At least two civilians were killed on Sunday by an attack on a school in Idlib province of Syria. The Syrian regime attack killed the headmaster of a kindergarten located in Afis village. Another civilian died in the attack, which left at least three teachers wounded. Syria has been ravaged by a civil war since […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Ten Palestinians were injured Sunday when Israeli forces dispersed a rally in the occupied West Bank, according to a local official. Dozens of activists organized a rally in Lubban al-Sharqiya village, south of Nablus, to protest settler attacks against Palestinian students, Mayor Yaaqoub Eweis told Anadolu Agency. H...
Afghanistan’s main universities reopened on February 26, six months after the Taliban returned to power. The classes under the Taliban are segregated by gender. There were fewer female students than males as they returned to continue their interrupted education. Most secondary schools and all public universities were shuttered following ...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the latest situation in Ukraine in a phone call. Modi “reiterated his call for an immediate cessation of violence and a return to dialogue, and expressed India’s willingness to contribute in any way toward peace efforts,” according to a statement by his o...
JAKARTAINDONESIA – FEBRUARY 26: Thousands of people rallied near the Indian Consulate GeneralIndonesia’s Jakarta on Saturday (Feb. 26) to protest against the headscarf ban in the Indian state of Karnataka. The demonstration came after Muslim girls were barred from classes in some Indian colleges for wearing hijab. During the demonstratio...
The Taliban-led interim government in Afghanistan has said that it was working to evacuate Afghan nationals from crisis-hit Ukraine. The government “is concerned for the safety of Afghan citizens and students in Ukraine, and is utilizing all available facilities and communication channels to safeguard its citizens and evacuate them to safety,”...
Members of Pakistan’s Cabinet called the “Khojaly genocide” in Azerbaijan in 1992 a historical crime against humanity. Speaking at a seminar on the 30th Anniversary of the genocide that was organized by a local think tank, MUSLIM Institute and the Azerbaijani Embassy in Islamabad on Thursday, Federal Minister for Food Security and ...
ANKARA (AA) – International sanctions imposed on Russia are expected to affect global economy, which is still trying to recover from the shock of the pandemic, the head of International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday. Kristalina Georgieva said the effects of the sanctions would be seen in energy and grain prices, which would increase...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia on Friday announced partial restrictions on access to Facebook. In a written statement, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) accused the social media platform of imposing restrictions on various Russian news sites. The statement noted an applicati...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Taliban-led interim government in Afghanistan on Friday called for restraint amid Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, stressing that Kabul’s foreign policy is that of “neutrality.” “All sides need to desist from taking positions that could intensify violence,” said Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesperson for the Afghan Foreign Minis...
