ANKARA (AA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called for ending “effectively and permanently” Israel’s genocidal acts against the Palestinians in Gaza. Addressing the Extraordinary Islamic Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League in the Saudi capital Riyadh, Anwar said that a “crisis of humanity” has bee...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden will host Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the White House on Tuesday, a spokesperson has said. During the visit, Biden will celebrate the 75th anniversary of US-Indonesian relations and pay tribute to those affected by the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, said Karine Jean-Pierre in a statement. R...
Media in countries like Indonesia, Pakistan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Türkiye, and Iran are extensively covering the event, each from its unique vantage point Muslim Network TV WASHINGTON (MNTV) – As voters in the U.S. choose their next president, the event has captured the attention of nations worldwide, with Asian and Middle Eastern count...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Afghanistan has received around $6.7 billion in humanitarian aid since the Taliban returned to rule in Kabul in August 2021, according to a report released by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). With resources peaking at nearly $3.3 billion in 2022, the funding coincided with record...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – The cyber defense agency charged with keeping foreign actors from infiltrating Canada’s computer networks identified India as a cyber threat for the first time, according to a recent report. “We assess that Indian state-sponsored cyber threat actors likely conduct cyber threat activity against the Government of Canada ne...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan has expressed “surprise” over the Chinese ambassador’s statement on security issues in the South Asian country. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the statement by Ambassador Jiang Zaidong “does not reflect Islamabad and Beijing diplomatic tradition.” “Islamabad is fully aware of Beijing’s co...
Ninety-six Rohingya refugees, including seven children, are stranded on Sumatra island in Indonesia after escaping on a rickety boat. Surviving members of the persecuted minority were left stranded on the coast at Meunasah Asan village. Six people died as nearly 100 Rohingya landed by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh province in the latest wave of arr...
ISTANBUL (AA) — A Malaysian court has ordered that former Prime Minister Najib Razak stand trial on December 2, in his second corruption case. Najib, 71, was jailed in 2022 in cases related to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a state fund he established to spur economic development after becoming prime minister in 2009. The High […]...
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has apologized for the 2004 Tak Bai massacre. In that event, 78 Muslims died while her father was in power. She apologized on behalf of the government. The massacre began after the arrest of six village defense volunteers. This sparked protests that were met with a violent crackdown. Victims were ...
NEW DELHI (AA) – India and China have reached an agreement on patrolling arrangements along the disputed border in Indian occupied Ladakh, according to a senior Indian Foreign Ministry official. “Over the last several weeks, Indian and Chinese diplomats and military negotiators have been in close contact with each other, and as a result ...
