More detais are emerging in the killing of ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi. Neighbors say they had no idea that he was the head of the terrorist group. When U.S. forces flew over the Syrian town of Atme, wherel-Qurashi was hiding, resident Mahmoud Shehadeh mistook the sound of helicopters for a storm. In the […]
The Israeli municipality in Jerusalem has approved the construction of over 3,000 settlement units east of the city since the start of 2022, Anadolu Agency reports. The four settlement are planned on the Palestinian town of Isawiya. Plans include construction of 1,500 housing units, 200 protected rooms, and 500 student bedrooms on 150 acres,...
Over four million people in the U.S. quit their jobs in December, according to figures released Tuesday by the United States Department of Labor. That represents a decline of 200,000 from November, data showed. Job openings rose slightly by 150,000 to reach 10.9 million in December, up from 10.7 million in November. The market expectation [&h...
Amnesty International on Tuesday called for holding Israel accountable for committing “apartheid” against Palestinians in the occupied territories. At a news conference, Amnesty released the findings of a comprehensive report about Israeli apartheid practices in the region. It documents massive seizures of Palestinian land and property, unlawf...
Save the Children says collapse of health system, driven largely by western countries’ freeze of Afghan foreign exchange, comes at deadly cost for children. KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – Pneumonia cases are soaring in Afghanistan, killing children who are unable to access healthcare facilities, Save the Children, a leading humanitarian organ...
The French region of Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes suspended subsidies for a street-art festival in Grenoble because of a mural of a woman wearing a hijab. Regional authorities said in a statement the mural was “provocative” and “unacceptable.” They argued it only benefits extremists, fueling violence and hatred. They said subsidies planned for the &#...
The United Arab Emirates intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels early this morning, during the Israeli president’s official visit to the country. No damage was caused by the attack, the UAE’s defense ministry said in a statement on Twitter. It added that debris fell in an unpopulated area and there [&hell...
The British government on Sunday announced it will double the number of its troops stationed in Estonia as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to visit the embattled region and hold a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The British government on Sunday announced it will double the number of its troops stationed in […]
The move came Friday at an extraordinary virtual Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) summit to discuss the political situation in the country convened by Ghana’s president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – In the wake of Monday’s coup in Burkina Faso, an influential West African regional bloc has suspended Burki...
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev unanimously chosen as leader of Nur Otan party, taking over from ex-President Nazarbayev. ANKARA (AA) – Kazakhstan’s president was elected as head of the country’s ruling Nur Otan party on Friday. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was elected unanimously during the party’s extraordinary 21st Congress, according to a presidency statem...
