DOHA, Qatar (AA) – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Tuesday called for more dialogue to ensure the security of global gas supplies amid signs of a natural gas crisis in Europe due to escalating tensions between Russia and the West. The Qatari ruler made the call during the Sixth Summit of […]
AZAZ, Syria (AA) – A car bomb attack killed at least one person in northern Syria on Tuesday, local sources said. The bomb, which was planted in a vehicle, exploded in the Syrian opposition-held city of Azaz. Security forces launched an investigation into the attack, focusing on the possibility that it was planned by the […]
Bangladesh marked its Language Martyrs’ Day on February 21 and the International Mother Language Day with somber ceremonies to honor the sacrifices of people killed in the country’s 1952 Language Movement. The movement was launched after the government of the then-West Pakistan (present day Pakistan), which jointly held constitutional powers o...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized the independence of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine in an emotional address on state-run television. He also questioned Ukraine’s right to sovereignty and alleged the West had spent years cheating Moscow. Putin said the West “spat” on Russia’s security con...
The Indian state where Muslim girls with hijab are being banned from entering schools has now turned violent against Muslims. On Sunday at least 20 people were injured and around 50 vehicles torched during a funeral procession. A Hindu extremist, who police say, was an active Bajrang Dal militia member involved in attacks targeting Muslims [&h...
Leaders of Jerusalem churches on Monday warned of an Israeli plan to confiscate church-owned lands in the occupied city. In a Feb. 18 letter to Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg, they called for halting a plan to expand an Israeli park to the Olive Mount in East Jerusalem. The letter was signed by leaders […]
A total of 750 tons of emergency relief goods sent by a“charity train” from Turkey to Afghanistan was delivered to Kabul Monday. Medical aid packages were delivered to the Health Ministry of the interim Afghan administration in a ceremony. It was coordinated by Turkey’s state-run Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency and with the suppo...
Pakistan is under fire for toughening its controversial cybercrime law. It allows anyone to file a complaint against people posting fake news on Twitter and Facebook, and increases the prison term from three to five years for those found guilty. Changes to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act were introduced Sunday through a presidential or...
Ghanian football star Abdul Majeed Waris, the Racing Strasbourg forward, is funding a mosque project in his Ghanaian hometown. The Twitter page of the player’s foundation shared photos of the mosque that showed work on the project is moving forward successfully. The two-story mosque is under construction in the Lamashegu community in Tamale ...
Iran signaled “significant progress” Monday in talks on reviving a stalled accord on its nuclear program. But President Ebrahim Raisi, on his first visit to a Gulf state, insisted Washington must lift its crippling sanctions on Iran. The country’s president is a personal target of United States’ sanctions. Raisi spoke out ahead of a summit [&h...
