Beirut, Lebanon – (AFP): Palestinians in Beirut on Monday marked the 50th anniversary of a deadly attack carried out by members of the Japanese Red Army at Israel’s Lod airport. Kozo Okamoto, the only surviving member of the three-man commando that killed 26 people on May 30, 1972, at the airport near Tel Aviv, made […]
ANKARA (AA) – The EU has added a group and two people to its list of sanctions against the ISIS and al-Qaeda terrorist organizations. “The measures target Hurras al-Din, a Syria-based al-Qaeda affiliated group, its leader Faruq al-Suri, and its religious leader Sami al-Aridi,” read a statement from the European Council. The group has been [&he...
BERLIN (AA) – The family of the 1993 Solingen arson attack victims has called for stronger unity against racism and right-wing extremism in Germany. Kamil Genc, who lost his two daughters and two sisters in the racist attack, called on people to join the commemoration events on Sunday, in the western city of Solingen. The […]
HOUSTON, Texas (AA) – A fourth-grader survived the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, by covering herself with a classmate’s blood and playing dead. The shooter killed 19 children and two adults on Tuesday. Miah Cerillo, 11, told CNN she was watching a movie with classmates when the shooter came to the room. […]...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Finland is in “open, direct, constructive dialogue” with Turkiye, the Finnish foreign minister said on Friday as Helsinki pushes its bid to join the NATO alliance. Pekka Haavisto said Finland has been in “active contact” with Ankara amid Turkish disagreements over Finland and Sweden’s membe...
ANKARA – The Turkish and French presidents have discussed Sweden’s and Finland’s bids to join NATO, according to Turkiye’s Communication Directorate. The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that Sweden’s and Finland’s contacts with individuals and institutions affiliated wi...
Niamey, Niger- AFP An increase in suspected militant attacks in western Niger has forced more and more people to flee their homes, according to the UN humanitarian agency. “Forced displacement has intensified over the first five months of 2022 because of escalating violence by non-state actors who attack civilians and security forces,...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – A series of bomb attacks killed at least 14 people in two cities of Afghanistan, security sources said Wednesday. Five deaths were reported when an explosion targeted worshippers inside Prophet Zechariah Mosque in Kabul, said police spokesperson Khalid Zadran on social media. At least nine people were killed and...
STOCKHOLM – Negotiations with Turkiye on Sweden’s membership to NATO will take some more time, the Swedish prime minister has said. Magdalena Andersson said that her meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was “good and positive.” “Sweden and Finland will continue bilateral and tripartite negotiations with Turkiye in the near...
PARIS (AA) – The security guard in front of Qatar’s embassy in Paris was killed in the early morning hours on Monday, according to local media. The Paris prosecutor’s office opened an investigation into intentional homicide after a 40-year-old male suspect forced his way into the official headquarters at around 6.30 in the morning, Frenc...
