STOCKHOLM (AA) – The Danish leader of the far-right Stram Kurs (Hard Line) party burned a copy of the Holy Quran on Thursday in a heavily-populated Muslim area in Sweden, according to media reports. Rasmus Paludan, accompanied by police, went to an open public space in southern Linkoping and placed the Muslim holy book down […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – El Shafee Elsheikh, a British man, better known as one of the ISIS group’s “Beatles,” was reportedly found guilty Thursday on all eight charges by a jury in the US state of Virginia. Elsheikh faces a sentence of up to life in prison. He was brought to the US in 2020 alongside […]
KARACHI, Pakistan – Thousands of Pakistanis formed a human chain to commend the UN for declaring March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia. The event took place in the Jhang district of the northeastern Punjab province under the umbrella of the Muslim Institute, an Islamabad-based think tank, which has long been voicing concer...
ISTANBUL – The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has welcomed the announcement of the peaceful transfer of power of the legitimate Yemeni government by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to the Presidential Leadership Council. In a press release, the UNSC expressed hope that this would constitute an important step towards stability an...
HOUSTON, Texas – Austin Tice was abducted near Damascus, Syria on August 14, 2012, while covering the country’s civil war as a freelance journalist for multiple US news organizations. Almost 10 years later, he has yet to be released and returned to his hometown of Houston, Texas. “He was only there 83 days before he […]
LONDON – The UK has hit two key Russian oligarchs, Eugene Tenenbaum and David Davidovich, with sanctions worth up to £10 billion ($13 billion). This is the largest asset freeze in British history. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said: “We are tightening the ratchet on Putin’s war machine and targeting the circle of people closest to […]...
LONDON – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the BBC that European countries that continue to buy Russian oil are “earning their money in other people’s blood.” He cited Germany and Hungary, accusing them of blocking tougher energy embargoes. This year, Russia is expected to make £250 billion ($326 billion)...
WASHINGTON – China is working as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “silent partner” in his war against Ukraine, CIA Director William Burns has said. Burns, speaking in his first public address since assuming the agency’s top role, did not elaborate on China’s support but said Beijing presents the CIA with &...
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistani army has distanced itself from former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s claim that a “foreign conspiracy” was behind his ouster from power. Citing a diplomatic cable from Pakistan’s ex-envoy to the US, Khan said interference from the US led to his removal in a no-confidence vote in parliament last week. He claim...
ANKARA – A PKK fighter was brought to Turkiye after he was nabbed in an operation led by Turkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) in northern Iraq, according to security sources. The MIT initiated efforts to nab the PKK member Abdulkerim Yilmaz, who has a track record for aiding the PKK, said the source, who asked [&helli...
