The European Union calls for a ceasefire in Afghanistan
- 2019-10-20 18:05:29
European Union officials on Sunday called for a ceasefire in Afghanistan, saying the collapse of US-Taliban talks was an opportunity to launch a new push for a truce. Last month, US President Donald Trump announced the collapse of talks with the Taliban over an attack by the Taliban that .. المزيد
Rescue 89 illegal immigrants off the Libyan city of Al-Khums
- 2019-10-20 18:03:39
The Libyan navy announced on Sunday the rescue of 89 illegal immigrants of different African nationalities off the eastern city of Al-Khums. The Information Office of the Navy said in a press briefing published today that `` a communication received yesterday from the Coast Guard Operations Room .. المزيد
More than 2,300 people are fleeing to Iraq to escape fighting in northeastern Syria
- 2019-10-18 19:40:49
More than 2,300 people, mostly women and children, have fled fighting in northeastern Syria and crossed into Iraq in recent days, the United Nations said on Friday. UNHCR spokesman Andrej Mahecic said the organization was "receiving for the fourth consecutive day hundreds of refugees crossing .. المزيد
Trump hosts the G7 summit in his Florida resort
- 2019-10-18 19:37:50
U.S. President Donald Trump decided on Thursday to host the G7 meeting in June at his National Resort, near Miami, Florida, according to Mick Mulvani. The acting White House chief of staff raised immediate questions about whether there was a conflict of interest for the president to choose one of .. المزيد
Dead and clashes in northern Syria despite a ceasefire in the Turkish attack
- 2019-10-18 19:36:36
Hours after Washington announced a ceasefire agreement, 14 civilians were killed in the Turkish attack in northeastern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, in conjunction with the president´s continued threats. Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Kurdish fighters. Under an .. المزيد
UN condemns repression of political activists in Egypt
- 2019-10-18 19:34:54
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday condemned the recent arrests of well-known activists in Egypt and called on the authorities to investigate allegations of torture of detainees. Several activists who participated in the 2011 revolution in recent weeks, including .. المزيد
62 killed in an explosion inside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan
- 2019-10-18 19:33:37
At least 62 people were killed by a bomb in a mosque in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, a spokesman for the provincial governor said. Ataullah Khojani, spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province, said the blast occurred inside a mosque in the Hasaka Mina district of Nangarhar .. المزيد
Democrats and Republicans are seeking to scrap Trump´s order to withdraw troops from Syria
- 2019-10-14 22:59:44
US House of Representatives leader Nancy Pelosi said on Monday she had agreed with Republicans that a resolution that would overturn President Donald Trump´s "dangerous" decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria, where Turkish forces have launched an offensive against the .. المزيد
Trump threatens to impose "tough sanctions" on Turkey
- 2019-10-14 22:58:10
US President Donald Trump said Monday that "tough sanctions" against Turkey could be issued soon in response to Ankara´s military offensive against Kurdish forces in northern Syria. "Tough sanctions against Turkey are coming!" Trump said in a tweet, without giving .. المزيد
56 dead as a result of typhoon Hagebis in Japan and continuing rescue operations
- 2019-10-14 22:56:16
Tens of thousands of rescuers continued to work Monday night in Japan in search of survivors of Typhoon Hagiebis that killed 56 people, as renewed rainfall threatened to hamper relief efforts. Typhoon Hagebes from the Pacific Ocean hit Japan on Saturday evening, with winds of up to 200 km per hour, .. المزيد