TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that Tehran will not allow Israel to threaten the security of Iran and the region. Speaking during a meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, Raisi said Iran “seriously expects” neighboring countries, especially Iraq, to not allow the presence of entities that endange...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia government raised fuel prices on Thursday, for the third time this year, saying it was triggered by high crude oil prices. In a statement, the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy said the prices of gasoline and gas (diesel) rose by 5-10%. The ministry said the fuel price hike was […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Qatar on Thursday began disbursing financial grants to thousands of Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip in coordination with the United Nations. According to an Anadolu Agency reporter, beneficiaries gathered at the distribution points, defined by the Qatari Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza, to rece...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinians staged a general strike in the occupied West Bank on Thursday in mourning for the killing of four people by Israeli army forces. Two Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli soldiers in the cities of Ramallah and Bethlehem on Wednesday. Two more Palestinians were fatally shot on Thursday during an [&hellip...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced the start of providing aid and medical intervention to around 18,000 Yemeni children suffering illnesses and malnutrition. In a statement, WHO said the aid intervention, which is carried out in eight hospitals over a period of nine months, is implemented with support...
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...
