Anadolu Agency’s Morning Briefing - March 12, 2023

ISTANBUL (AA) - Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.​​​​​​​

The EU welcomed the agreement by Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic ties after officials met in China.

Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing policies and a plan that would restrict the powers of the judiciary.

Nationwide demonstrations were held in Paris and other cities for a seventh time this year with thousands rejecting the government's pension reform plan, according to media reports.

In an anti-government demonstration in the Czech Republic, thousands in Prague urged peaceful solutions to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

More than 100 people have been arrested in Iran in connection with the serial poisoning of schoolgirls, according to the Interior Ministry.

At least one person was killed and eight others, including journalists, were injured in a bomb blast in a city in northern Afghanistan that has been the target of a suicide bombing and multiple killings in recent days.

Azerbaijan summoned Iran's ambassador to Baku for an alleged violation of its airspace by an Iranian military aircraft.

The Ukrainian foreign minister “sharply” criticized a decision to reject President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s request to speak at the Oscars, according to media reports.