TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran on Thursday dismissed the intelligence chief of the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and replaced him with a senior military commander. IRGC chief Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami in a decree on Thursday appointed Brig. Gen. Mohammad Kazemi in place of Hossein Taeb, a formidable clergyman who held the powerfu...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye and Israel have begun efforts to raise the diplomatic representation at relevant countries to the level of ambassadors, the Turkish foreign minister announced on Thursday. Stressing the significance of bilateral political and regional consultations, Mevlut Cavusoglu during a news conference with his Israeli counterp...
WASHINGTON (AA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that he has been “saddened” by Tuesday’s deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan. Over 1,000 people were reported to have died and nearly 1,600 were injured after a jolt hit Paktika province, according to local authorities. The death toll is feared to ris...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have declared their determination to launch a new era of cooperation in bilateral ties in political, economic, military, security and cultural spheres. Erdogan welcomed bin Salman with an official ceremony in the capital Ankara. According to a...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Knesset (Israel’s Parliament) on Wednesday voted in a preliminary reading of a bill to dissolve itself in preparation for early elections in October. The bill was supported by 110 lawmakers during the vote. A second and third vote is expected to be held next week. “It is expected that the procedures […]...
ANKARA (AA) – Apart from civil wars and foreign military interventions, natural disasters have caused massive death and destruction in Afghanistan over the past 60 years. Wednesday’s earthquake that struck a rural, mountainous region of southeastern Afghanistan killing hundreds of people, is one of a series of deadliest quakes that have hit th...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – China has approved a $2.3 billion loan to prop up Pakistan’s depleting foreign reserves with cash inflow expected within a couple of days. The loan facility agreement was inked between Islamabad and a consortium of Chinese banks, Pakistan’s Finance Miftah Ismail said on Twitter on Wednesday. “The Chin...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and other federal agencies to help those affected by an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the US is “deeply saddened to see the devastating earthquake” that...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi state media on Wednesday hailed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Türkiye and the distinguished relations between Riyadh and Ankara. The state-run Al-Ikhbariya television said Saudi-Turkish relations “witness a new phase of development and prosperity with tangible steps between the leaderships of both coun...
NABLUS, Palestine (AA) – Living without basic amenities in the caves after their houses faced repeated demolitions and attacks from Jewish settlers, coupled with restrictions from the Israeli army, residents of the Palestinian village of Tana, have learned to fill the gap by using renewable resources. Bassam Khatatbeh and his family including ...
