WASHINGTON (AA) – The US imposed sanctions Tuesday on entities in Iran and Russia accusing them of attempting to interfere in the 2024 election. The Treasury Department said a subsidiary of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and an organization affiliated with the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) “aimed to st...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Hundreds of thousands of people gathered at Istanbul’s Galata Bridge on New Year’s Day to express solidarity with Palestine. Participants marched from mosques across the historic peninsula and beyond after early morning prayers, beating the wintry chill and carrying Turkish and Palestinian flags. The event was organized b...
ANKARA (AA) – Iran has said that it will hold a new round of nuclear talks with the European troika – France, Germany and the UK (E3) – in the Swiss city of Geneva on January 13. “What is happening between Iran and the E3 is talks, not negotiations,” Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said […]
Ford Motor Company says its official X account was hacked, with the compromised account posting free-Palestinian messages. The posts included phrases such as “Free Palestine” and “Israel is a terrorist state” and “ALL EYES ON GAZA.” The tweets generated thousands of interactions before being deleted in hour...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Gaza’s population has declined by 6% as a result of Israel’s genocidal war, official figures have shown. Ola Awad, head of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), said the territory’s population dropped to 2.1 million, down by 160,000 people since 2023. Awad said nearly 45,500 people have been dire...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s destruction of hospitals in northern Gaza is part of a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” against Palestinians, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz wrote in a recent editorial. The editorial criticized the Israeli army’s actions in northern Gaza, saying they are aimed at preventing displaced Palestinians...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US is “aware of reports and still gathering information” about the Israeli detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, said the State Department on Monday. The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that Israeli forces arrested Abu Safiya in northern Gaza, and other s...
Israel conducted a massive airstrike on a weapons depot in Tartus, Syria, on Dec. 16, 2024. Israeli Defense Forces reportedly destroyed a scud missile facility. However, speculation has arisen about the possible use of a small nuclear weapon in the attack. The strike caused a 3.0 magnitude earthquake, felt as far as Iznik, Türkiye, 820 [&hell...
ANKARA (AA) – Syria’s newly appointed foreign minister said Monday that his first official visit will be to Saudi Arabia. Asaad al-Shaibani said he accepted an invitation from his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan to visit the kingdom. “I am honored to represent my country on my first official visit (to Saudi Arabia),” he ...
ANKARA (AA) – UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has strongly criticized an Israeli draft bill aimed at recruiting volunteers as prison guards, warning that it could lead to increased abuses against Palestinian detainees. In a post on X, Albanese called the proposal “so sickening,” saying “Israel MUST BE STOPPED: starti...
