The United States is providing Ukraine with $350 million in additional military equipment to fight off Russia’s “brutal and unprovoked assault,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced. “This package will include further lethal defensive assistance to help Ukraine address the armored, airborne, and other threats...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Egypt on Sunday called for an emergency meeting of the Arab League to discuss the Ukrainian crisis following a Russian military attack in the European country. A statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said the meeting will discuss current developments in Ukraine. The Cairo-based pan-Arab body has yet to confirm the meeting....
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Morocco has called for avoiding the use of force to settle disputes amid a Russian military attack on Ukraine. In a statement, the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said Rabat is following with concern the developments of the situation between Russia and Ukraine. “The Kingdom of Morocco reiterates its support for the territorial ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel authorities have forced a Palestinian family to demolish their home in occupied East Jerusalem, according to a local NGO on Sunday. In a statement, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center said the Jerusalem Municipality forced the Abu Sneineh family to raze their home on Saturday in Jabal al-Mukaber neighborhood in Jerusalem...
The US Treasury Department announced Thursday an additional set of sanctions on Russian financial institutions, entities, elites, as well as actions targeting Belarus. The US Treasury Department announced Thursday an additional set of sanctions on Russian financial institutions, entities, elites, as well as actions targeting Belarus. Russia’s ...
Two Palestinian prisoners, who had been on hunger strike for over four months, were released on Thursday, Feb. 24, from Israeli jails. Two Palestinian prisoners, who had been on hunger strike for over four months, were released on Thursday, Feb. 24, from Israeli jails. Hisham Abu Hawash, and Miqdad al-Qawasmi were two of the dozens […]
Turkish Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTUK) urged three international broadcasters to apply for an online broadcasting license as a Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman stressed Wednesday it is a “technical requirement.” US State Department spokesman Ned Price expressed “concern” on Twitter about RTUK’s requiremen...
Burkina Faso’s technical commission tasked with drafting a charter and a roadmap for the transitional period on Wednesday handed over its report to junta leader Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Damiba. Chaired by Mariame Ouattara, the commission was tasked with setting the framework for the political transition revolving around the restoration of territori...
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the United States will join Germany in imposing sanctions on the Russian Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project in retaliation for Moscow’s military pressure against Ukraine. “I have directed my administration to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG and its corporate officers,”...
