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TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Five people were killed in clashes between rival militias in Libya’s western city of Zawiya, according to the Health Ministry on Monday. “Two children were among the victims, while more than 16 people were injured,” Osama Ali, a spokesman for the ministry’s Emergency and Ambulance Service, told Anadolu Agency. Local sourc...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has summoned the British ambassador in Tehran to protest against what it called the role of London-based Persian language media in “instigating riots” in the country. In a statement on Sunday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said the envoy was summoned in response to “hostile environment” created b...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye and Saudi Arabia discussed relations between the two countries, sources said Saturday. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a meeting with Turkish Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati at the Al-Salam Palace in the Saudi Arabian province of Jeddah, according to the source who requested anonymity due to restrictions on s...
NEW DELHI (AA) – An ongoing survey of madrassas (Islamic schools) in the populous Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is being criticized by many Muslim representatives, with political parties alleging that the move is aimed at harassing the Muslim community in the country. The local ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) recently ordered a survey of [&...
ANKARA (AA) – United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said Sudan is in need of a “civilian-led political transition” in order to realize the aspirations of the Sudanese people. Guterres made the remarks during his meeting with the head of Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council, Gen. Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan, late Friday in Ne...
ANKARA (AA) – The United States and four European countries have reiterated support to inclusive presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya “in the shortest time possible.” This came in a joint statement issued by the representatives of the US, UK, France, Italy and Germany in Libya following their closed meeting in New York...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran on Saturday criticized Ukraine’s decision to downgrade its diplomatic ties with Tehran, vowing an “appropriate” response. In a statement, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Kyiv’s decision was spurred by “unconfirmed reports” and the “creation of media space” by for...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Saturday it had carried out an artillery attack on “terrorist” group headquarters in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq. In a statement on Saturday, the IRGC said its ground forces targeted the positions of Komala, an armed rebel group, accusing it of s...
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...
