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An earthquake with a 5.7 magnitude shook Bingol province in eastern Turkey on Sunday, causing the collapse of a military observation tower which injured three people, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) said the epicenter of the quake was in the Karliova district of …

Saudi-led coalition forces continued to violate the ceasefire agreement in Hodeidah province, while the air forces launched 36 raids on six provinces in the past 24 hours, a security official told Saba News Agency on Saturday. The official explained that the forces of aggression committed 107 breaches, including flying of …

The Turkish government has informed Iraq and countries of the world of lifting travel restrictions related to entry and exit of citizens of all countries through air, land, and seaports. The Iraqi ambassador to Ankara informed the Iraqi government that Turkey has lifted travel restrictions on entry and exit of …

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep shock late Friday at the discovery of mass graves in Libyan territory recently recaptured from forces commanded by Khalifa Hifter and called for a transparent investigation. The U.N. chief also called on Libya’s U.N.-supported government to secure the mass graves, identify the victims, establish …

US occupation forces are going ahead with looting oil and gas fields in Syria. SANA news agency reported on Friday that US occupation forces stole a convoy loaded with dozens of tanks and tankers of fuel material heading from the Al-Jazeera region towards the Iraqi lands. The news agency quoted …

Turkey fiercely criticised Twitter on Friday for suspending more than 7,000 accounts that supported President Tayyip Erdogan, saying the company was smearing the government and trying to redesign Turkish politics. Twitter said it was taking down 7,340 accounts from a network detected early in 2020 that it said was being …

The death toll from the sinking of a boat carrying migrants off the Tunisian coast has risen to 54 as more bodies were recovered during the search operations. The boat, heading for Italy’s coast on Saturday, sank off the Tunisian city of Sfax. Tunisian search teams recovered the bodies of …

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in cities across Lebanon amid escalating protests as the country faces a collapse in its currency. Anger has surged as the Lebanese pound tumbled to record lows, having lost 70% of its value since October. The prime minister has called an emergency …

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has welcomed the decree of US President Donald Trump to impose sanctions against officials of the International Criminal Court, AFP reported. “This court is politicized and obsessed with carrying out a headhunt against Israel and the United States as well as other democratic countries that respect …

Syrian President Bashar Assad announced he had dismissed Prime Minister Imad Khamis on Thursday. Khamis has occupied the role since 2016. “President Assad has issued decree number 143 for the year 2020 which relieves the prime minister Imad Muhammad Dib Khamis of his position,” an official statement from the president …

Turkish Airlines’ planned recommencement of some international flights for June 10th never took off. A failure to secure the necessary permits from the country’s civil aviation authorities resulted in the much-anticipated reboot being pushed back once more. However, starting today, its fully-owned subsidiary AnadoluJet is now able to fly from …

Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met with Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi on Thursday on the expansion of bilateral cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, the Iranian ambassador congratulated the formation of the new Iraqi cabinet and the appointment of Fuad Hussein as the Iraqi Foreign Minister, …

Egypt will allow scheduled international flights and foreign tourists to resorts that have been least affected by the coronavirus starting from July 1, the cabinet said. Egypt suspended regular international flights in March and shut down restaurants, hotels, and cafes. Airports remain closed to all but domestic and repatriation flights, …

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday despite all pressures and sanctions by the United States, Iran has managed to move forward in the path of development. “The fact that inauguration of different projects continues under the time of sanctions shows that we have continued our path and grown our …

Israeli Defence Forces brutality | Protest sparks after an autistic Palestinian man killed

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas traveled to Jerusalem on Wednesday where he was set to voice European “concern” over Israel’s controversial annexation plans in the occupied West Bank. Maas, the first high-level European visitor to touch down in Israel since the coronavirus pandemic hit, on arrival touched elbows with his …

Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami in a phone conversation with his Iraqi counterpart Nazanin Mohammad Sheikh Mohammad said Iran is prepared to develop cooperation with Iraq. Eslami congratulated Sheikh Mohammad’s appointment as the minister of roads and urban development in the cabinet of Mustafa al-Kadhimi. He …

The irrigation and water ministers of Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt met in a virtual conference late Tuesday to discuss the resumption of trilateral talks on a $5 billion hydro dam Ethiopia is building over on the Nile River. Seleshi Bekele, Yasser Abbas, and Mohamed Abdel-Ati addressed procedural matters to resume …

Protesters poured into the streets of the Lebanese capital Saturday to decry the collapse of the economy, as clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of the Iran-backed Shiite group Hezbollah. Hundreds filled the streets in and around the protest hub of Martyrs Square in the center of Beirut, with skirmishes …

Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun called for national unity on Sunday after violence erupted in parts of Beirut between supporters of rival sectarian political parties. Lebanon maintains a fragile sectarian balance since its many religious sects fought a 1975-1990 civil war with factions often backed by regional rivals. A financial crisis …