WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will depart for a five-day tour of the Middle East and North Africa beginning this weekend, the State Department said Thursday. During his travels to Israel, Palestine, Morocco and Algeria, Blinken will “consult with partners on a range of regional and global priorities, includ...
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday China and the Islamic world have a strong desire to build partnerships for unity, justice and development. Wang spoke during a joint press conference with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. It was part of the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of [&hel...
NEW DELHI (AA) – India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has claimed victory in Uttar Pradesh, the country’s most populous province. The victory is significant for the ultranationalist Hindu party because UP has 20 percent Muslim population, more than the other provinces of the country. The party also retained power in the stat...
ANKARA – Turkiye has rejected the “unfounded allegations” levelled by Arab League against Ankara. “We totally reject the unfounded allegations towards Turkiye contained in some of the resolutions and the communique adopted at the Council of Foreign Ministers meeting of the Arab League held on 9 March 2022,” a Foreign Ministry statement s...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Two ministers in the Cabinet of Libyan interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh resigned Thursday, according to media reports. The resignations of Minister of Civil Service Abdul Fattah al-Khawja and Minister of State for Immigration Affairs Ijdid Maatouk come amid a deep political rift in the oil-rich country. Dbeibeh ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israeli army Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi on Thursday met in Manama with Bahraini Defense Minister Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa. The two discussed topics pertaining to enhancing regional stability, in addition to issues of mutual concern, the Bahraini state news agency reported. Kochavi arrived in Bahrain on Wednesday for an uns...
ANKARA (AA) – Israel President Isaac Herzog on Thursday concluded his visit to Turkiye after meeting Jewish community representatives in Istanbul. Herzog arrived in Ankara on Wednesday on a state visit, the first by an Israeli head of state in 14 years. Ahead of bilateral talks with Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Herzog ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett described the visit of President Isaac Herzog to Turkey on Wednesday as an “exciting moment.” Bennett shared a video on Twitter of the official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara and said: “A warm welcome to the President of Israel Isaac Herzo...
ANKARA (AA) – A human rights group on Wednesday called for urgent financial assistance to thousands of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. In a statement, the Beirut-based Palestinian Association for Human Rights – known as Witness – said Palestinian refugees have taken the full brunt of the economic crisis caused by the Russian war on Ukra...
GENEVA – China has agreed to allow a UN visit to the Xinjiang region where it is accused of oppressing its Muslim minority. “I am pleased to announce that we have recently reached an agreement with the Government of China for a visit,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said at the 48th […]
