member bench of the Islamabad High Court headed by Chief Justice Athar Minallah ordered the police to remove the terrorism charges against Khan. In his speech during a ...