RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): The Palestinian Authority (PA) warned Wednesday that a planned flag march by Israeli settlers in occupied East Jerusalem will fuel tension in the region. Settlers plan to stage the flag march through Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday to mark what they call the unification of Jerusalem, in reference to Israel’s oc...
Tehran, Iran (AFP): Iran and Russia on Wednesday signed an agreement to construct the final part in the International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC) that connects Russia to the Gulf and India. The INSTC, a freight network of ship, rail and road routes, covers some 7,200 kilometres (4,475 miles) between Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Indi...
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP): After her house was levelled by an Israeli strike, Najah Nabhan wonders what will become of her and dozens of relatives left homeless by the latest Israeli assault on battered Gaza. “I’d barely reached the street, then the house was bombed,” said Nabhan, standing next to a mangled hea...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): At least 822 civilians have been killed in clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April 15, local medics said on Tuesday. In a statement, the Sudan Doctors Syndicate said that 3,215 people have also been injured in the violence. The figure provided by the syndicate included […]
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP): Members of the Palestinian al-Louh family demand compensation after their home was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. “Even with the ceasefire, this tragedy continues because the scale of the destruction is huge”, says resident Mohamed ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): The deadly Cyclone Mocha that surged through the coast between Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and Kyaukpyu township in Myanmar on Sunday claimed at least nine lives in both neighboring countries, accounting to reports. At least six people were reported dead across Myanmar while three were killed on the southeastern coast of ...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union on Sunday hailed the new ceasefire in Gaza and urged the opening of crossings to allow humanitarian aid, fuel, and workers to reach the region. “The European Union welcomes the announced ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which should bring an end to the violence in and […]
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish President on Sunday described the presidential and parliamentary elections as a “great festival of democracy” carried out “in peace and calm.” The elections demonstrate Türkiye’s “democratic maturity,” said Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is seeking reelection, in a message on Twitter. He als...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP): Sudan’s warring military factions signed a commitment to respect humanitarian principles in their spiralling conflict late Thursday but they did not reach a ceasefire in talks described by US diplomats as difficult. Nearly one month after the eruption of violence that has killed more than 750 people, injured 5...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Egyptian efforts to broker a cease-fire deal between Israel and Palestinian factions in Gaza have stalled, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Thursday. “The Munich meeting represented an opportunity to review the efforts made to calm the military and field tension in the Palestinian Territories,” Shoukry said during his ...
