KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A Pakistani court has issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Imran Khan for threatening a female judge at a public meeting in August. The warrant was issued by a magistrate in the capital Islamabad after the former premier failed to appear before him for a hearing. Khan had initially […]
HEBRON CITY, Palestine (AA) – Two Palestinians were injured by Israeli army fire in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, according to local medics. Clashes erupted in Bab al-Zawiya area in Hebron city during a Palestinian rally to protest the killing of four Palestinians by Israeli forces in Jenin on Wednesday, eyewitnesses said. Israeli forces...
Rabat, Morocco (AFP): At least 19 people have died and dozens of others hospitalised after consuming toxic alcohol from a roadside kiosk in northern Morocco. Police arrested a 48-year-old suspect in connection with the incident, the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN) said in a statement. The victims are thought to have consumed th...
BAGHDAD (AA) – The US military said Wednesday it had shot down an Iranian drone in northern Iraq. “At approximately 2:10 PM local time, US forces brought down an Iranian Mojer-6 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle headed in the direction of Erbil as it appeared as a threat to CENTCOM forces in the area,” US Central Command […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – China has asked Washington to extend help to Pakistan with “some real action” instead of commenting on Islamabad’s relations with Beijing. “The US had better help Pakistani people with real action rather than just commenting on China-Pakistan cooperation,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Wang Wenbin in response to Was...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – The death toll from floods in Pakistan has risen to 1638 with deaths of 42 more people across the country. Since mid-June, 12,865 have also been wounded in weather-related accidents, according to the country’s National Disaster Management Authority’s (NDMA) latest data. So far, 824,169 houses have been completely destroy...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Scores of Muslims as well as officers from the New York Police Department (NYPD) took part in the 38th Annual United American Muslim Day Parade in New York City on Sunday. The march, which began on Madison Avenue between East 24th and East 26th Street in Manhattan, drew Muslims from many nationalities […]
NABLUS CITY, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to Israeli media. Army Radio said a number of Palestinian gunmen driving a car and a motorbike were ambushed near the West Bank city of Nablus. One Palestinian was killed and three others injured, the […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – At least 24 people, including eight children and 12 women, drowned and dozens of others went missing after a passenger boat capsized in Bangladesh’s northern district of Panchagarh on Sunday, officials said. “With 24 confirmed casualties, we fear the death toll may rise as the rescue operation is still going on,” [&hel...
BEIRUT (AA) – Syrian regime authorities said Thursday that 15 bodies were found off the coast of Tartus after a boat carrying irregular migrants sank that set off from Lebanon. The Director General of Ports, Samer Kobarli, said: “15 bodies and 8 survivors were found,” and that searches will continue at the site, according to ...
