Author: Anadolu Agency
A joint Egyptian-American archaeological team from the University of Pennsylvania has uncovered a royal tomb from the Second Intermediate Period in the Jebel Anubis necropolis in Abydos, southern Egypt, the Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said Sunday. Another archaeological team from Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities also discovered a pottery workshop from the Roman era in the nearby village of Banaweet in Sohag governorate, according to a statement by the ministry. “The discovery of the royal tomb in Abydos provides new scientific evidence on the development of royal burials at the Jebel Anubis necropolis,” the statement said, adding “these tombs…
The Vatican shared an image Sunday of Pope Francis praying in a chapel at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he has been receiving treatment for respiratory issues for more than a month. The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church, who was diagnosed with double pneumonia after being admitted on Feb. 14, remains under medical supervision. The Holy See Press Office confirmed that his condition is stable and that he continues to receive respiratory physiotherapy to help with his breathing and physical therapy to help with his mobility. The photo marks the first visual confirmation of the Pope’s condition since his hospitalization,…
UN-appointed experts on Monday branded US authorities’ arrests of foreign students for pro-Palestinian protests on campus “disproportionate” and called for their rights to be respected. US campuses including Columbia University in New York were rocked by student protests against Israel’s war in Gaza following the October 7, 2023 attack by Palestinian resistance group Hamas, drawing accusations of anti-Semitism. Immigration officers arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of protests at Columbia, on the weekend of March 9-10 after US President Donald Trump vowed to deport foreign pro-Palestinian student demonstrators. The White House later said authorities had supplied a list of other Columbia…
The US Justice Department has discreetly informed European officials of its decision to withdraw from an international coalition tasked to investigate those responsible for the war on Ukraine, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, The New York Times reported on Monday. This move, involving the US exit from the International Center for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, an initiative the Biden administration joined in 2023, marks a departure from President Joe Biden’s commitment to holding Putin personally accountable for crimes committed during the war. The decision aligns with a broader shift in US policy under the Trump…
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani called on the international community on Monday to firmly confront Israel’s starvation policy against the Palestinians in Gaza. His call came during a meeting in Doha with Sigrid Kaag, the UN Under-Secretary-General and Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, who is currently visiting Qatar. During the meeting, the two sides discussed relations between Qatar and the UN and ways to bolster them, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Both sides also reviewed “the latest developments in the Gaza Strip, particularly the challenges facing humanitarian action, and ways to…
Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek on Monday had a phone call with Scott Bessent, the US Treasury secretary, to discuss economic relations. Simsek congratulated Bessent on his new position under the Trump administration, Treasury and Finance Ministry sources told Anadolu. Bessent took office in late January. The officials also agreed to meet face-to-face at the first opportunity. They are expected to meet during next month’s annual IMF-World Bank meetings in Washington, DC. During the phone call, which lasted for about a half-hour, they discussed the issue of further deepening economic cooperation between Türkiye and the US.
Egypt unveiled a proposal for the UN Security Council on Monday to consider establishing an international presence in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. This came during a meeting held in Cairo between Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, foreign ambassadors, and international representatives to discuss the rehabilitation of Gaza’s healthcare sector. “There is a proposal for the Security Council to study establishing an international presence in Gaza and the West Bank,” Abdelatty said in statements cited by a Foreign Ministry statement. “This will be done through the adoption of a Security Council resolution to deploy peacekeeping or international protection…
The Israeli army is in “its worst position” to confront Hamas as the Palestinian group continues to rebuild itself amid a Gaza ceasefire deal, an Israeli military source said on Monday. “The Israeli army has not conducted any effective combat operations for about two weeks, allowing Hamas to bolster its military capabilities in preparation for a new round of fighting,” the public broadcaster KAN quoted the source as saying. A ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement has been in place in Gaza since Jan. 19, pausing Israel’s brutal military campaign that has killed more than 48,500 people, mostly women and children,…
A transformer explosion at the Pan-Am thermoelectric plant in La Chorrera has led to a widespread power outage across Panama, reports said Sunday. Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino described the damage as severe in a statement on X, criticizing the situation. “I am without electricity in Boquete. This is unacceptable. The damage is reportedly extensive,” he said, adding: “I will immediately request a report from the National Public Services Authority (ASEP) and the Energy Secretariat, and they will act accordingly. This poor service is enough.” ASEP General Administrator Zelmar Rodriguez Crespo confirmed that the power outage affecting most of the…
The Palestinian resistance group Hamas called on the US on Monday to pressure Israel to implement a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement. “The US must compel the (Israeli) occupation to implement the ceasefire agreement as signed rather than expanding the scope of aggression,” senior Hamas member Izzat Al-Rishq said in a statement. “Preventing the occupation from evading the agreement’s requirements is the only way to save the lives of the captives and ensure their return to their families,” he added. Al-Rishq condemned Israel’s tightening of its blockade on Gaza, calling it an act of “sadism and a complete disregard…