LONDON (AA) – The controversy over the right to protest in the UK has come under the spotlight since the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The British police’s handling of anti-monarchy protesters has been severely criticized. British police arrested a woman in Edinburgh for holding an anti-monarchy sign, reading “Not my King,” targeting the ...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian President Kais Saied has said a decree is ready to call voters to legislative elections on Dec. 17. “A draft decree to hold elections on Dec. 17 is ready,” Saied said during a Cabinet meeting held in the capital Tunis on Thursday. “Personal voting does not involve exclusion of anyone,” […]
ANKARA (AA) – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged Sudan’s army chief, Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and his deputy to withdraw from the country’s political scene. The call has been made in a UN Security Council report on the situation in Sudan and the activities of the UN mission in the country. Guterres urged […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – An Israeli drone crashed into the sea near the northern maritime border with Lebanon on Thursday, the military announced on Friday. In a statement, the Israeli Defense Forces said the drone crashed due to a malfunction. It added that the incident was being investigated and the entire fleet of this type of […]
XANTHI, Greece (AA) – In defiance of state intervention, Greece’s 150,000-strong Muslim Turkish minority is set to elect their new religious leader. The elections — in which two candidates, Mustafa Trampa and Mustafa Kamo, are running — will be held following Friday prayer in Xanthi province of the Western Thrace. Speaking to...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistani election authorities postponed crucial by-elections in 13 constituencies across the country on Thursday, citing devastating floods and terrorism as reasons for the decision. The Pakistan Election Commission said in a statement that because of the devastating flood, the government is unable to provide security at poll...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army announced Thursday it will hold an international conference with the participation of dozens of army chiefs, including from Arab countries. Israel, however, did not reveal the names of Arab countries whose army chiefs will participate in the Military Modernization and Renovation conference. Israeli army ...
BEIRUT (AA) – A bomb exploded on Thursday inside the house of Lebanese Minister of Public Work and Transport Ali Hamieh, who is affiliated with the Hezbollah group. The official Lebanese news agency stated: “A bomb tied to electrical wires exploded in the garden of Minister Hamieh’s house in his hometown of Taria in Baalbek [...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – The US has approved a potential deal to provide F-16 equipment to Pakistan to strengthen its forces in the ongoing counterterrorism efforts. In a statement, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said it has delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale. “The State Department has made ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – An Israeli attack on Aleppo airport in northwestern Syria has taken it out of service and forced the flights to be diverted to Damascus, according to the regime’s news agency SANA. “The Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression, with a number of missiles, from the direction of the Mediterranean to the […]