Muhammad Yunus has been named the interim leader of Bangladesh following the ouster of ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled the country amidst escalating protests. The 84-year-old Nobel laureate was appointed as chief adviser to the interim government after Hasina’s departure, according to the BBC. The protests, which began in early July with university students More
A Pakistani national with alleged ties to Iran has been arrested and charged with plotting a murder-for-hire scheme targeting US government officials and politicians, according to charging documents unsealed Tuesday. Asif Merchant, the man, 46-year-old, is accused of planning to assassinate current and former government officials across the political spectrum, including former President and GOP More
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will convene an open-ended extraordinary meeting of its Executive Committee at the foreign ministerial level at its secretariat in Jeddah on Wednesday. The ongoing crimes of the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people, including the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and its aggressions against Iran’s sovereignty will come More
At least five US personnel have been wounded in a rocket strike on an American military base in Iraq, the BBC reported on Tuesday. The Al Asad airbase in western Iraq came under attack amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, US officials confirmed, saying the damage was still being assessed. Two Katyushia rockets were More
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced its intention to join the genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made the statement following a meeting with Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty, as reported by Anadolu News Agency. Fidan revealed Turkey planned to submit its application to join the More
Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi travelled to Iran and met the country president amid US and its Arab allies efforts to prevent a wider war in the Middle East, a media report said on Monday. The high-ranking Jordan’s official rare visit comes to Tehran while Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh had been killed in Tehran, the capital More
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) secretary general Hissein Brahim Taha has condemned the ongoing Israeli military aggression in Gaza Strip and all Palestinian territories as against international laws and relevant resolutions of the United Nations. He said this while addressing a preparatory meeting of senior officials at its headquarters in Jeddah for the 50th session More
Foreign Ministers of the Group Seven (G7) countries have called on all parties involved in the current conflict in the Middle East to avoid actions that could lead to an escalation, a media report said on Monday. During a video conference chaired by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, the G7 ministers expressed “strong concern about the More
Amid deadly protests against the job quota system, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid stood down and left the country on Monday, media reports say. Reuters quoted a government source as saying Hasina and her sister had been taken to a “safe shelter” away from her official residence in Dhaka. Law Minister Anisul Huq told More
Republican presidential runner Donald Trump has congratulated Russian leader Vladimir Putin on a prisoner swap agreement with several Western countries. Putin had sealed another great deal, the former US president told supporters in Atlanta, referring to the exchange of prisoners Eight Russian nationals, detained/convicted in several NATO countries, as well as two minors, returned home More
