SANAA, Yemen (AA) – At least 77 Yemenis have been killed by heavy rains and flooding in the war-torn country, the United Nations has said. “35,000 families, most of them IDPs (internally displaced people), were affected by heavy rains and flooding between 28 July and 10 August,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian [&hellip...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi and US forces launched a joint military drill in the Red Sea province of Yanbu on Saturday, the state news agency SPA reported. SPA said the month-long exercise, codenamed “Native Fury 22”, includes combined tactics and logistical operations. “The exercise aims at training on bilateral military and operational plans as we...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Controversy is heating up in Tunisia after local authorities suspended a Muslim preacher for reciting verses from the Quran, Islam’s holy book, regarding “coup”. Muhammed Zain al-Din, 60, a preacher in the eastern Nabeul province, told local media that he recited the verses during prayer last week in the presence of [&hel...
ISTANBUL (AA) – As China pursues its policy of Taiwan’s reunification with mainland China, it has expressed fears that the US may increase its military deployment in the region amid tensions in the Taiwan Strait. “At present, the situation in the Taiwan Strait is still turbulent. We will be wary of the US taking advantage […]
ANKARA (AA) – Russia has accused Kyiv of “nuclear terrorism,” claiming that Ukrainian shelling of the territory of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant could lead to a disaster worse than the notorious 1986 Chernobyl accident. Earlier on Wednesday, the G-7 and EU voiced concern over the threats posed by Russia’s possess...
Kabul, Afghanistan (AFP): Since the Taliban swept back to power in August last year, hundreds of fighters have returned to school — either on their own or pushed by their commanders. The word “Taliban” actually means “students” in Arabic, and the hardline Islamist movement’s name stems from the religious sch...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanese group Hezbollah has said that it is waiting for Israel’s response to Lebanon’s demands regarding the maritime border demarcation. “Lebanon and its people will no longer accept the looting of maritime wealth,” Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech. “We are ready to look at any po...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Indirect talks on reviving Iran’s nuclear accord between Tehran and Washington mediated by the European Union have concluded in Vienna with a final draft of the agreement on the table. Iran confirmed that relative progress was made on remaining issues in this round of talks that began August 4 after a […]
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union has urged a probe following the recent upsurge of violence in Gaza because innocent civilians, including children, were killed, an EU official said. “There is a need (for investigation) because civilians have been harmed or killed, including children,” said Peter Stano, the lead spokesperson of the EU’s diplo...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union has announced €261 million ($267 million) of funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The EU Commission said in a statement that it has adopted a three-year contribution amounting to €261 million “to secure predictable financial resources to the [...
