ANKARA (AA) – The European Council has approved a negotiating mandate on visa liberalization for Qatari and Kuwaiti nationals traveling to the EU. A proposal by the European Commission on short-stay visas for Qatar and Kuwait has been approved and “on the basis of this mandate, the presidency will start negotiations with the European Par...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Turkish and US presidents agreed on “continued close consultations” between Washington and Ankara during a meeting in Madrid, the White House said on Wednesday. The meeting between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Joe Biden took place on the margins of the NATO summit. The two leaders discussed Sweden and Finlan...
New Delhi, India – (AFP) Rights activists and journalists on Tuesday condemned the “arbitrary” and “unlawful” arrest of the co-founder of a top fact-checking website in India who has been a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mohammed Zubair was detained on Monday after being questioned by police, before...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – (AFP) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, just weeks after a top official’s remarks about the Prophet Mohammed set off anger in the Gulf. India’s foreign minister said Modi’s visit was to convey his sympathies to Sheikh Mohamed — whose b...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden has described as “horrifying and heartbreaking” the deaths that occurred on Tuesday of 50 migrants whose bodies were found inside a tractor-trailer in the state of Texas. “Our prayers are with those who lost their lives, their loved ones, as well as those still fighting for their lives. [&he...
GENEVA (AA) – The UK and World Health Organization have launched a new health and climate change platform to help countries realize pledges made at last year’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP26). The Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate Change and Health (ATACH) held its first meeting on June 27 in its quest to achieve [...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US will provide nearly $55 million in aid to those impacted by an earthquake last week that struck eastern Afghanistan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday. The humanitarian assistance will go through the US Agency for International Development, the top diplomat said in a statement and added that the new ...
ANKARA (AA) – As the EU considers enlargement, its foreign policy chief has suggested that the bloc reduce the scope of unanimity rule in foreign policy and reform its decision-making process through a “qualified majority vote.” Josep Borrell in a blog post on Monday said EU enlargement is back high on the agenda after the […]
BERLIN (AA) – Over 500 right-wing extremists are wanted in Germany, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Monday. In an answer to the Left Party’s parliamentary question, the ministry said as many as 568 far-right extremists, including 145 people who committed violent crimes, are sought by Germany as of March 31. At least 79 of [&helli...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh has called on Lebanon to “positively” consider the humanitarian rights of Palestinian refugees in the country. Speaking to reporters following talks with Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati, Haniyeh said the discussions took up the humanitarian conditions of refugees in camps ...
