A gunman sporting a rifle and body armour opened fire in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, killing at least 10 people before being taken into custody Saturday afternoon, law enforcement officials toldThe Associated Press. Details on the number of add…
Turkey open to talking with Finland, Sweden over NATO bid
Turkey voiced readiness Saturday to discuss Finland and Sweden’s plans to join NATO, despite accusing them of habouring “terrorist organisations”. “A big majority of the Turkish people are against the membership of those countries who are supporting PK…
MbZ becomes UAE president after brother’s death
The UAE’s long-time de facto ruler Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was named as president on Saturday, confirming his rise to power a day after the death of former leader Sheikh Khalifa. The 61-year-old, who has run the oil-rich Gulf state from behi…
One killed as price protests continue in Iran
Protests over soaring food prices continued in several cities in Iran on Saturday, according to postings on social media, while an Iranian lawmaker told local media one person was killed in a demonstration in the southwest. The protests were triggered …
Surviving through culture in post-Nakba Palestine
Nakba is Arabic for “catastrophe” and refers to the 1948 dispossession and displacement of nearly 750,000 Palestinians in the wake of Israel’s inception. Even though “catastrophe” suggests a singular past event, the Nakba for Palestinians is an abridge…
Iran media report 1 killed in unrest over food price hikes
An Iranian lawmaker says one person was killed in his city during recent unrest over price increases in the southwestern Khuzestan province, semi-official ILNA news agency reported Saturday. Ahmad Avaei, a member of parliament from Dezful did not give …
Airbus Spain sales ‘may have had role in Yemen war crimes’
Arms transfers by Airbus Spain to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates may have contributed to war crimes in Yemen, according to a new report by a coalition of human rights NGOs. The report appears to expose new evidence of direct links between Ai…
Finland says president spoke with Putin about NATO membership
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday regarding the Nordic country’s application for NATO membership, which is expected to be officially announced this weekend, his office said. “The conversation…
Egypt begins trial of man accused of killing Coptic priest
A court in the Egyptian city of Alexandria began the trial Saturday of a man accused of stabbing to death a Coptic Christian priest, an attack that shocked the Arab World’s most populous country. The case dates to early April when Arsanious Wadid, a 56…
Biden, Jordan king discuss Al-Aqsa, ‘West Bank violence’
US President Joe Biden met with King Abdullah II of Jordan on Friday to discuss “urgent mechanisms to stem violence” in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The two leaders met in the wake of Israel’s killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu…