JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel said Saturday its military offensive in the Gaza Strip may extend over a week. Army spokesman Ran Kochav said the military is preparing for week-long operations in the Palestinian territory. More than 11 Palestinians have been killed and 80 others injured in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza since Friday. Kochav claimed th...
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran has condemned Friday’s bombing in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, which left at least eight people dead and more than a dozen others injured. In a statement issued on early Saturday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani extended condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the attack and...
ANKARA (AA) – Russia is ready to discuss prisoner exchange with the US. However, it has also set the condition that such a discussion should be at the level of presidents. “If the Americans again decide to engage in public diplomacy … that’s their business and their problem,” Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said ...
BRUSSELS (AA) – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned on Thursday that if Russia wins in Ukraine, it could continue the war in neighboring countries. It is a “moral responsibility” to support Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion and also serves “our own interest that President (Vladimir) Putin does not succeed in his ambitions [&hell...
ANKARA (AA) – The Kremlin has said it is concerned about the situation in the Karabakh region and called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to exercise restraint and implement the tripartite agreements. Speaking to reporters in Moscow, spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan may exchang...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Canada has said that it will send up to 225 military personnel to the UK to join in training as many as 10,000 new Ukrainian troops. The Ukrainians will undergo about five weeks of military instruction from Canadian and UK personnel designed to hone them into battle-ready troops, Canadian Defense Minister […...
HOUSTON, Texas (AA) – The US State Department announced Tuesday that it has approved the potential sale of arms to two of its key Middle East partners in separate deals with a total value of more than $5 billion. Under the terms of the first agreement, Saudi Arabia would purchase $3.05 billion worth of Patriot […]
LONDON (AA) – Rishi Sunak, one of the main contenders to become the British prime minister, has been criticized over his proposals to strengthen the government’s anti-terror strategy. Sunak’s plans, which include expanding the definition of extremism and vilifying individuals who are critical of the UK foreign policy, has been described by a f...
Kabul, Afghanistan (AFP): Afghans say they doubt Al-Qaeda’s chief was killed in a drone strike on Kabul as announced by US President Joe Biden, saying they don’t believe Ayman al-Zawahiri was hiding in their midst. “It’s just propaganda,” Fahim Shah, 66, a resident of the Afghan capital, told AFP. Late Monday, US Presid...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The interim Taliban administration on Tuesday condemned the drone attack carried out by the US in Afghanistan on Sunday. “It is a clear violation of international principles and the Doha agreement,” said Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the interim government, in a statement. The US drone strike killed al-Qaeda leader...
