DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Two Bangladeshi citizens died while two others sustained bullet wounds after Indian border forces opened fire on a group of people who allegedly crossed the border to smuggle cattle. The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) gunned down the Bangladeshi nationals early Thursday along Bangladesh’s northern Lalmo...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA): Vehicles lined up outside fuel stations in the Lebanese capital on Wednesday as the country faces a serious economic crisis. Since 2019, Lebanon has been facing a crippling economic crisis that, according to the World Bank, is one of the worst the world has seen in modern times. Lebanon’s central bank on […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – China has defended its decision to dump the ‘zero-COVID’ policy as the world’s most populous nation moves to fully open for international travel. Hua Chunying, the spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry, said the country’s “focus” on the COVID-19 response “has shifted from ‘infection prevention’ to ‘health protection a...
ANKARA (AA) – Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Twitter, has said that about 100 Starlink satellites provide internet support in Iran. “Approaching 100 Starlinks active in Iran,” the 51-year-old business magnate tweeted. Earlier, Musk said he would deploy Starlink satellites to allow demonstrators to communicate in Iran, amid ...
Kabul, Afghanistan (AFP): An 18-year-old Afghan student endured taunts and insults at the weekend as she staged a solo protest against the ban on women attending university. “For the first time in my life, I felt so proud, strong and powerful because I was standing against them and demanding a right that God has given […]
NEW YORK (AA) – The US is considering new coronavirus precautions for travelers from China because of a surge in cases there, according to media reports. Bloomberg News cited US officials who raised concerns about the transparency of data coming from China about new cases. American officials said that they were considering new travel pre...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has remained silent on a proposal by Oman’s Shura Council to expand the country’s boycott of Tel Aviv. On Monday, the Shura Council, Oman’s only legislative body, voted to stiffen its boycott law of Israel. The drive aims to expand the boycott of Israel to include the fields of sports, culture […]
MOSCOW (AA) – The Kremlin on Tuesday refuted Armenian claims about “being forced” to join a union of Russia and Belarus, calling them “provocative.” “Such statements can be considered provocative. They do not correspond to reality. None of the Russian officials said this and did not bring it to the Armenian side t...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday pledged to accelerate settlement building in the occupied West Bank and the Syrian Golan Heights. Israel’s parliament will hold a special session on Thursday to grant confidence to Netanyahu’s new government. “The Jewish people have an exclusive and inalien...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s parliament on Wednesday passed into law a bill that expands the authority of incoming National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over the police force. Sixty-one lawmakers voted in favor of the law against 55 in its third and final reading. The bill stipulates that the police will be subject to the authority [&h...