ISTANBUL (AA) – United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan arrived in Egypt on Sunday on an unannounced visit for talks with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. A statement by Sisi’s office said the two leaders underlined the “importance of joint Arab action and unity to face challenges in the regi...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – French President Emmanuel Macron will pay an official visit to Algeria this week, the Algerian and French presidencies have announced. In a phone call, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Macron discussed bilateral cooperation and the agenda of the upcoming visit. Macron thanked Tebboune for the invitation...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Hundreds of supporters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan reached his residence in Bani Gala near the capital Islamabad after authorities registered a case against him under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Meanwhile, Islamabad High Court has granted pre-arrest bail to Khan till August 25 and ordered him to appear before the ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been booked for “terrorizing and threatening” police officers and a female judge at a rally in Islamabad on Saturday. A case was registered against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act. The cricketer-turne...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s media watchdog slapped a ban on Saturday on live broadcasts of speeches by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, accusing him of hurling “baseless” allegations and threats against state institutions and government officials. The action came hours after Khan’s fiery speech at a prote...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia’s Ennahda movement has said the country’s new constitution “lacks legitimacy”. “The 2022 constitution lacks legitimacy and represents an attempt to legitimize the coup against [Tunisia’s] revolution and dismantle its institutions and gains,” the moderate Islamist movement said in a statement. Ennahda s...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AA) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has had a meeting with Iraqi Shiite cleric Ammar al-Hakim to discuss the lingering political crisis in Iraq. The meeting came after the leader of Iraq’s Hikma Movement, a political coalition, arrived in the Kingdom on an unannounced visit. During the meeting, Saudi-...
Baghdad, Iraq (AFP): In the capital of crisis-torn Iraq, two tent cities have sprung up as rival Shiite blocs have set up protest camps, complete with cooked meals and air-conditioners against the blistering heat. As the war-scarred country’s political impasse has dragged on ever since inconclusive October elections, both sides are diggi...
BAGHDAD (AA) – The movement led by Muqtada al Sadr in Iraq has rejected the results of a national dialogue meeting. The movement led by cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr refused to participate in the talks that were called by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. The session was attended by UN envoy to Iraq Jeanine Plasschaert to find […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – The Somali army claimed to have killed 17 al-Shabaab men in the country’s central region of Hiran. In a brief statement issued on Twitter on Thursday, the army said that the al Shabaab men were killed in counter-terrorism operations. The military also liberated three villages from al-Shabaab during the operation...
