ISTANBUL (AA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed cease-fire efforts in Gaza and Lebanon as well as the crisis in Sudan in a phone call Sunday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The top diplomats discussed efforts to secure an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and to address the sharp deterioration in humanitarian con...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A US doctor who returned from humanitarian missions in the Gaza Strip has urged the Biden administration to put an end to Israel’s war on the besieged Palestinian enclave. Zaher Sahloul, president of NGO MedGlobal and a critical care associate professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago, was one of the health […]...
ANKARA (AA) – Recalling the US warning to Israel to improve humanitarian situation in the besieged Gaza Strip, the EU foreign policy chief has slammed Washington for giving another month to Israel while “too many people” are being killed there. “They gave one-month delay” during which “too many people” would be killed, Josep ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the 79th UN General Assembly in New York to discuss bilateral relations and global issues. According to the US State Department, both diplomats stressed the importance of keeping communication channels open between the two nations amid o...
NEW YORK (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor and head of Bangladesh’s interim government, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meetings in New York. Blinken underscored US support for the interim government as it works toward stabilizing the economy and emphasize...
ANKARA (AA) – Hamas has described the US position on South Africa’s lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as showing “contempt for international law and (being) an American attempt to disrupt it.” In a statement, the Hamas group said the comments by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken rega...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz to take “affirmative steps” to de-escalate tensions in the West Bank while also reiterating that Israel must take “all possible measures” to avoid civilian harm. In a phone call, Blinken and Gantz discussed ongoing effort...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China has said that “major countries” must practice “fairness and justice” on the situation in the besieged Palestinian enclave of Gaza. Beijing conveyed the message to Washington during a phone call between top diplomats of China and the US. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed [&...
Washington, United States – – AFP The United States and Qatar officials have agreed to prevent Iran from using a $6 billion humanitarian assistance fund, amid suspicions of Iran’s assistance to Palestinian resistance group Hamas. The money had been transferred to Iranian accounts in Qatar, in a US-Iran prisoner swap deal anno...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US has sanctioned a high-ranking leader and a regional commander within Sudan’s Rapid Security Forces (RSF). Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo, the senior RSF official, is being sanctioned for the RSF’s “acts of violence and human rights abuses, including the massacre of civilians, ethnic killings, and use ...