Israel denounces Turkiye’s genocide arrest warrant for Netanyahu as ‘PR stunt’

Israel on Friday denounced as a “PR stunt” arrest warrants for genocide issued by Turkiye against its leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Reuters/File)
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Updated 08 November 2025
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Israel denounces Turkiye’s genocide arrest warrant for Netanyahu as ‘PR stunt’

  • Turkiye issued 37 warrants for Israeli officials and leaders on Friday

JERUSALEM: Israel on Friday denounced as a “PR stunt” arrest warrants for genocide issued by Turkiye against its leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on X: “Israel firmly rejects, with contempt, the latest PR stunt by the tyrant (President Recep Tayyip) Erdogan.”
Turkiye issued 37 warrants for Israeli officials and leaders on Friday for “genocide and crimes against humanity” in Gaza.


UAE says Algeria move to end air pact has no immediate impact on flights

Updated 08 February 2026
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UAE says Algeria move to end air pact has no immediate impact on flights

  • On Saturday, ‌Algeria said it ‍has ‍begun the ‍process of cancelling its air services agreement with the ​UAE, signed in Abu Dhabi in 2013

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates said that Algeria's ​notification to terminate an air services agreement between the two countries will not ‌have any "immediate ‌impact ‌on flight ⁠operations", ​the ‌state news agency WAM reported on Sunday, citing the country's General Civil Aviation ⁠Authority (GCAA).
On Saturday, ‌Algeria said it ‍has ‍begun the ‍process of cancelling its air services agreement with the ​UAE, signed in Abu Dhabi in 2013.
GCAA ⁠said the air services agreement with Algeria remained in force "during the legally mandated notice period," without giving further details.