Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed on a visit to Israel Thursday that the United States will “always” back it but said the Palestinians also have “legitimate aspirations” not represented by Hamas. Palestinian fighters killed 1,300 people in Israel, and took about 150 hostages in ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US and Israel should bomb Iran, Senator Lindsey Graham said Wednesday. Asked during an interview with CNN whether he wanted the US and Israel to “bomb Iran even in the absence of direct evidence of their involvement” in the attack by the Palestinian Hamas group on Israel, the Republican senator responded: [&he...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the deployment of US aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean Sea has a negative impact on the situation in the Gaza Strip. Speaking at the Russian Energy Week forum in Moscow, Putin questioned the purpose of sending a US military group to the region at […]
LONDON (AA) – Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala has reiterated his wish to relocate his country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, saying it would be “a desirable step” now. “I have personally been a proponent of relocating the Czech Embassy to Jerusalem for a long time. I am convinced that this would be a desirable [&hell...
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed three Hezbollah members Monday, the Iran-backed group said, as tensions surged after Palestinian fighters tried to infiltrate into Israel from Lebanon. The escalation on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon comes two days after Hamas militants launched an unprecedented multi-...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Israel pounded Hamas targets in Gaza Tuesday and claimed the bodies of 1,500 fighters were found in southern towns recaptured by the army in gruelling battles near the Palestinian enclave. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Israel’s military campaign following Saturday’s surprise mass onsl...
Moscow, Russia — AFP Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that creating a Palestinian state was the “most reliable” solution for peace in Israel and that fighting so-called “terrorism” alone would not ensure security. He spoke during a press conference with the head of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gh...
WASHINGTON: The United States said on Saturday it would ensure Israel’s defence after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack from Gaza. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said the United States would work to ensure that Israel “has what it needs to defend itself”. “Over the coming days the Department of Defence will work...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) — Bangladesh has got one step closer to activating its first nuclear power plant as Russia formally delivered an initial shipment of uranium fuel to the South Asian country on Thursday. Via video link, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended the official handover even...
MOSCOW (AA) — Russia’s presidential envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, has said that US influence in the country was limited to manipulation, asset freezes and threats. Speaking at a news conference in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan Republic, Kabulov said the US “fled” Afghanistan and “stole, but this...
