ANKARA (AA) – Nine EU countries on Friday expressed their concern over Thursday’s Israeli raids on the Palestinian NGOs. In a joint statement, foreign ministries of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden said: “A free and strong civil society is indispensable for promoting democratic values a...
ANKARA (AA) – The UN has said it is in contact with Israeli authorities over the closure of seven Palestinian civil NGOs in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. “United Nations agencies working in the occupied Palestinian Territory said that they and their partners take seriously allegations of funding terrorism and the Israeli desig...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AA) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has had a meeting with Iraqi Shiite cleric Ammar al-Hakim to discuss the lingering political crisis in Iraq. The meeting came after the leader of Iraq’s Hikma Movement, a political coalition, arrived in the Kingdom on an unannounced visit. During the meeting, Saudi-...
ANKARA (AA/AFP) – The death toll from a missile strike in Syria’s northwestern town of al-Bab on Friday has climbed to 14, according to reports from the ground. Children are among the fatalities in the strike, which targeted a part of the town with heavy civilian presence. At least 37 more people have been injured. […]
RIYADH (AA) – Prominent Iraqi cleric Ammar al-Hakim arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday evening. The Hikma Movement leader was received at the Jeddah airport by Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed bin Abdul Karim Al-Khuraiji. Al-Hakim’s visit came after his participation in a national dialogue between the presidencies in Iraq and...
AMMAN (AA) – A number of Jordanian journalists held a vigil in commemoration of the 100th day since Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead by an Israeli sniper in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The protest took place in front of the office of the Al-Jazeera news network in central Amman on […]
BAGHDAD (AA) – Leaders of Iraqi political parties have launched a national dialogue in an attempt to resolve the country’s political crisis, amid a boycott by influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. In a statement, the Sadr’s movement said it will not participate in the dialogue called by Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. Tension flared up i...
NEW DELHI (AA) – The Indian Home Ministry has denied that Rohingya refugees in the national capital New Delhi would be provided housing, hours after a top Indian minister announced that these refugees would be provided shelter, amenities, and police protection. The ministry, describing Rohingya as “illegal foreigners,” said it has ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US said Tuesday that many of the most pressing details to get Washington and Iran to return to compliance with the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement have been generally agreed upon. The “big issues” have been “largely settled,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters. That includes ...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Six persons, including four of a family, were found dead in two houses in Jammu province of the Indian-occupied Kashmir on Tuesday night, with the police suspecting it to be a case of poisoning. In a statement, a police spokesman said a woman named Shahzada, who lives in Barzalla […]
