Iran, Russia and China will begin joint naval drills Friday for three days in the Indian Ocean. The war games seek to reinforce “common security,” an Iranian naval official said Thursday. The announcement of the maneuvers coincides with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s official visit to Moscow. The drills also come during talks in Vienna aime...
U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday any movement of Russian troops across the Ukrainian border will be treated as “an invasion.” Biden clarified confusion over earlier comments that a “minor incursion” by Russia could invite a lesser response. He added that he had been “absolutely clear” with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that any...
A Muslim-American advocacy group on Thursday urged any Pentagon official directly involved in a botched airstrike in Afghanistan last August to resign. The Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR called for the resignation of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and “any military officials who had a direct role in approving the drone stri...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – After darkness suddenly enveloped the life of Ashraf Wani, 30, in 2016, when pellets fired by Indian police to disperse protesters hit his eyes, he found a way to bring light to his life by helping other victims. Living with over 600 small lead pellets in his body which […]
ANKARA (AA) – Every year on Jan. 20 Azerbaijan marks the anniversary of the 1990 tragic events, also known as Black January, remembering the violence from the breakup of the Soviet Union. Seen as the rebirth of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Black January – now National Mourning Day – witnessed the massacre of nearly 150 […]
ANKARA (AA) – The Iranian, Russian and Chinese navies will begin a large-scale joint military exercise in the Indian Ocean on Friday, an official announced Thursday. According to an Iranian state television report, Rear Admiral Mostafa Tajeddini stated that the 2022 Marine Security Belt exercise will be held in an area of 17,000 square kilomet...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Parliament on Thursday called for a diplomatic and political boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. EU lawmakers approved a resolution that “condemns in the strongest terms the deterioration of human rights in Hong Kong,” a European Parliament statement said. The document that won in a 585-46 vote, with 41 a...
Afghanistan’s prime minister Mullah Akhund in a rare meeting attended by representatives of 20 foreign countries this week, called on the international community to recognize its government. He said Islamic countries should not wait and let the US be the first to recognize Afghanistan, after which, he told them “you would also recognize ...
A London-based law firm has filed an application with British police seeking the arrest of India’s army chief and a senior Indian government official over their alleged roles in war crimes in Kashmir. Law firm Stoke White says it has submitted evidence including 2,000 testimonies taken between 2020 and 2021 to law enforcement in the [&he...
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Muslims supported his words about the Prophet Muhammad, the Kremlin press service said Monday. Putin’s statements were made during an annual press conference on Dec. 23. He spoke about the “inadmissibility of any action under the cover of freedom of expression that...
