ISTANBUL (AA) – Armenia’s prime minister will attend a trilateral meeting with the Azerbaijani and Russian leaders, Russian news outlets reported on Wednesday, citing Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan. “Yes, he will go. According to my information, he will leave,” Simonyan was reported to have said on whether Nikol Pashinyan would t...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Saudi Arabia’s support of a UN resolution condemning Russia and providing aid to Ukraine were positive but do not compensate for a decision by OPEC+ to cut oil production, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg, Blinken said the decision by OPEC+ had not advanced [&h...
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP): Lebanese politician Michel Moawad has urged lawmakers to back his bid for the presidency, denouncing Hezbollah’s “stranglehold” on the crisis-hit country. MPs have been unable to pick a successor to President Michel Aoun whose term ends next week, stoking fears of a political crisis that would further c...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) -At least 13 people have been confirmed dead and 40 others injured so far in an attack on Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraz after an armed assailant on Wednesday evening opened indiscriminate fire. The incident took place at around 5.45 p.m. local time (1415GMT) when people were preparing for congregational evening prayers, [&hel...
Saudi Arabia has denied reports that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman mocks U.S. President Joe Biden in private sessions. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said the kingdom’s leaders have always respected U.S. presidents. He stressed that the allegations “are completely false.” The Wall Street Journal cited Saudi sources saying ...
Global journalists’ associations have condemned the murder of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif on Sunday in Kenya. The groups have called for immediate and speedy investigations into the case. Sharif was shot by Kenyan police officers at a roadblock in Kajiado County, about an hour’s drive from the capital Nairobi. Kenyan police have said t...
In recent years, voters in Indonesia have supported candidates with solid religious personas whose lifestyles and appearances adhere to Islamic values. The world’s largest Muslim-majority democracy has seen an increasing trend toward Islamic piety. That’s according to a paper published by researchers Haryanto and Rizkika Lhena Darwin in the n...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanon resumed on Wednesday what it called “voluntary repatriation” of Syrian refugees to their home country after a three-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic. Authorities have specified 14 gathering points nationwide for refugees willing to return to Syria. According to an Anadolu Agency reporte...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – In a tit-for-tat move, Iran on Wednesday sanctioned several European Union officials and entities for “supporting terrorism” amid ongoing protests over the death of a young Iranian woman in police custody. The Foreign Ministry released a list that includes EU lawmakers, advocacy groups, and media outlets accused...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – The World Bank has said it is ready to provide Lebanon with a finance package valued between $300 million and $500 million to cover social and sustainability needs. “This is very important in light of the increasing poverty rates. The funds also cover other sustainability-related projects,” Ferid Belhaj, the ...
