GAZA CITY, Palestine – An Arab NGO documented 148 violations of Palestinian journalists’ rights by Israel in the occupied Palestinian territories last month. In a statement, the Journalists Support Committee said the month of May witnessed a surge in attacks on Palestinian journalists by Israeli forces and settlers. It termed the attacks...
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed the implementation of agreements on Nagorno-Karabakh in a phone call on Wednesday. Azerbaijan and Armenia fought a 44-day war over the South Caucasian region in 2020. Putin and Pashinyan stressed the importance of stepping up joint work to ensure re...
ANKARA – The number of Syrians returning to their country since 2016 has exceeded 500,000, according to the Turkish interior ministry. Following Türkiye’s military operations targeting the PKK and its affiliates across its border in northern Syria, conditions have gradually have made it possible for Syrians to return, the ministry ...
BEIRUT, Lebanon – The World Bank has called on Lebanon to accelerate implementing a comprehensive recovery plan out of its currently deep economic and financial crisis. “Despite early warnings, Lebanon has lost precious time and numerous opportunities to adopt a path to reform its economic and financial system,” Saroj Kumar Jha, th...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar discussed on Wednesday regional defense and security issues with his Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Muhammed Asif, who is accompanying Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on a three-day official visit to Türkiye. Akar welcomed Asif with military honors at the National Defense Ministry ...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye’s president on Wednesday welcomed the Pakistani prime minister with an official ceremony in the capital Ankara. Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a Turkish delegation welcomed Shehbaz Sharif and his delegation – currently on a three-day official visit to Türkiye – at the presidential complex. Among the participants in ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A wildfire in a forest in eastern Afghanistan continued to rage for a fourth day on Wednesday as officials said strong winds were hindering operations. The fire erupted in Sham Dara forest in Nurgram district of Nuristan province over the weekend, according to the state-run Bakhtar News Agency. Attempts by the provincial [&hell...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – (AFP): Israel signed a free trade deal with the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, its first with an Arab country, building on their US-brokered normalization of diplomatic relations in 2020. Two-way trade between Israel and the UAE last year totaled some $900 million dollars, according to Israeli figures. UAE...
Tehran, Iran – (AFP): Iran said Tuesday a report by the UN nuclear watchdog on undeclared nuclear material found at three sites was “not fair”. The latest report came as talks to revive a landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers remain deadlocked after stalling in March. In it, the IAEA said it […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The State Department denied Tuesday that it has halted plans to reopen its consulate in Jerusalem, which had served as the US’ de facto Embassy to the Palestinians until it was shuttered by former President Donald Trump. The Times of Israel recently reported that the Biden administration is freezing plans to reope...
