ISLAMABAD (AA) – The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday called on the US to refrain from violating Afghanistan’s airspace, saying Washington has not provided any proof of the killing of al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in their country. A drone strike carried out by the U.S. last month killed al-Zawahiri in Kabul, that, according to US Presiden...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Tuesday condemned Israel’s new settlement plans in occupied East Jerusalem. On Monday, Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked said a ministerial settlement committee has approved plans to build a settlement project under the name “Givat Shaked” south of East J...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanon’s Parliament Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab has said there are thorny issues in the maritime border demarcation talks with Israel. “There are major complications but are being resolved one after another,” Bou Saab told reporters following talks with President Michel Aoun in the capital Beirut. He said his ta...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – The UN refugee agency has mounted a massive airlift relief operation for flood victims in Pakistan, where over 33 million people have been affected by this year’s disastrous floods. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the first three flights from Dubai arrived in Pakistan while five mo...
NEW DELHI (AA) – A local court in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh will hear a petition filed by right-wing Hindu organizations, claiming that the existing Jamia Masjid Shamsi in Badaun city was built after demolishing a Hindu temple. Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, a local Hindu organization, along with some local residents file...
NEW DELHI (AA) – India and Bangladesh on Tuesday signed seven Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and launched work on five projects. MoUs on water sharing, railways, space, science, and judiciary were signed in the presence of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina in the capital New Delhi. In a stat...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli authorities plan a list of restrictions for foreigners seeking to visit the occupied West Bank, a move that has triggered outrage from Palestinians and Western nations. The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), the Israeli body responsible for Palestinian civil affairs, said the new rules wil...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli government has announced the approval of an aviation agreement with Türkiye. “We approved an agreement to establish aviation connections between Türkiye and Israel,” Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Twitter. Lapid said under the agreement, Israeli airliners will be able to land and take off from Istanbul and other...
MOSCOW (AA) – The Kremlin has condemned a terrorist attack in Afghanistan’s Kabul, which killed two Russian Embassy staff. “Of course, we are talking about a terrorist act, which is absolutely unacceptable in general. We strongly condemn such terrorist acts,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a press briefing in Moscow. The ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has said that veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was likely killed by “wrong” gunfire from an Israeli soldier. In a statement, it said that after a series of investigations conducted by a specialized professional team, it had not been possible to determine for sure who was responsible for ...