GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian official on Sunday accused Israel of pressuring donors to derail the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. Naji Sarhan of the Public Works and Housing Ministry said only 20% of homes destroyed in an Israeli military offensive on Gaza last year have been rebuilt. He said a few roads […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – China and Pakistan have reaffirmed their support for each other’s “core interests and major concerns,” while vowing to further enhance economic and defense cooperation. Pakistan’s new Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited China at his counterpart Wang Yi’s invitation for “discussions on the entire gamut of bi...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – An Israeli court on Sunday sentenced six Palestinian detainees to five years in prison for tunneling out of a maximum-security jail facility last year. The court also slapped the six prisoners with a fine of 5,000 shekels ($1,500), the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)-run Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detain...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinians have condemned a US decision to remove radical Jewish group Kach from the list of terror organizations. On Friday, the US Department of State removed five extremist groups from its list of foreign terrorist organizations, including Kach movement. In a statement, the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority ...
Sylhet, Bangladesh Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in parts of Bangladesh and India, leaving millions stranded and at least 57 dead. In Bangladesh, about two million people have been marooned by the worst floods in the country’s northeast for nearly two decades. At least 100 villages at Zakiganj were inundated after floodwate...
Maarab, Lebanon – Lebanon’s hijacked sovereignty must be restored after an election denied the powerful resistance movement Hezbollah a parliamentary majority, said Lebanese Christian leader Samir Geagea. “All strategic decision-making should return to the Lebanese state… security and military matters should be handled ...
Doha, Qatar While Qatar is known for its scorching heat, some fans will still take a sweater to World Cup stadiums because of the state-of-the-art air conditioning that its mastermind says will become the norm for mega sports events. Saud Abdulaziz Abdul Ghani, nicknamed “Dr Cool”, worked for 13 years on the solar-powered cooling s...
KARACHI, Pakistan – Turkiye will provide all support needed to strengthen Pakistan’s military infrastructure, the Turkish president has said. In a video message sent to the launching ceremony of the third vessel of the MILGEM Ada class corvettes – a joint venture of Turkiye and Pakistan- Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “The production process...
BERLIN – Qatar will play a “central role” in Germany’s new energy strategy, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said. Speaking at a joint news conference in Berlin with Qatar’s emir, Scholz said the two countries will enhance their economic ties and energy cooperation. “Germany will further develop its energy infrastructure so that we will be abl...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Three Syrian soldiers were killed in an Israeli missile attack south of the capital Damascus, according to the state news agency SANA. SANA, citing a military source, said the Israeli army struck targets Friday night using surface-to-surface missiles from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights. The broadcaster said some mi...
