BRUSSELS (AA) – European Council chief Charles Michel held discussions on Monday with Jordan’s King Abdullah II about the deteriorating security situation in the occupied West Bank. The two spoke about “the importance of preserving (the) status quo of holy sites in Jerusalem,” Michel said on Twitter. The leaders agreed that the “deterio...
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran on Monday said it is seriously pushing for an end to sanctions in the Vienna talks, urging the Biden administration to abandon the previous government’s “maximum pressure” policy toward Tehran. At a weekly press conference in Tehran on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said Biden’s team must do away with [...
ISTANBUL (AA) – An international economic summit to encourage cooperation between Russia and the Islamic world will be held in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, from May 19-21. The 13th International Economic Summit: Russia-Islamic World: KazanSummit 2022, aims to foster cooperation in trade, economy, science and t...
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 ...
