WASHINGTON (AA) – The US has denounced the killing of a Palestinian-American journalist in the occupied West Bank during an Israeli raid, but did not assign blame for Shireen Abu Akleh’s death. “We are heartbroken by and strongly condemn the killing of American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the West Bank,” State Depar...
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...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany has announced that it is seeking an extension of the mandate for its soldiers serving in UN and EU missions in Mali. Government spokesperson Christiane Hoffmann said the government agreed to raise its contingent in the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) peacekeeping mission to a m...
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...
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, […]
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...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has arrested two European nationals for allegedly “fomenting chaos and social disorder,” without revealing their nationalities. In a statement on Wednesday, the Intelligence Ministry said the detainees had been sent by “foreign conspirators” to carry out destabilizing activities in the country. The two arre...
