JERUSALEM (AA) – Palestinian worshippers performed the last Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque despite Israeli restrictions. “160,000 worshippers performed the fourth Friday prayer of the month of Ramadan in Al-Aqsa Mosque,” Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib, director general of the Islamic Endowments Depar...
WASHINGTON – Roughly $7 billion worth of military equipment transferred to the deposed Afghan government was left behind during the US’s chaotic withdrawal from the country in August, according to a report published on April 28. The Pentagon does not plan to conduct any operations to “retrieve or destroy” the equipment, accor...
BRUSSELS – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has said that the military alliance would welcome “with open arms” Finland and Sweden if they decide to apply for membership. Stoltenberg spoke at a joint news conference with the President of the European Parliament (EP) Roberta Mestola ahead of a meeting with the leaders of the EP’s political [&he...
BRUSSELS – There is an “absolute possibility” that the Russia-Ukraine war would continue for months or years, the NATO secretary-general said. Speaking at the NATO Youth Summit, Jens Stoltenberg explained that NATO allies are preparing to provide support for Ukraine “over a long period of time” because “there is a possibility that this war wil...
ISTANBUL – The family of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has received another death threat in an envelope that contained a bullet, according to the Israeli media. The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation network (KAN) said the target of the threat letter was Bennett’s 17-year-old son Yoni. The incident is being investigated by ...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia on Thursday urged Israel to cease its strikes on Syria, saying the attacks are “categorically unacceptable and inadmissible.” Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova strongly condemned the Israeli actions, stressing that they violate international law. “We dema...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called on the country’s political parties for a comprehensive dialogue, the first since he took power in 2014. An Egyptian political affairs expert told Anadolu Agency that the dialogue will include the Salafist Islamist groups and supporters of the regime, but excludes an...
HOUSTON, Texas (AA) – The US city of Minneapolis and its police department have engaged in an illegal “pattern or practice of race discrimination,” according to a report released Wednesday by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. The department launched the study just days after then-police officer Derek Chauvin killed Ge...
JOHANNESBURG – Israel’s growing influence in Africa — including that of obtaining observer status at the African Union, the largest political organization in the continent — has enraged many pro-Palestinian campaigners. Last month, activists from across Africa met in Senegal’s capital Dakar to mobilize support for the Palesti...
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran has descibed its fifth round of tension-easing talks with Saudi Arabia as “positive” and “progressive”. The latest round of peace parleys, hosted by the Iraqi government, saw the participation of senior officials from Iran’s top security body and Saudi Arabia’s intelligence service, according to offi...
