GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) — Another Palestinian journalist has been killed in an Israeli attack in the central Gaza Strip, the Gaza government media office said. In a statement, the media office said Palestinian photojournalist Omar Salah Al-Derawi was killed in an Israeli bombing targeting his home in the Al-Zawaida area, central Gaza, killin...
TEHRAN (AA) — Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Saudi Arabia’s ambassador in Tehran in order to protest the execution of six Iranian nationals convicted of drug trafficking in the kingdom. Iran delivered a formal protest note to the Saudi ambassador to Tehran, Abdullah bin Saud Al-Anzi, expressing its strong opposition to the execut...
ROME (AA) – Italy’s foreign ministry has said that it has summoned Iran’s ambassador in Rome and requested the immediate release of journalist Cecilia Sala. Sala was arrested on December 19, while in Tehran for carrying out reporting under a regular press visa, according to the ministry. Her arrest was unveiled more than a week […...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Gaza police chief and his deputy have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern city of Khan Younis, the Interior Ministry said. A ministry statement said Mahmoud Salah and his deputy Hussam Shahwan were killed in a dawn strike by the Israeli army. Several people were reportedly […]
As the GOP-controlled House of Representatives gears up for its 119th session, a significant controversy has emerged within its ranks. Thomas Massie publicly criticized a component of the proposed rules package designed to protect Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution. This reaction follo...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Several Arab countries have condemned the car-ramming attack that killed and injured dozens in New Orleans on Wednesday. A white F-150 pickup truck plowed through the heart of the French Quarter of New Orleans, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 30 others. The FBI identified the attacker as Shamsud-Din [&he...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A ministerial committee of the Palestinian Authority has suspended all operations of Al Jazeera in the occupied West Bank. The committee, made up of officials from the ministries of culture, interior and communications, also temporarily halted the work of Al Jazeera’s journalists, staff, teams and affiliated channel...
DAMASCUS (AA) – Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani arrived in the Saudi capital Riyadh late Wednesday in his first overseas visit since the removal of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The trip was organized at the invitation of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported, citing an...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – An official from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has termed the death of seven newborns and infants from cold in Gaza as “tragic and unacceptable.” “It’s tragic and unacceptable that since 23 December, 7 newborns and infants have reportedly died from the cold and a lack of adequate shelter ...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The Yemeni Houthi resistance group has claimed to have shot down a US drone in central Yemen. Military spokesman Yahya Saree said a US MQ-9 drone was intercepted “while carrying out hostile missions” over Marib province. He said the drone was shot down by “a domestically made surface-to-air missile.” The spokesman [&h...
