HOUSTON, Texas (AA) – Islamophobia in US public schools is an ongoing problem, according to a recent report by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Interviews with 700 Muslim students in schools in California found high levels of Islamophobic bullying, harassment, and discrimination by peers and adults, including teachers. “...
ANKARA (AA) – The Turkish army killed 13 PKK men in northern Syria, near Turkiye’s southern border, the National Defense Ministry said on Sunday. The ministry said on Twitter that the “terrorists” attempted to attack an area falling under Turkiye’s Operation Peace Spring zone. Since 2016, Turkiye has launched a trio of ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Hundreds of Jewish settlers on Sunday forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem as Israeli police restricted the entry of Palestinian worshippers into the flashpoint site. According to Haaretz newspaper, 728 settlers stormed the compound under heavy protection from the Israeli police. The set...
TORONTO, Canada (AA) – Five people were injured in a mosque shooting Saturday in Toronto, according to police sources. A group of men, who had finished midnight prayers during the holy month of Ramadan, was randomly attacked in a drive-by shooting in the Scarborough district, said Toronto Police Department spokesperson David Rydzik. At l...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Sixteen Palestinian journalists are languishing in Israeli prisons, according to an Arab human rights group on Sunday. In a statement, the Beirut-based Journalists’ Support Committee said eight journalists have already been slapped with jail terms by Israeli authorities. “Four journalists are held under Israel...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian authorities on Sunday launched an investigation into the sinking of a fuel ship off Tunisia’s southeast coast. In a statement, the Tunisian Trade Ministry said the investigation will look into the ship’s recent activity to take legal action. The Equatorial Guinea-flagged tanker carrying 750 tons of fu...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Libyan tribal leaders have suspended oil production amid a standoff over power in the war-torn country. In a social media video posted on Sunday, tribal leaders in southern Libya said they halted production at the El-Feel oilfield until Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh hands over power to the newly appointed government ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The first commercial flight for Israel’s El Al carrier landed in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh from Tel Aviv, the Israeli airline said Sunday. El Al added in a statement that its subsidiary Sundor Airlines held a festive ceremony before the plane kicked off to Sharm el-Sheikh. According to [&...
MOSCOW – The Russian Foreign Ministry has slammed Israel’s actions against Palestine, saying Tel Aviv has turned the Gaza Strip into “a prison under open sky.” Commenting on remarks by the Israeli foreign minister about the vote on the suspension of Russia’s membership on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) which ...
WASHINGTON- The US has voiced ‘concern’ over violence at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem and called for “all sides” to lower tensions. “We call on all sides to exercise restraint, avoid provocative actions and rhetoric, and preserve the historic status quo on the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount...