TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – An Iranian pilgrim arrested by Saudi authorities during the Hajj pilgrimage in July has been released by Riyadh following mediation by Iraq and Oman. The news was delivered to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian by his Iraqi and Omani counterparts in separate calls on Saturday, according to a statement i...
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned a proposed maritime border agreement with Lebanon. Netanyahu, who is the head of the right-wing Likud Party, on Sunday accused Prime Minister Yair Lapid of trying to hide the details of the deal from the public. Lapid seeks “to authorize the agreement without a debate [&h...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned the ousting of Burkina Faso’s president, Paul-Henri Damiba, by force by military officers. In a statement, the Jeddah-based organization said the change by force came at a time when the international community, including OIC, is committed to supporting Burkina Fa...
ANKARA (AA) – The death toll from a stampede and riot at a football game in Indonesia rose to 174, a government official said on Sunday. After supporters of the losing home team stormed the pitch in the East Java province on late Saturday, officers fired tear gas to disperse them, triggering the stampede and […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A Pakistani court has issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Imran Khan for threatening a female judge at a public meeting in August. The warrant was issued by a magistrate in the capital Islamabad after the former premier failed to appear before him for a hearing. Khan had initially […]
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran and the US have held “intensive talks” in recent weeks mediated by “a regional country” regarding a prisoner swap and the release of Iran’s frozen assets abroad, according to Nour News, a news agency affiliated with Iran’s top security body. It also said the release of Iran’s f...
Kabul, Afghanistan (AFP): Students of the minority Hazara community remain unfazed by the obstacles to education in Afghanistan and have pledged that they will return to class. “Education is our weapon and they want to take this weapon away from us,” said 19-year-old Wajiha, a day after escaping the assault that killed 35. “I...
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP): Lebanon has received a letter from US envoy Amos Hochstein containing an “offer” on a maritime border deal with Israel over an area claimed by Lebanon, rich in offshore gas fields. Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with the US ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea “who delivered a written offer from the US [...
Paris, France (AFP): Iranians living overseas as well as those who support their cause are gathering in cities all over the world in solidarity with protests sparked by the mysterious custodial death of Mahsa Amini who was being held for defying the country’s laws on women’s dress code in public. A wave of street protests […...
Baghdad, Iraq (AFP): Clashes broke out between protesters and security forces injuring dozens as thousands gathered in Iraqi cities on Saturday to mark three years since nationwide demonstrations erupted against endemic corruption. The latest protests come as Iraq has been mired in political paralysis since elections in October last year that ...
