ISTANBUL (AA) – The first edition of Abu Dhabi Space Debate has kicked off in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Some 300 decision-makers and representatives of 47 international space institutions and agencies are attending the two-day event. The event focuses on three main topics: space sustainability, space accessibility and spac...
ANKARA (AA) – UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed paid an official visit to Qatar to strengthen bilateral relations between the two Gulf nations which have not been on very amicable terms. According to the UAE state agency WAM, the visit followed an invitation from Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. It is the [&hellip...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Monday for yet another official visit. Herzog was welcomed at the airport by Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. On Sunday, the Israeli president had visited Bahrain — his first state visit to ...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye coordinates with its allies but does not seek anyone’s permission for its security operations in Syria, according to the Turkish presidential spokesperson. “We don’t ask for permission, we just coordinate with our allies when we face a national security threat,” Ibrahim Kalin said in an interview aired by Qatari broadcast...
BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraq has retrieved more than 18,000 smuggled artifacts, according to the country’s foreign minister. “The Iraqi government has made efforts to stop sabotage operations against antiquities, as more than 18,000 smuggled artifacts have been returned,” Fouad Hussein said at the opening of the 6th Forum of Arab Civilizations in...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has vowed to remain steadfast in resisting the decades-long Israeli occupation. In a televised speech at a ceremony in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Abbas said the Israeli aggression will be faced by expanding the popular and peaceful resistance and further action at the interna...
ANKARA (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed to stand against Israeli settlements or annexation in the occupied West Bank with former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to return to power. “We will also continue to unequivocally oppose any acts that undermine the prospects of a two-state solution, including, but not ...
ANKARA (AA) – Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad opened fire Sunday on civilian demonstrators, killing one and wounding four others. Protests reportedly broke out in the southwestern city of As-Suwayda, which is under the Assad regime’s authority, over the high cost of living, corruption, inadequate living conditions ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – An Israeli court on Sunday rejected a petition to release Nael al-Barghouthi, the longest-serving Palestinian detainee in Israeli jails, according to a local NGO. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoner Society said the Ofer Military Court decided to maintain a life sentence against the Palestinian detainee citing a...
Tehran, Iran (AFP): Iran has scrapped its morality police after more than two months of protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini following her arrest for allegedly violating the country’s strict female dress code, an official said Sunday. Women-led protests, labelled “riots” by the authorities, have swept Iran since the...
