MOSCOW (AA) — Russia’s presidential envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, has said that US influence in the country was limited to manipulation, asset freezes and threats. Speaking at a news conference in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan Republic, Kabulov said the US “fled” Afghanistan and “stole, but this...
Tunis, Tunisia – AFP The jailed leader of Tunisian opposition party Ennahdha, Rached Ghannouchi, 82, began a hunger strike on Friday to protest his detention and express support for other “political prisoners”, his party said. A court in the North African country sentenced Ghannouchi to one year in prison on terrorism-related...
‘I’ve got adequate safety precautions,’ says Mark Milley WASHINGTON (AA) – US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said he will take “appropriate measures” to ensure that he and his family are safe in the wake of recent comments by former President Donald Trump on social media. “I’ve got adequat...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Burkina Faso’s military government said Wednesday that it thwarted a coup attempt by security and intelligence services a day before. The transitional government informed the public “that a coup attempt was foiled on Sept. 26, 2023 by the Burkinabe intelligence and security services.” Officers and other individuals behind...
U.S. officials are wary of violent reactions similar to the January 6, 2021 events or isolated attacks by individuals in case of Trump conviction WASHINGTON – Law enforcement agencies are expressing concerns about the potential for political violence, given the possibility of former President Donald Trump facing conviction in one of his...
Court extends judicial remand of Imran Khan for another 14 days in case accusing him of exposing state secrets ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was shifted to a prison near the capital Islamabad on Tuesday following a court order, officials and local media reported. The Islamabad High Court on Monday directed ...
Algiers, Algeria – AFP A United Nations expert on Tuesday urged Algeria to pardon people convicted or detained over their involvement in the pro-democracy protests of 2019-20 and to ease restrictions on gatherings. The Hirak protests broke out in February 2019, forcing longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down two months later...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanon’s grand mufti said Tuesday that will be no change in the country’s system of government. In a televised statement marking the birthday of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, Abdul Latif Derian said the Islamic-Christian partnership and coexistence will remain intact under the 1989 Taif Agreement. “There is no place for pro...
Dispute highlights long-standing tensions between India and Canada over Khalistan movement – a campaign for sovereign Sikh state in Indian Punjab NEW DELHI, India – Tensions between India and Canada have escalated after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged possible links between India and the murder of Canadian Sikh leade...
Cairo, Egypt – AFP Egypt will hold a presidential vote from December 10-12, the election authority said Monday, with the winner to be announced by December 18. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a former army chief, has ruled for nearly a decade in the Arab world’s most populous country, which is now mired in a deep […]
