DAKAR, Senegal (AA) – The Russia-Ukraine war has deepened the food, energy and economic crises in Africa and worldwide, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday. Speaking at a joint press conference with Senegal’s President Macky Sall at the Senegalese Presidential Palace, Guterres said that all unnecessary export restrictions s...
ANKARA (AA) – Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, is being celebrated worldwide on Monday. Traditionally, Eid is a three-day celebration marked by large family festivities and prayers. The holiday has brought joy, particularly to children, who receive candies and presents as part of the tradition...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said that he will “most probably” have a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin this week. Turkey’s capital Ankara or Istanbul “would be the solution point for steps to be taken” to ease tensions in eastern Ukraine, Erdogan told repo...
ROME (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday denied reports claiming that Moscow will end its war on Ukraine on May 9, the anniversary of Russia’s victory over the Nazis in World War II. “Russia does not intend to accelerate the completion of the special operation in Ukraine until the Victory Day over […]
STOCKHOLM – A riot broke out when the leader of the far-right Danish party Stram Kurs (Hard Line) burned another copy of the Muslim holy book Quran. Rasmus Paluda, who went to the Uppsala Mosque under the protection of the police, continued his provocation of burning the copies of the Quran. Around 10 people rushed […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – At least three Palestinians were injured on Monday in an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank, according to local health sources. Israeli soldiers raided a town in the west of Ramallah and detained one Palestinian, witnesses said, adding that the soldiers used live and rubber-coated bullets against the Palest...
ANKARA (AA) – The Turkish president said on Saturday that Ankara and Riyadh have demonstrated a common will to develop bilateral relations at the highest level. Speaking to journalists on the presidential plane returning from Saudi Arabia, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkiye and Saudi Arabia are determined to continue this effort for the c...
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AA) – The Azerbaijani president has alleged that weapons were transported from Russia to Armenia through Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Iran during the second Nagorno-Karabakh war fought in 2020. Speaking at an international conference held at ADA University, in Baku, Aliyev talked about the developments after the war. Claimin...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The EU border agency chief has stepped down after a probe into the agency’s involvement in illegal pushbacks, multiple news outlets reported on Friday. The resignation of Fabrice Leggeri, Frontex executive director, comes after another joint investigation of prestigious European media outlets revealed that despite public ...
NICE, France – A French voluntary group ‘Cage’ is considering legal action against the Inter-ministerial Committee for the Prevention of Delinquency and Radicalization (CIPDR) for attacking the group and linking it with radical elements. It said the group has been allegedly targeted for exposing state-sanctioned Islamophobia. Rayan...
