JERUSALEM – Israeli authorities have barred Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, the preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, from travelling for four months. In a statement, Sheikh Sabri’s office said he was handed an order from the Israeli Intelligence Service of being banned from travel for a 4-month period. The order cited a “real thre...
KYIV, Ukraine – Some 27,700 Russian soldiers have so far been killed during the war in Ukraine, the Ukrainian military has said. The Ukrainian forces have destroyed 200 Russian aircraft, 165 helicopters, 427 unmanned aerial vehicles, 1,228 tanks, 2,974 armored vehicles, and 577 cannons since February 24, according to the Ukrainian General Staf...
JERUSALEM – The French Hospital in occupied East Jerusalem has accused Israeli police of assaulting the funeral procession of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. On Friday May 13, Israeli police surrounded mourners and used stun grenades as well as batons to assault pallbearers carrying Abu Akleh’s casket as it was being carried out of [&...
More than 16 months into Joe Biden’s presidency, his Department of Justice and other agencies continue to defend and advance legal positions held by the Trump administration, an analysis by a leading government watchdog revealed Monday. Former President Donald Trump and his DOJ “consistently made a mockery of the law throughout his...
Millions of people across the United States who purchase health coverage on the Affordable Care Act exchanges could soon see their premiums soar if Congress doesn’t extend subsidy programs that Democratic lawmakers enacted as part of their response to the coronavirus pandemic. The nonprofit group Families USA estimates in an issue brief ...
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday echoed recent criticism of the Biden administration’s secretive attempts to limit student debt cancellation based on income and instead called for full loan forgiveness for federal borrowers. “Cancel it, don’t means test it!” tweeted the Minnesota Democrat, pointing to Politico reporti...
ANKARA (AA) – The Turkish president will pay a condolences visit on Tuesday to Abu Dhabi following the death of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates, said an official announcement. According to a Monday statement from the Turkish Communications Directorate, during his Tuesday visit Recep Tayyip Erdogan ...
The Catholic archbishop in Jerusalem on Monday strongly criticised Israel’s “police invasion” last week of a Christian hospital ahead of the funeral of slain Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh. The veteran journalist was shot dead during an Israeli army raid in the West Bank. Palestinians and the TV network said Israeli tr...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved the country’s parliament on Monday, accusing lawmakers of corruption. According to a presidential decree, the decision was made considering the “existence of persistent and insurmountable differences between the National People’s Assembly and other...
Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ praise for Sen. Joe Manchin’s obstruction of his own party’s anti-poverty and climate action agenda “tells you everything you need to know” about the right-wing Democratic lawmaker, progressive organizers said Sunday as Bezos weighed in on inflation and government spending. B...
