WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN special envoy for Yemen on Monday said he sees an “intensification of regional and international diplomatic activity” while urging the warring sides for a “shared vision” to avoid a return to a “full-blown conflict”. “I, therefore, urge the parties to make the most of the space for dialogue provided by […]...
HELMAND/KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – Afghan families have called for Prince Harry to be put on trial after he admitted to killing 25 people during his time fighting in Afghanistan for the UK military. In his book of memoirs titled ‘Spare’, Harry revealed that he killed 25 people as an Apache helicopter pilot in Afghanistan. He [...
Rammun, Palestinian Territories (AFP): Palestinian officials Sunday condemned what they labelled the “execution” of a Palestinian man at an Israeli checkpoint in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian officials slammed the “heinous execution” of Ahmad Kahla, 45, who was shot dead in the morning by Israeli troops near the v...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UK sanctioned Iran’s prosecutor general on Saturday following Iran’s execution of a British-Iranian national. Underlining how last year Iran stepped up its use of the death penalty, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said in a statement that Mohammad Jafar Montazeri is one of the most powerful figure...
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP): The US ambassador to Sudan has called on former rebels who were not part of an initial post-coup deal to join ongoing talks aimed at restoring civilian rule. Military leaders and some civilian factions agreed last month on the two-phase political process seeking to end the turmoil Sudan has been plunged into […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran summoned the British ambassador in Tehran on Saturday to protest the UK’s “unconventional interventions” in the country’s national security. It came hours after a dual Iranian-Britain national was executed on charges of espionage for the British intelligence agency MI6. Alireza Akbari, a former deputy...
Damascus, Syria — AFP Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has said that a Moscow-brokered rapprochement with Turkiye should aim for “the end of occupation” by Ankara of parts of Syria. The comment, in a statement from his office, was Assad’s first on meetings between ministers from Ankara and Damascus after more tha...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AFP): The head of the United Arab Emirates’ national oil company has been named as president of this year’s COP28 climate talks, prompting criticism from environmental activists. Sultan al-Jaber, chief executive of the UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), will be the first CEO to take the...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – China’s foreign minister has said that Africa should not be a platform for international competition. “Africa should be a key stage for international cooperation, not a place where powerful nations compete with one another,” said Qin Gang, speaking in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa while launching the Chinese-built Africa...
Sollentuna, Sweden (AFP): A former Iranian prison official sentenced for life in prison in Sweden for crimes committed during a 1988 purge of dissidents appeared in court again Wednesday as his appeals trial opened. The case relates to the killing of at least 5,000 prisoners across Iran, allegedly ordered by supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini, ...
