Toronto, Canada — AFP Frank McCourt, a US real estate billionaire, aims to buy TikTok to rescue the internet from the clutches of major platforms that he firmly believes are destroying society and endangering children. In the United States, McCourt is best known as the former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, while [&hellip...
Abeokuta, Nigeria — AFP Despite the rain pelting Balogun market in Lagos, Ajoke takes her time choosing the tie-dye fabric known as adire that she wants to give as a gift. The popular textile traditionally dyed with indigo is emblematic of the culture of the Yoruba people, one of Nigeria’s majority ethnic groups. The cloth [&hellip...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The administration of US President Joe Biden is taking action to expand access to capital for small- and medium-sized climate businesses, the White House said Thursday. The administration has released a new Climate Capital Guidebook, which gathers current federal funding opportunities that include grants, loans, loan guar...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained closed for a sixth consecutive day, despite the de-escalation of hostilities between the two border forces, an official said. Kharlachi crossing that connects Pakistan’s northwestern Kunnar tribal district with Afghanistan’s eastern Paktia province was shu...
An international halal market fair opened in the Russian city of Kazan, the provincial capital of Tatarstan. More than 40,000 people are expected to attend the Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum 2024, which runs until May 19. It showcases 4,500 halal-standard products from global sources across a 5,000-square-meter area. Rustam Minnikhanov, he...
The Minnesota attorney general’s office has initiated legal action against Chadwick Banken and his limited liability corporations. This is for allegedly exploiting the East African Muslim community through deceptive real estate practices. Banken is accused of violating state and federal laws, including discrimination based on religious ground...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States is hiking tariffs on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports, targeting strategic sectors like electric vehicles, batteries, steel and critical minerals, the White House said Tuesday. The decision — which drew a fiery response from Beijing — comes as President Joe Biden gears up ...
GENEVA (AA) – A new report by the UN development agency (UNCTAD) signals how attacks on Red Sea shipping are a factor reshaping the world’s trade routes and pushing up costs globally. The report — titled The Impact of Global Trade of Disruption of Shipping Routes in the Red Sea, Black Sea, and the Panama […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – The closure of border between Afghanistan and Pakistan is inflicting losses of millions of dollars on Afghan traders. The two South Asian neighbors share a 2,640-kilometer (1,640-mile) land border with 18 crossing points. The Torkham border in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province and the Spin Boldak border in ...
LONDON / ANKARA (AA) – Houthi attacks on Israel-linked ships in the Red Sea have caused a significant decline in vessel tonnages and grain flows. Wheat flow through the Red Sea has especially been affected as shipping companies are forced to avoid the Suez Canal and reroute around the Cape of Good Hope, at the […]
