BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Thursday expressed satisfaction with the return of serenity to his country’s relations with the Gulf states. This came in a speech delivered by Mikati during a cabinet session at the presidential palace Beirut, according to a statement by the Lebanese Presidency. “We ar...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Unlawful demolition of properties owned by Muslims in India could “amount to collective punishment,” a global rights group said on Thursday. Amnesty International called for a “thorough, impartial and transparent investigation” into “reports of demolition of largely Muslim-owned shops and houses following incidents of communal ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Two Palestinians were fatally shot by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. A ministry statement said the two young men died of their injuries sustained “as a result of Israeli aggression in Jenin.” According to eyewitnesses, the two youths were killed dur...
NEW YORK (AA) – Muslim young men who caught Frank James, the suspect in the New York City subway shooting, testified in a police station on Wednesday. A young man named Mohammad told the press after leaving the police station that they had seen James in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood with his cousin and friend […]
ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – The death toll from Sunday’s attacks in Nigeria’s northern Plateau state has risen to 154, according to officials. Gunmen on motorbikes opened indiscriminate fire on shops and houses in Kanem region, Ya’u Abubakar, a senior councilor of the local government, told reporters on Wednesday. Confirming the fa...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan launched a nationwide protest campaign late Wednesday, vowing to continue to hold rallies and protests across the country until new elections are held. In his first public address since being ousted through a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly, Khan spoke to a massive ...
MOSCOW – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said that the US and NATO arms shipments in Ukraine will be seen as rightful targets by the Russian military. Ryabkov promised to thwart Western military help to Ukraine that aim to delay Russia’s “special military operation.” “We bring the Americans and ...
NAIROBI, Kenya – Millions of refugees and displaced people in East Africa are facing a “desperate future” due to “conflict, climate shocks and COVID-19, combined with spiraling costs of food and fuel,” UN agencies have warned. Along with the number of refugees in need of support, the gap between resourcing and needs has also grown, [&hel...
ROME – Pope Francis, the leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics, has blasted the “armed aggression” on Ukraine as blasphemy and a betrayal of God. “The weapons of the Gospel are prayer, tenderness, forgiveness and freely-given love for one’s neighbor, to any neighbor. This is how God’s peace is brought into the world,” Francis [&hel...
LONDON– The UK will sanction 178 individuals, targeting those supporting Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, the Foreign Office has announced. The sanctions are being coordinated with the European Union. The Russia-Ukraine war has drawn international outrage, with the European Union, US and UK, among others, implementing tough finan...
