Tal Abyad, Syria (AFP): A drone strike in northern Syria has killed a suspected member of ISIS. It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack that came days after US forces said they had targeted IS officials in Syria in a series of raids. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a […]
HEBRON CITY, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian official has accused Israeli settlers of burning copies of Islamic scriptures in the West Bank city of Hebron. “Burnt copies of the Quran were found near the Qaytoun mosque in Hebron’s Old City,” Nidal al-Jabari, the director of Waqf Department in Hebron, said. He suggested that the copies […]...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian minor has succumbed to injuries he sustained from Israeli army fire in the West Bank city of Jenin. Khalil Samudi, 12, was shot and injured in an Israeli military raid in Jenin on Saturday, and has died of his wounds. Eleven other Palestinians were also injured in the raid. […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Christian church leaders in Jerusalem have voiced concern over British plans to relocate the UK Embassy from Tel Aviv to the Israel-occupied international city. In a statement, the Council of the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem said that it noted “with grave concern the recent call” of new British […]...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – After almost four weeks of protests over the death of a woman in police custody, Iran’s judiciary chief has expressed his willingness for dialogue with protesters. Speaking at a meeting of senior judiciary officials in Tehran, Mohsen Ejei said he is willing to engage in dialogue and negotiations with all groups [&hell...
WASHINGTON (AA) – American Secretary of State Antony Blinken “expressed appreciation” during a telephone call with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for “positive steps” taken to achieve peace between Baku and Yerevan. Blinken pointed in particular to “recent direct talks between the foreign ministers and l...
ANKARA (AA) – Iran has summoned British Ambassador Simon Shercliff to protest sanctions imposed on the country’s morality police. A Foreign Ministry statement said it conveyed Iran’s strong protest over the “arbitrary” and “baseless” sanctions and the UK’s interference in Iran’s internal affairs, the state news agency IRNA reported. Tehr...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday announced reaching a “historic deal” with Lebanon on their maritime border dispute. In a statement, Lapid said the deal will “strengthen Israel’s security, inject billions into Israel’s economy, and ensure the stability of our northern border.R...
Kashmiri pro-freedom leader Altaf Ahmed Shah, who had been in prison for the past five years for advocating the right to self-determination for Kashmiris, passed away on Monday night, a few days after he was diagnosed with late-stage renal cancer, according to his family. Altaf Ahmed Shah, 66-year-old, was a leader of a prominent pro-freedom ...
ANKARA (AA) – Iranian state television was hacked Saturday by a hacktivist group while its main news program was being broadcast. A speech by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was briefly interrupted with Khamenei’s picture, surrounded by flames, next to images of Mahsa Amini and three women who were allegedly killed during pro...
