JERUSALEM (AA) – A Palestinian was killed by Israeli police on Tuesday after an alleged stabbing attack in southern Israel, according to police. A police statement said an officer approached a Palestinian man who was acting in a “suspicious way” in the city of Ashkelon and during the check, the man drew a knife and […]
SIDON, Lebanon (AA) – At least one person was killed and seven others were injured in an explosion near Sidon in southern Lebanon, local media reported early Tuesday. The Al Arabiya television network reported that the explosion occurred near the office of the Shia Amal Movement. Images and videos were shared on social media of […]
New York Attorney General Letitia James is asking a judge to hold former U.S. President Donald Trump in civil contempt, according to a court filing on Thursday. James said Trump did not comply with a judge’s order to hand over all subpoenaed documents to her office. Those pertain to an investigation into allegations the Trump […]
Former U.S. president Donald Trump endorsed Dr. Mehmet Oz for U.S. Senate, ahead of a Republican primary in Pennsylvania. Trump praised Oz’s medical and academic credentials. If he wins the Republican nomination on May 17, Oz will be the first Muslim to be nominated for a Senate seat by a major American political party. Sixty-one […]
On Wednesday, members of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee met in Washington to discuss the war in Ukraine’s impact on global food security. Russia’s war with Ukraine has disrupted grain supplies from a region known as “the breadbasket of the world.” Russia and Ukraine produce nearly a third of the world’s wheat, according to the […...
An interfaith coalition of civil and human rights organizations are condemning US insurance company GEICO. That is for canceling an event last week celebrating National Arab American Heritage Month. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee criticized GEICO for publicly attacking its invited speaker, Linda Sarsour. GEICO initially ann...
American Muslim Author Khalid Baig says Amazon has removed one of his books from its listing, because it violates the online behemoth’s content guidelines. The book, “First Things First,” is a collection of magazine articles originally published in Impact International magazine in the 1990s. Baig’s articles were then revised and compiled into...
A Black South Carolina inmate scheduled to die by a firing squad or the electric chair later this month, is asking the state Supreme Court to halt his execution. Richard Bernard Moore is seeking the stay until judges can determine if either method is cruel and unusual punishment. Moore is set to die April 29. […]
Four U.S. Secret Service officials have been suspended after they were duped by two men accused of posing as officers and employees of the federal government. Arian Taherzadeh and Haider Ali have each been charged with false impersonation of a federal officer. Investigators allege the duo obtained paraphernalia, handguns and assault rifles use...
Pakistan’s parliament elected Shehbaz Sharif as the 23rd prime minister today after the ouster of Imran Khan following a no-confidence vote. Sharif, the younger brother of three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was the candidate of the combined opposition. The 70-year-old previously served as chief minister in the province of Punjab, w...
