RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A colleague of slain Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday about his fellow journalist’s final moments before she was shot while covering an Israeli army raid. Veteran journalist Abu Akleh was among the reporters to rush to the scene in the northern city of Jenin in [&hell...
ANKARA (AA) – The killing of prominent Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is a “potential war crime,” a UN official has said. The UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, said in an interview with Anadolu Agency that the crime constitutes a “serious violation of international humanitarian law and is...
ISTANBUL – The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is jeopardizing food security in low-income countries, especially in the Middle East and Africa, an expert said. Eren Gunhan Ulusoy, head of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) Eurasia, said that some countries in Africa are requesting aid as they cannot find sufficient reso...
ANKARA – Turkiye has said that its forces have “neutralized” 10 more PKK fighters in northern Syria. The National Defense Ministry has claimed that these PKK members were plotting to attack the areas of Operation Euphrates Shield and Operation Olive Branch. Turkish authorities use the term “neutralize” to imply the targ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has offered condolences to the family of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank. Abu Akleh, 51, was shot dead while covering the Israeli raid in the city of Jenin on the morning of Wednesday May 11. […]
ANKARA – The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the killing of a veteran Al Jazeera journalist while covering an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank. Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, was shot dead while covering the Israeli raid in the city of Jenin on the morning of Wednesday May 11. Another journalist, […]
ANKARA – The South Korean president has said that the security situation in the region is “tough” after reports of North Korea resuming its nuclear program. Yoon Suk-yeol called upon senior presidential secretaries for close monitoring of the situation. “The security situation is tough. Foreign countries are worried, and there’s talk of ...
NEW DELHI – India’s top court has barred the government from using a colonial-era sedition law that critics say is used to suppress voices of dissent. Earlier this week, the Indian government informed the court that it has decided to “re-examine and reconsider” the law, known as section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IP...
ERBIL, Iraq (AA) – Iranian forces targeted areas near the northern Iraqi city of Erbil in artillery strikes on Wednesday, an Iraqi official said. Iranian strikes hit rural areas north of Erbil near the Iraqi-Iranian border, said Ihsan Chalabi, a senior official in the region’s Sidekan area. No loss of life has so far been […]
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli forces launched a rocket attack on Syria’s southern province of Quneitra, Syrian media reported on Wednesday. Israeli forces targeted the Hader town with rockets, according to the official SANA news agency. The attack caused only material damage, it added. Israeli officials generally avoid making statements about at...
