DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Hundreds of lawyers in Bangladesh have boycotted courts as part of the “non-cooperation movement” called by the opposition parties. Bangladesh will hold the 12th parliamentary elections on January 7. The opposition parties led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) announced boycotting the Sunday electio...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Chad’s transitional President Gen. Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has appointed former opposition leader Succes Masra as prime minister. “Dr. Succes Masra is appointed prime minister, head of the transition government,” said a presidential decree read out on national television. Masra will serve through the transiti...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel’s “arrogance” allowed for the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. “I am certain that Israel had all the intelligence it needed to know what was happening. There were even concrete warnings from friendly intelligence services,” Olmert told Spanish daily El Pais. “This was a psychologic...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said Tuesday he is open to a single Palestinian administration to govern Gaza and the West Bank. “We have received numerous initiatives concerning the internal (Palestinian) situation and we are open to the idea of a national government for the West Bank and Gaza,” Hani...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli government has decided to postpone municipal elections to February 27, according to local media. The polls were originally scheduled for January 30. Military data shows that 688 candidates for 144 cities and towns are currently serving in army reserves and could not be spared for elections. “We usually ...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – The Kashmiri pro-freedom party Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) has been declared an “unlawful association” by India. The party has been banned for five years under India’ anti-terror law. Indian Interior Minister Amit Shah said the outfit is involved in “forbidden activities” aimed at separating Ja...
Dhaka, Bangladesh – AFP Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus was convicted on Monday of violating Bangladesh’s labour laws in a case decried by his supporters as politically motivated. Yunus, 83, is credited with lifting millions out of poverty with his pioneering microfinance bank but has earned the enmity of longtime Prime Ministe...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and war cabinet minister Benny Gantz refused to attend a news conference by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late Saturday. The Israeli broadcasting authority reported on X that Gallant and Gantz refused to attend the conference without specifying the reason. Since the formation of ...
ATHENS (AA) – A left-wing French parliamentarian slammed the speaker for ignoring lawmaker Meyer Habib’s defence of Israel’s war crimes. “Unconditional supporters of Israeli war criminals protect each other. A French MP can therefore calmly apologize for war crimes. What a shame!” Thomas Portes, a lawmaker from the France Unb...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A member of Israel’s Knesset (parliament) has called for dismissing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he has become a “burden” for the state. “It pains me to say these words in the midst of the war, but it seems there is no other option,” Meirav Cohen, a member of “There is a […]
