Author: Anadolu Agency
Greece announced on Monday a national strategy to address internet addiction and excessive social media usage among minors, state news agency AMNA reported. Speaking at the launch event, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said: “It is the image of children glued to a mobile phone who lose touch with the world. We discover along the way that they have severe psychological problems – depression, isolation, distraction. It has to do with the dark side of technology.” Maintaining that a universal ban would not be ineffective, he said the examination of the state’s regulatory role and holding the companies that design algorithms…
Many Palestinian detainees in Israeli custody have gone unaccounted for with the army denying any knowledge about their whereabouts, according to Israeli media on Monday. “The fate of many Palestinians from Gaza who were detained by the Israeli army is unknown,” Haaretz newspaper said. “The army claims there is no indication that those Palestinians have been detained, despite the fact that they were last seen by the soldiers or before their arrest,” it added. The newspaper said Palestinians and rights groups have filed 27 petitions to Israeli courts to know the fate of those detainees. “Most of these petitions, however,…
France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou arrived in Mayotte on Monday, following the devastation caused by Cyclone Chido, which struck a French archipelago in the Indian Ocean in mid-December. Bayrou spoke in Mamoudzou, Mayotte’s capital, and assured residents of the government’s commitment to addressing their immediate and long-term needs, according to BFMTV. “Our duty is to ask the question and try to provide answers. This will be done (…) through proposed laws that will isolate certain subjects,” the broadcaster quoted him as saying. He also dismissed rumors of mass casualties, saying, “The rumors of thousands of deaths are unfounded.” He noted…
Oman reiterated support on Monday for Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity during a visit to Iran. “Oman pursues a policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of countries and respects the choices of their people,” Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi told a press conference in Tehran with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi. He voiced hope for Syria to restore its role and relations with other countries, especially Arab states. “Oman is working with the Arab countries to support Syria’s unity and sovereignty over its lands,” Albusaidi said. Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia after anti-regime…
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Monday said his country is continuing its policy to peacefully restore its territorial integrity. Speaking at the closing ceremony of an ambassadors meeting in the capital Tbilisi, Kobakhidze said resolving the issue of restoring Georgia’s territorial integrity is a main priority for them, and that they continue their policy of resolving the issue through peaceful means. Kobakhidze further said that Georgian diplomats are working intensively to defend the country’s interests in this regard in the international arena. In 2008, a five-day conflict broke out between Georgia and Russia over the breakaway regions of South…
Asma Assad, the British-born wife of ousted Syrian regime leader Bashar Assad, has been effectively barred from returning to the UK after her British passport expired, according to local media. Without a valid passport, Asma Assad cannot return to her hometown London, according to the Sunday Times. Moscow confirmed earlier this month that the Assads had fled Damascus and been granted asylum in Russia, though their exact whereabouts are unknown. The report further suggests she is in critical condition due to leukemia, with only a 50-50 chance of survival. “The disclosure about her passport status came as her father, Fawaz…
Türkiye in 2024 signed military framework agreements with 89 countries, expanding its global cooperation, the country’s National Defense Ministry said on Sunday. “Our strength is our glory,” the ministry said in a video detailing its activities in 2024, highlighting Türkiye’s contributions to NATO and regional and global peace and stability. Ankara this year also signed military training cooperation agreements with 65 countries and military financial cooperation agreements with 33 nations, the ministry added. The ministry added that negotiations are ongoing for additional agreements with 42 countries for a military framework, 13 for military training cooperation, and 14 for financial cooperation…
The Israeli army issued new evacuation orders Sunday evening for civilians northwest of Gaza City ahead of imminent attacks in the area. Military spokesman Avichay Adraee ordered residents in areas classified as D1 and D3, including Al-Nasr area, Al-Awda City, and Al-Murabitin neighborhood, to leave immediately and move to shelters in the center of Gaza City. The spokesman claimed that the move followed rocket fire from these areas towards Israel. Over the past months, the Israeli military has repeatedly issued evacuation orders for Palestinian residents in large areas across Gaza before carrying out military operations. Displaced civilians in Gaza typically…
At least 13 Palestinians, including children, were killed and several others injured in Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, a medical source said. Fighter jets hit a home in the northern town of Beit Hanoun, leaving six people dead, the source said. A mother and her three children were among the victims, while several people were injured in the attack, it added. Medics and residents were unable to reach the site to rescue the wounded due to the intensive Israeli bombardment, according to eyewitnesses. Seven people, including children, also lost their lives in Israeli artillery shelling in the…
Lebanese authorities recovered the bodies of five people in southern Lebanon on Sunday and counted three new Israeli violations of a cease-fire agreement. The Lebanese Civil Defense Service said that the bodies of the victims were retrieved in the town of Khiam. It remains unclear whether the five victims were killed by Israeli fire before or after the cease-fire. Meanwhile, Israeli army forces carried out two large detonations in the southern town of Meiss El Jabal, with the blasts heard in nearby villages, the state news agency NNA reported. The Israeli army also blocked a road between the southern towns…