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 ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Qatar and Indonesia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to offer scholarships for Afghan students to study in Indonesia. The agreement was signed virtually by Qatar’s Minister of State for International Cooperation Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi via video conference,...
ANKARA (AA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has strongly condemned the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli forces. In a statement on X, Anwar said Malaysia mourns the loss of a “fighter and defender of the Palestinian people.” “Malaysia strongly condemned the killing, and it was clear that the regim...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said India made a “horrific mistake” by violating Canadian sovereignty. This is amid an escalating diplomatic row over the murder of a Sikh separatist in the province of British Columbia last year. It includes allegations of a broader campaign of threats and violence against Indian exiles. Testifyin...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The efforts to repatriate displaced Rohingya Muslim refugees have been delayed due to the cease-fire breakdown between the junta regime and rebels in Burma, a top Burmese diplomat in Dhaka has said. “Efforts toward the repatriation of displaced persons had been delayed due to the cease-fire breakdown by the Araka...
A delegation from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) met with Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Deng Li this week. This was to discuss a range of issues concerning China’s Muslim community. The delegation included representatives from 26 member states, the general secretariat, and the OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Co...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh transitional government chief Muhammad Yunus has proposed creating a UN-guaranteed “safe zone” in Burma’s Rakhine state to aid displaced people and address the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Yunus made the suggestion during a meeting with Thomas Andrews, the UN special rapporteur on hum...
