ANKARA (AA) – As the EU considers enlargement, its foreign policy chief has suggested that the bloc reduce the scope of unanimity rule in foreign policy and reform its decision-making process through a “qualified majority vote.” Josep Borrell in a blog post on Monday said EU enlargement is back high on the agenda after the […]
BERLIN (AA) – Over 500 right-wing extremists are wanted in Germany, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Monday. In an answer to the Left Party’s parliamentary question, the ministry said as many as 568 far-right extremists, including 145 people who committed violent crimes, are sought by Germany as of March 31. At least 79 of [&helli...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh has called on Lebanon to “positively” consider the humanitarian rights of Palestinian refugees in the country. Speaking to reporters following talks with Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati, Haniyeh said the discussions took up the humanitarian conditions of refugees in camps ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Palestinian Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, Fadi al-Hidmi has termed the government of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett as the “most dangerous” to Jerusalem. The Knesset (Israel’s parliament) is set to vote on Monday on a bill to dissolve itself and go to early elections in preparation for the formation of a n...
ISTANBUL (AA) – In response to the latest announcement by the G7 nations regarding the launch of a $600 billion global infrastructure initiative, China has said that the G7 nations should bring “real money and projects that actually benefit the people.” “What the international community wants to see is real money and projects that actual...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye on Monday denounced “one-sided sanctions” on Iran, and voiced hopes for the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal. “We have been against one-sided sanctions on Iran and do not approve those sanctions,” Mevlut Cavusoglu told a joint press conference with Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdolla...
TAL ABYAD, Syria (AA) – A former Syrian prisoner recalled the torture and cruelty he suffered in detention during the rule of Hafez al-Assad, the father of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In a special interview on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on June 26, Turkmen Ismail Mustafa from Tal Abyad recounted [&hellip...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Even as the Pakistan government is planning to launch a countrywide survey to document the exact number of narcotic drug users, estimates suggest that there has been a slight decrease over the past decade. Authorities say that rough estimates so far suggest that some 9 million people or slightly over 4% […]
GENEVA (AA) – Countries need to provide the necessary material and legal conditions to enable health personnel to assess, report and document torture and cruel or inhumane treatment, human rights experts from the UN’s three anti-torture mechanisms have said. Experts issued their statement for the International Day in Support of Vic...
Wuchkai, Afghanistan – (AFP) A ruined village in eastern Afghanistan, just 10 kilometres (six miles) from the epicentre of this week’s deadly earthquake, is struggling back to life as aid trickles into the isolated region. Wuchkai, three hours away from the nearest town of any substance, can only be reached by a narrow, rutted dirt...
