Category: World News
US, North Korea warned against escalating rhetoric
Araweelo News Network Washington(ANN)-The United States and North Korea have been warned against escalating rhetoric and making threats against one another. China, Russia and Germany were the countries that expressed concern about the status quo. Chinese Foreign Ministry
3-day ceasefire called in Baltimore after record killings
Araweelo News Network Maryland(ANN)-The number of homicides in the US city of Baltimore has reached a record high, prompting residents to propose a 3-day ceasefire to stop the killings. Activists in Baltimore pursued a city-wide 72-hour ceasefire that would go
46 injured as clashes erupt between Palestinians, Israeli police at Aqsa Mosque
Araweelo News Network Jerusalem(ANN)-Dozens of people have sustained injuries after clashes broke out between Israeli military forces and Palestinians at al-Aqsa Mosque as thousands of Muslim worshippers entered the holy site in the occupied Old City of Jerusalem al-Quds after
Syria war has cost $226 billion in GDP losses: World Bank
Araweelo News Network The World Bank has estimated that the devastating war in Syria has cost the country a whopping $226 billion in cumulative Gross Domestic Product (GDP) losses. The World Bank’s Vice President for the Middle East and North
After Trump’s phony cover, TIME gives tips on spotting fake ones
Araweelo News Network Washington(ANN)-President Donald Trump’s fake cover on a TIME issue has triggered clarification from the magazine about how to tell bogus ones from originals. The magazine published a “how to” on Wednesday to help readers identify fake covers
Russia dismisses US warning on chemical attack by Syrian government
Araweelo News Network Moscow(ANN)-Russia has dismissed a warning by the White House that the Syrian government is making “preparations” for a new chemical attack, saying such allegations are unacceptable. President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said “such threats to Syria’s
Russia: Airstrike may have killed Daesh leader
Araweelo News Network Moscow(ANN)-Russia’s Defense Ministry says its airstrike may have killed Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in the Syrian city of Raqqah. In a statement released on Friday, the ministry said it was seeking confirmation that the Takfiri leader
Trump’s Muslim ban will win in Supreme Court: Spicer
Araweelo News Network Washington(ANN)-US President Donald Trump’s travel ban on several Muslim majority countries will ultimately be upheld at the US Supreme Court, says the White House press secretary. Sean Spicer told reporters during a press briefing on Monday that
Russia arrests opposition leader Navalny ahead of protests, wife say
Araweelo News Network Moscow(ANN)-Russian authorities have arrested a prominent opposition leader before he was reaching the site of a mass protest rally in the capital Moscow. Yulia, the wife of Alexei Navalny, said Monday that he was arrested outside his
Turkey to continue to support Qatar: President Erdogan
Araweelo News Network Ankara(ANN)-Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country will continue to support Qatar in a dispute between Doha and several other Arab countries. “We will not abandon our Qatari brothers,” Erdogan said at the Turkish parliament on