Arab League condemns Israeli incursions into Syrian buffer zone

CAIRO, Dec. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — The Arab League (AL) has adopted a resolution, condemning Israel’s military incursions into the Syrian buffer zone and adjacent…

42 killed in landmine explosion, paramilitary attacks in C. Sudan: volunteer groups

KHARTOUM, Dec. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — In central Sudan, at least 42 civilians were killed in a landmine explosion in Sinnar State on Friday, and…

G7 leaders call for peaceful, inclusive transition process in Syria

ROME, Dec. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — The Group of Seven (G7) leaders, on Friday called for a peaceful transition in Syria, following the recent fall…

Iran sentences US-Iranian reporter to 10 years in prison

Tehran, Dec 1, (dpa/GNA) – A court in Iran has sentenced Iranian-American journalist, Reza Valizadeh, to 10 years imprisonment, after he was charged with…

Brazil’s ex-defence minister under Bolsonaro arrested in coup case

Rio de Janeiro, Dec 14, (dpa/GNA) – Brazilian police arrested the country’s former defence minister, Walter Braga Netto on Saturday, as part of ongoing…

Syria’s rebel leader denounces Israeli military action as unjustified

Cairo, Dec 14, (dpa/GNA) – Ahmed al-Sharaa, who commanded an Islamist-led rebel alliance that toppled Syria’s long-time dictator Bashar al-Assad last week, criticised Israel’s…

Palestinian Authority forces move against Hamas in West Bank

Jerusalem, Dec 14, (dpa/GNA) – Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces, moved against the radical Hamas movement and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Jenin in…

Protests in Tbilisi as Kavelashvili elected Georgian president

Kiev, Dec 14, (dpa/GNA) – Former Georgian national football team player Mikheil Kavelashvili was named the country’s new president on Saturday, receiving 224 votes…

Former footballer Kavelashvili elected president of Georgia

Kiev, Dec 14, (dpa/GNA) – Former Georgian national football team player, Mikheil Kavelashvili, was named the country’s new president on Saturday, receiving 224 votes…

At least seven dead following Israeli airstrike on Gaza City

Gaza, Dec 14, (dpa/GNA) – At least seven people were killed and several injured, in an Israeli attack on a former school building in…

Massive Russian air attack targets Ukrainian power grid

Kiev/Moscow, Dec 14, (dpa/GNA) – Russian forces launched massive air assaults on Ukraine on Friday, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky describing it as “one…

South Korea’s President Yoon impeached over martial law debacle

Seoul, Dec 14, (dpa/GNA) – South Korea’s parliament on Saturday, voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, almost two weeks following his botched attempt…

UK in diplomatic contact with Syrian rebels, says Lammy

Dec 15, (BBC/GNA) – UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the British government has had “diplomatic contact” with the Syrian rebel group that…

Macron: EU, US must work ‘very closely’ on securing peace in Ukraine

Warsaw, Dec. 12, (dpa/GNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron is appealing for close cooperation between the United States and Europe on efforts to end the war in…

Ethiopia and Somalia find compromise over access to the sea

Dakar, Dec. 12, (dpa/GNA) – Ethiopia and Somalia have found a peaceful compromise in a simmering dispute over access to the Red Sea. With Turkey acting as…

South Korea’s Yoon won’t resign, but his party leader wants him out

Seoul, Dec. 12, (dpa/GNA) – Shortly before the second impeachment vote of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, the chairman of the ruling party has said he’s…

Multilateral talks to be held in Berlin on Ukraine and Syria

Berlin, Dec. 12, (dpa/GNA) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock plans to hold discussions this Thursday in Berlin with several of her counterparts and the EU foreign…

Media group: 54 journalists killed this year, a third of them in Gaza

Berlin, Dec. 12, (dpa/GNA) – At least 54 journalists have been killed worldwide this year in connection with their work – nearly a third of them in…

UN General Assembly calls for ceasefire in Gaza, backs UNRWA

New York, Dec. 12, (dpa/GNA) – The UN General Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution calling for an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in Gaza, coupled with…

European People’s Party wants to reverse combustion engine ban

Brussels, Dec. 11, (dpa/GNA) – The centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) wants to reverse an EU ban on combustion engines from 2035 in a new policy proposal adopted…