GAZA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — Islamic Hamas movement’s recent threats to abandon the administration of the Gaza Strip explains how severe the crisis is in the coastal enclave, and sends clear messages to foreign parties to take immediate actions to end the crisis, according to analysts and observers. Several analysts, who spoke to Xinhua, ruled […]

BUFFALO, United States, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — For many residents in Buffalo, New York, the United States and Canada are one economy that cannot be split. The border between the two countries exists, for sure, but not as a barrier of any kind. “Canada and the United States are very similar. You cross the border […]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — Three men were shot dead at a drag race track in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on Sunday, local media reported, adding that no suspects were identified and no motive determined. The shooting took place at the Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, Wisconsin at dusk, when more than 5000 […]

HOUSTON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said on Sunday that it is the time to draw a red line to keep the city from being divided by hate groups and anti-minority groups. “Now is the time more than ever, now is the time, especially as leaders at our level to draw a […]

SANAA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — Yemen’s Central Bank is accusing the Saudi-led coalition of blocking flights bringing cash to the country and “strangling” its economy, the bank source said Monday. The bank governor Mansr al-Qaiti said the blockade deprives Yemen’s internationally-recognized government of the ability to pay salaries for 1 million civil servants. He said […]

MOSCOW, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — The Russian Aerospace Forces acquired “new methods of striking ground targets” due to the experience gained in Syria, local media quoted the forces’ chief commander as saying on Sunday. “This is an invaluable experience, we cherish (it) and will apply it in the future,” said Viktor Bondarev, commander-in-chief of the […]

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in met Monday with visiting top U.S. general Joseph Dunford to discuss issues on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Presidential spokesman Park Soo-hyun told a press briefing that Moon met at the Blue House for about 50 minutes with the chairman of the U.S. […]

ANKARA, Aug. 12 (Nsnewswire) — Turkey is taking necessary measures along its border with Syria‘s Idlib province, where radical extremist groups has been in control, said Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim here on Friday. “We are taking necessary measures along 150 km of Hatay’s border with Syria in light of recent developments in that region […]