A Virginia mosque has been vandalized for the second time in six months. Authorities said the West End Islamic Center in Glen Allen, a northern suburb of the capital Richmond, was targeted by vandals Saturday afternoon. Police said the damage includes a smashed window, overturned tables and chairs, and graffiti. Ibrahim Hooper, national commun...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Dozens of Palestinians suffered temporary asphyxiation during clashes with Israeli army in the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday, according to witnesses. The violence erupted after local residents in the town of Burqa, north of Nablus, organized an anti-settlement rally in response to a march organized by Israeli s...
BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said Tuesday that the government formation crisis is hampering normal life in the country. This came in a speech marking the 41st anniversary of the founding of the Badr Organization, a faction of the pro-government Hashd al-Shaabi militia. “We strive to find solutions, but unfortuna...
On Monday, a U.S. federal judge struck down the COVID-19 mask mandate for public transportation imposed by the Biden administration. Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of the Middle District of Florida said the mask mandate exceeds the statutory authority of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The mandate requiring masks on airplanes, s...
On Monday, the White House announced it will convene a second global COVID-19 summit next month. A leading public health advocate urged U.S. President Joe Biden to “fight like hell” for congressional funding to combat the ongoing pandemic. The U.S., Belize, Germany, Indonesia and Senegal collectively are hosting the summit. They said the May 1...
On Monday, a Pakistani court sentenced six men to death and dozens more to prison terms ranging from two years to life for the slaying of a Sri Lankan factory manager. The December 3 attack in the city of Sialkot caused outrage when a vigilante mob lynched Priyantha Diyawadana, who was accused of blasphemy. Then-Prime […]
Sixteen Palestinian journalists are being held in Israeli prisons, an Arab human rights group said on Sunday. The Beirut-based Journalists’ Support Committee said eight journalists have already been slapped with jail terms by Israeli authorities. Four journalists are being held under Israel’s policy of administrative detention, while four othe...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Hundreds of Israeli settlers on Tuesday forced their way into Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem, according to a Palestinian agency. In a statement, the Jordan-run Islamic Waqf Department, which oversees holy sites in Jerusalem, said 622 settlers stormed the site in groups under heavy police protection and...
HAKKARI (AA): A Turkish soldier was killed during Turkiye’s newly launched cross-border operation in northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry said late Monday. The ministry said in a statement that First Lieutenant Omer Delibas was injured in the Operation Claw-Lock area due to a blast from an improvised explosive device (IED). He succumbe...
A report released on Monday stated that CEOs of some of the country’s major corporations made 254 times more than their median employees in 2021, as executive bonuses and stock awards increased remarkably. According to the most recent edition of the Equilar 100, an annual analysis that examines executive pay at large U.S. corporations, m...
