Macron concludes Algeria visit with new pact

Algiers, Aug 27 (AFP/APP): French President Emmanuel Macron and his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune Saturday declared a “new, irreversible dynamic of progress” in their nations’ ties, concluding a visit by Macron aimed at ending months of tensions. The three-day visit comes less than two months […]

Syria says two wounded in Israeli air strikes

Damascus, Aug 25 (AFP/APP): Syria said Thursday two civilians were wounded in a series of Israeli air strikes on the western Hama and Tartus regions, state news agency SANA reported. “Around 7:15 pm (1615 GMT) our air defences faced an Israeli attack coming from the […]

Rohingya refugees mark ‘Genocide Remembrance Day’

Kutupalong, Bangladesh, Aug 25 (AFP/APP): Thousands of Rohingya refugees held “Genocide Remembrance Day” rallies on Thursday across a huge network of camps in Bangladesh, marking five years since fleeing a military offensive in Myanmar. In August 2017 around 750,000 of the mostly Muslim minority streamed […]

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