JERUSALEM (AA) – Hundreds of Israeli settlers forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday, according to a Palestinian agency. In a statement, the Department of Islamic Endowments in Jerusalem said 561 settlers stormed the flashpoint site under heavy police protection. The settlers toured the complex fo...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Sardar Tanveer Ilyas of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was elected as the new prime minister of Azad Kashmir on Monday. Ilyas, a businessman and close friend of Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan, was elected unopposed, state-run Pakistan Television reported. The opposition alliance led by the Pakis...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday threatened to strike “at the heart” of Israel if Tel Aviv makes the “slightest move” against Tehran. Speaking at a military parade marking the National Army Day, Raisi said if Iran’s security was threatened by Israel, its armed forces would retaliate st...
AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – Jordanian lawmakers on Monday called for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador amid tension over the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem. Eighty-seven MPs in the 130-seat Parliament submitted a memorandum to the Jordanian government demanding the expulsion of the Israeli envoy, the state news age...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Palestinian counterpart on Monday discussed the escalation of tensions in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, a Kremlin statement said. In a phone call initiated by Abbas, the statement said, the two leaders expressed hope that the situation will not turn into a large-scale Palestinian...
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...
