21 vessels attacked, 23 continues to sail toward Gaza ISTANBUL (AA) – Israel detained 223 activists on board the international aid flotilla bound for the besieged Gaza Strip, organizers said on Thursday. The Global Sumud flotilla shared on Instagram the names and nationalities of 223 activists aboard the 15 of attacked vessels. The activ...
Strikes targeted homes, a school sheltering displaced civilians, and areas near the Islamic University, causing extensive damage and casualties ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 14 Palestinians were killed and others wounded Wednesday in a series of Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Seven peo...
Managing Palestinian affairs in Gaza or West Bank is ‘internal matter that must be decided through national consensus,’ group says ISTANBUL (AA) – The Palestinian group Hamas said Sunday that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is “an unwelcome figure in the Palestinian context.” The remarks came from senior Hamas political bu...
Police chief says 40-year-old suspect drove vehicle through front doors of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township before opening fire ISTANBUL (AA) – At least four people were killed and eight injured when a gunman opened fire at a Mormon church in Grand Blanc Township in the US state […]
US president hosts Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Gen. Asim Munir for closed-door meeting at White House ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised US President Donald Trump for his role in helping to secure a ceasefire between Pakistan and India, saying it averted a “major catastrophe” in South Asia, his office sai...
Israeli airstrike killed 31 journalists in Sana’a, CPJ calls it second deadliest assault on press ever recorded SANAA / TEL AVIV (MNTV) — Yemen’s Houthi movement launched a drone strike on Israel’s Red Sea city of Eilat on Wednesday, days after Israeli airstrikes leveled a newspaper complex in Sana’a, killing 31 journalists and media staff [&h...
Touted as a ‘game changer’ and centerpiece of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Gwadar Port still struggles with low traffic, missing industries, and scant investment Mushfiq Ahmed KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) – On September 25, as the world marks World Maritime Day and reflects on the oceans that carry 90% of global trade, Pakistan’s maritime...
Deal to remove, reduce tariff, non-tariff barriers, establish more transparent, predictable framework for trade, investment, says Canada’s Prime Minister’s Office ISTANBUL (AA) – Canada has announced a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Indonesia, Ottawa’s first bilateral trade agreement within ASE...
SRINAGAR, Kashmir (MNTV) – – At least four people were killed and more than 70 others injured in Ladakh, India, on Wednesday as protests demanding statehood for the region and its inclusion under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution turned violent in Leh, reported Kashmir Life. The agitation, called by the youth wing of the [&hel...
DILI, Timor-Leste (MNTV) — Timor-Leste is slated to become the 11th member of the ASEAN regional grouping next month, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday during a visit to the South-east Asian nation, reports The Straits Times. The accession will be formalised at a gathering of world leaders in Kuala Lumpur, confirmed ...
