ISTANBUL (AA) – Egypt has discovered a large natural gas reserve in the Nargis block in the eastern Mediterranean, according to the local media. Evaluation is still ongoing to determine the gas field’s reserves, Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla was quoted as saying by local media. It is the most significant finding after the discovery [...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Serbia decided late Thursday to submit a formal request to the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR) to deploy its security forces there as tensions in the region reached dangerous levels. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the request will be sent by email. “The request to KFOR to deploy the S...
BERLIN (AA) – About one in four Christians in Germany are considering leaving church due to the sex abuse scandals, a recent survey has revealed. Mostly the members of the Catholic Church have lost faith in the clergy after the scandals in recent years, according to the Religion Monitor study of the Bertelsmann Foundation. Of […]
BEIRUT (AA) – Lebanese lawmakers have failed for the tenth time to elect a new president after the post was vacated on October 31. The vote was attended by 109 lawmakers in the 128-member parliament. Candidate Michel Moawad, backed by the Lebanese Forces Party, received 38 votes, well short of the figure needed to win […]
BEIRUT (AA) – An Irish soldier with the United Nations peacekeeping mission (UNIFIL) in south Lebanon was killed and three other soldiers injured when their vehicle came under fire Wednesday evening, the mission said. In a statement, UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Teneti said the incident took place “in the vicinity of Sarafand, just outside...
ANKARA (AA) – The Bashar al-Assad regime has accused the US and PKK/YPG of “stealing” oil and natural gas in Syria, claiming that its total loss in the field of energy has reached $111.9 billion. “Foreign and Expatriates Ministry affirmed that the US occupation forces and their affiliated militias continue their systematic lo...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Court of Justice on Wednesday dismissed the PKK’s request seeking its removal from the EU’s terror list. The EU General Court, a constituent court of the EU Court of Justice, announced its decision in the lawsuit filed by the group last year. The decision, in which the terms “terrorist act” [&hell...
Lamongan, Indonesia (AFP): A bombmaker involved in the Bali blasts that killed more than 200 people 20 years ago apologised on Tuesday after his early release from prison stoked the anger of the Australian government, survivors and families of the dead. Umar Patek also vowed to show his “loyalty” to Indonesia in his first comments ...
Tunis, Tunisia (AFP): His country is in diplomatic crisis with Morocco, but that’s not stopping Tunisian Wissam Sultani supporting the first ever Arab or African team to reach a football World Cup semi-final. “There’s no politics on the pitch. Supporting an Arab country, whichever one, is a duty when it gets to this stage of ...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – European Union officials have agreed that Bosnia and Herzegovina should become a formal candidate to join the bloc, the EU enlargement commissioner said on Tuesday. “Today we have reached another milestone. The way to the EU is open! We have great hopes and expectations that 14 key priorities will be fulfill...
