Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif scrapped his previously scheduled visit to Austria on Saturday in protest against Vienna’s open support for Israeli aggression on Palestine. Zarif, who is presently on a European tour, was expected to arrive in Vienna on Saturday from Madrid, but there was a last-minute change in his itinerary. Informed sources in Tehran and media reports suggested that the visit was canceled after Israeli flags were hoisted on important government buildings in the Austrian capital, including the Chancellery and Foreign Ministry. Austria’s Foreign Ministry spokesman confirmed on Saturday that Zarif would not be visiting Vienna for a

Mali’s Prime Minister Moctar Ouane resigned and was subsequently reappointed transitional president, the Malian presidency announced Friday. Ouane will have to form a new government with room for the political class, under instructions of President Bah N’Daw. N’Daw made his decision after several meetings he initiated to renew dialogue between transitional authorities, civil society and the Malian political class, according to local sources. He held a meeting with representatives of the 5 June Movement – Gathering of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP) on May 6. The same day, Choguel Kokala Maiga, the movement’s spokesperson, demanded, among other things, the dissolution of the

US President Joe Biden administration’s silence and terming Israeli aggression on Palestinians as self-defense have led to massacres in Palestine, said a Palestinian government official on Friday. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the spokesperson of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, denounced the US position on Israeli attacks in Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem, according to the official Wafa news agency. Israel is “waging war against the Palestinian people, their land and their holy sites,” said Abu Rudeineh, and warned Israel is “dragging the region into a situation that no one can bear the consequences by harming the interests of the region and

Turkish security forces “neutralized” two PKK terrorists on Friday in the Metina region of northern Iraq, according to Turkey’s National Defense Ministry. The ministry reported that the terrorists who martyred Turkish Specialist Corporal Yasin Ozdemir were “neutralized” by the Turkish Air Force. Turkish authorities use the word “neutralized” in statements to imply terrorists in question either surrendered, were killed or captured. “All terror lairs will be destroyed, and not a single martyr’s blood will remain unavenged,” the ministry said on Twitter. PKK terrorists often hide out in northern Iraq, across Turkey’s border, to plan attacks in Turkey. In its more

Turkey’s foreign minister on Saturday spoke to his Sudanese counterpart and the EU foreign policy chief about the situation in Palestine. In separate phone calls with Mariam al-Mahdi and Josep Borell, Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed the latest developments in Palestine and steps to be taken in the international arena, according to diplomatic sources. Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip in air strikes since May 10, killing at least 139 people, including 39 children and 22 women, and injuring 950 more people. At least four multistory buildings have also been destroyed in the air raids on the besieged Palestinian territory, among them

The Israeli flag was illuminated to the administrative headquarters of Bosnia’s Serb entity and Austria’s Prime Ministry as a sign of support to Israel’s attacks on Palestine. Austrian Prime Minister Sebastian Kurz announced on Twitter that the flag of Israel was hoisted on the roof of the prime minister’s building to show that they are in solidarity with Israel. Kurz strongly condemned Palestine and described the Palestinians as “terrorists” for taking action against Israeli attacks. Known for his close ties to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Kurtz threw his support behind Israel, whose attacks caused the deaths of dozens of

Hundreds of Jordanians turned out for rallies near the Palestine border for a second straight day on Saturday, denouncing Israel’s aggression and voicing support for Palestinians. There was heavy security presence as demonstrators gathered in the compound of the al-Karama Martyrs Mosque in the Aghwar Janoobiyah district. The crowd included many people wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh, the checkered black and white scarf that has become a symbol of the Palestinian cause. They raised slogans against the Israeli aggression and fervently voiced their support for Palestinians. Mohammad al-Dhahrawy, head of the Palestine Committee in Jordan’s Parliament, also attended the rally. “All