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 […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has strongly condemned the Israeli foreign minister’s recent remarks about “forming a united front” with Azerbaijan against Tehran, saying it will “not remain indifferent” to the “conspiracy”. In a statement, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said the remarks show...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has called for helping the people affected by last month’s earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. Guardiola, 52, took part in the “shoulder-to-shoulder” fundraising campaign, organized by Türkiye’s Youth and Sports Ministry, the Turkish Football Federation, the Turkish Un...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Defying restrictions imposed by Israel, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank marched to the Al-Aqsa Mosque for the second Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. “About 250,000 worshipers offered Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque,” Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib, head of the Islamic Endowm...
MOSCOW (AA) – Baku said on Friday that the preliminary results of an investigation into a recent attack on an Azerbaijani diplomat point to Iranian involvement. Responding to Iranian allegations of Azerbaijani cooperation with Israel against Tehran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Aykhan Hajizade said it was Iran that was cooperating with oth...
Dakar, Senegal (AFP): A Senegal court on Thursday handed a two-month suspended sentence to opposition leader Ousmane Sonko in a libel case. His lawyers say the sentence does not rule him out of the 2024 presidential election. The 48-year-old was found guilty of defaming Tourism Minister Mame Mbaye Niang, a member of President Macky Sall’...
