A British-Iranian aid worker, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, poses for a photo after she was released from house arrest in Tehran, Iran March 7, 2021. She appeared in court on Sunday on a new charge. Zaghari family/WANA/Handout via REUTERS An Iranian court sentenced British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to another year in jail, just weeks after she

In this image made from video, first responders work the scene of a fire at a hospital in Baghdad on Saturday, April 24, 2021. The fire broke out in the Baghdad hospital that cares for coronavirus patients after oxygen cylinders reportedly exploded late Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo) By SAMYA KULLAB BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s

Smoke rises from a tanker off the coastal city of Baniyas, Syria, in this handout picture released on April 24, 2021. SANA/Handout via REUTERS Syria’s oil ministry said firefighters on Saturday put out a fire on an oil tanker off the Baniyas refinery after a suspected attack by a drone coming from the direction of

Demonstrators march in a rally protesting against Armenian genocide on 23rd Street, Saturday, April 24, 2021, in New York. The United States is formally recognizing that the systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces in the early 20th century was “genocide” as President Joe Biden used that precise

A top US general said on Friday no plans for US to withdraw troops from Iraq The Iraqi army said on Saturday it is not in need of any foreign or US troops to fight beside them. According to a statement by the Iraqi army spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Rasool, the withdrawal of the foreign

Photo/Somali Times The Somali government has opposed the international community’s decision to extend the term of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and his government. Somali Minister of Information Osman Abukar Dubbe told a news conference in Mogadishu that no international or regional organization could legally condemn an ​​independent parliament’s decision.”We say it is illegal and the

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s Ministry of Defense has denied reports that Amisom troops are monitoring the activities of Somali government forces amid political tensions that threaten the co-operation of Amisom and Somali government forces. Somali Deputy Minister of Defense Abdi Fatah Qasim described decision as shameful as it is not part Amisom’s mandate, adding that the

Indonesian Navy’s KRI Singa-651 leaves the Tanjung Wangi port as the search continues for the missing KRI Nanggala-402 submarine in Banyuwangi, East Java Province Indonesia, April 24, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana Indonesian searchers have recovered debris believed to be from the missing submarine lost in the Bali Sea on Wednesday, the country’s military chief said

Then-US Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a 2016 meeting (AFP/Turkish presidency handout) By Ragip Soylu, Ali Harb Saturday’s expected US presidential declaration will likely further strain ties between Washington and Ankara US President Joe Biden has informed his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that he intends to recognise

Photo: Credit Xinhua News Agency//Ding Haitao) (lr) The African Union Peace and Security Council has condemned the April 12 parliamentary resolution – passed by Somalia’s House of the People – to extend their mandate and that of the President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo for two years, describing the move as ‘unilateral’ and inconducive to peace and