GENEVA (AA) – UN experts have called for the urgent repatriation of children from northeast Syria as they enter their fifth year of detention. They say children in conflict zones must be protected, not punished. “Many children are now entering their fifth year of detention in north-east Syria since they were detained by the de […]...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli forces killed a Palestinian at the entrance of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem late Friday, according to security sources. Israeli police claimed in a statement that the Palestinian attempted to take the weapon of an Israeli policeman at the Bab al-Silsila (Chain Gate) — one of Al-Aqsa Mosque̵...
NEW DELHI (AA) – Tense calm prevailed on Saturday after two days of communal violence in four Indian states that began during Hindu religious festivities, in which at least two people were killed, according to local media reports. Several dozens of people were arrested after communal clashes erupted in the states of Bihar, West Bengal, [&helli...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Muslim women wearing the headscarf in Austria face more anti-Muslim hate and discrimination than men, according to a local activist working against Islamophobia. “The most victims we have are women who wear the hijab. … Because of the hijab, because of the visibility of the hijab, a lot of women face more […]
COPENHAGEN (AA) – Divisions have appeared within the Denmark’s ruling coalition over the issue of the repatriation of Danish women and children from the Roj detention camp in northeastern Syria. A junior coalition partner, the Moderate party, wants Danish children to be repatriated even if it requires their mothers to be alongside them. ...
Karachi, Pakistan (AFP): At least 11 people were killed in a crowd crush in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi Friday as a Ramadan alms donation sparked a stampede in the inflation-hit nation, police said. Pakistan has been wracked by economic turmoil for months, with the rupee crumbling and staple food prices shooting up nearly 50 [&he...
GENEVA (AA) – The international community must take firm action to protect the human rights and dignity of Palestinians, a UN expert has said. Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, highlighted the urgency of action saying that this happens to be “at a moment of ...
LONDON / ISTANBUL (AA) – A photo showing a man leading his family in prayer after breaking fast at Bute House in Edinburgh went viral on Twitter on Tuesday. The tranquil scene marked a special moment — the first evening of Humza Yousaf’s residency at the country’s seat of power as the first Muslim to […]
TEHRAN (AA) – On June 2 last year, after reporting zero deaths from COVID-19 following two years of multiple devastating waves, Iran’s Health Minister Bahram Einollahi congratulated the nation. Ten months on, the Middle East’s worst-hit country is grappling with the eighth wave of the coronavirus pandemic — an alarming surge in new...
GENEVA (AA) – The UN has reiterated its funding call for $1 billion for Türkiye as the two-month mark of the February 6 twin earthquakes draws near. Asked about the current state of relief efforts and the path forward, Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said: “Now we […]
