Sotheby’s auction house recently sold a page from a 14th century copy of the Quran. Many archaeological artifacts were sold in the auction titled “Art of the Islamic World & India Including Luxurious Carpets.” The large page of the Quran, written in the Muhaqqaq script on pink paper, dates back to the Mamluk era in […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , on Monday decried the dissolution of Tunisia’s parliament as “a blow to the will of Tunisian people.” The parliament was dissolved during a March 30 general assembly session. Erdogan said an inquiry against the deputies who attended the session has been initiated. He said he hoped these developments wil...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The US under the Joe Biden administration has approved yet another arms sale to self-ruled Taiwan. The arms sale “will help improve the security of the recipient and assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, economic progress in the region,” said the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) in a statemen...
EAST JERUSALEM: Israeli police used rubber bullets and sound bombs to disperse Palestinians gathered in front of the Damascus Gate in East Jerusalem early Wednesday and detained three people as tension escalated during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. After the Taraweeh prayer, a clash broke out between the Palestinians and the Israeli police...
BUDAPEST (AA) – Hungary on Wednesday summoned the Ukrainian envoy over “insulting” comments from Kyiv regarding Budapest’s stance on Russia. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Facebook that his country supports the Ukrainian territorial integrity and allows people who had to leave the country to enter Hungary. Stressing...
LONDON (AA) – The Ukrainian president addressed the Irish parliament on Wednesday and accused Russia of targeting his country’s agricultural sector and using hunger as a weapon. “Our new fuel storage depot was hit by Russia,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his address. “They are destroying things that are sustaining livelihoods to people – ...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – The United States has urged Tunisian President Kais Saied to make a “quick” return to democratic rule in the country. The call was made by US Ambassador Donald Blome during his meeting with the Tunisian president at the Carthage Palace on Tuesday evening at the end of his tenure in the […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli government on Wednesday lost its parliamentary majority after the withdrawal of lawmaker Idit Silman from the fragile coalition. With Silman’s withdrawal, the ruling coalition is left in a position of neck-and-neck with the opposition headed by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 60 parliamentary seats for ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Reports and images of civilian deaths in Ukraine’s Bucha city are “very disturbing,” said China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman on Wednesday. “The truth must be ascertained,” Zhao Lijian, a ministry spokesperson, said at a news briefing in Beijing. “Humanitarian issues should not be politicized and any accusations should be based ...
BAGHDAD – According to the UNICEF, more than 519 Iraqi children have been killed or maimed over the past five years from explosive remnants. “For the last 5 years, 519 children have been killed or maimed in Iraq due to explosive ordnance,” UNICEF said in a statement marking International Mine Awareness Day, jointly released with […]...
