BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has said new strategic projects with Türkiye will be launched soon. “We have many partnerships and interests with neighboring Türkiye. There are some problems in terms of water and security, but there are great opportunities to solve these problems. We are grateful for Tür...
Hura, Israel (AFP): The family of a Muslim student shot dead by police at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound rejected on Sunday claims by the force that he grabbed and fired an officer’s gun. Medical student Mohammed al-Asibi was killed late Friday, hours after worshipers marking the Muslim holy month of Ramadan held prayers at th...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli forces killed a Palestinian at the entrance of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem late Friday, according to security sources. Israeli police claimed in a statement that the Palestinian attempted to take the weapon of an Israeli policeman at the Bab al-Silsila (Chain Gate) — one of Al-Aqsa Mosque̵...
NEW DELHI (AA) – Tense calm prevailed on Saturday after two days of communal violence in four Indian states that began during Hindu religious festivities, in which at least two people were killed, according to local media reports. Several dozens of people were arrested after communal clashes erupted in the states of Bihar, West Bengal, [&helli...
GENEVA (AA) – The international community must take firm action to protect the human rights and dignity of Palestinians, a UN expert has said. Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, highlighted the urgency of action saying that this happens to be “at a moment of ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has strongly condemned the Israeli foreign minister’s recent remarks about “forming a united front” with Azerbaijan against Tehran, saying it will “not remain indifferent” to the “conspiracy”. In a statement, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said the remarks show...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Defying restrictions imposed by Israel, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank marched to the Al-Aqsa Mosque for the second Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. “About 250,000 worshipers offered Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque,” Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib, head of the Islamic Endowm...
The Hague, Netherlands (AFP): The International Court of Justice on Thursday rejected Iran’s bid to unblock nearly $2 billion in central bank assets frozen by the US, but ruled Washington had illegally seized some other funds. The UN’s top court said Washington’s freezing of funds belonging to several Iranian individuals and ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki has welcomed Azerbaijan’s decision to open a diplomatic office in Ramallah soon. This came during a meeting at the headquarters of the Palestinian Foreign Ministry in Ramallah on Thursday with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov, according to a statemen...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s upper house on Thursday approved a law that limits some key powers of the Supreme Court’s chief justice, state-run Pakistan Television reported. The Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Bill 2023 was passed with 60 votes in favor, while the bill was opposed by 19 senators from the main opposition...
