NEW DELHI (AA) – India and Bangladesh have reaffirmed their commitment to combating and preventing the spread of terrorism, violent extremism, and radicalization in the region and beyond, and have decided to strengthen their cooperation in this regard. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Türkiye will host an online fundraiser to help flood victims in Pakistan, where over 1,300 people have lost their lives while over 33 million have been affected, most of whom are living under the open sky. The virtual fundraiser will be held on Thursday at around 7.30 p.m., Istanbul time, a statement […]
ANKARA (AA) – The US has “strongly” condemned Iran’s alleged cyberattack on NATO ally Albania, saying it will take “further action to hold Iran accountable”. “We join in Prime Minister Rama’s call for Iran to be held accountable for this unprecedented cyber incident. The United States will take further actio...
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...