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ISTANBUL (AA) – In Denmark, Muslims who are socially and economically backward, those who migrated to the country in recent years, or those seeking asylum are the ones most likely to suffer from anti-Muslim discrimination and racism, according to an expert. “My worry is that these policies (against Muslims), they often vilify Muslims in ...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye on Wednesday expressed “deep concern” over the increasing tensions in Jerusalem and West Bank as Muslim’s holy month of Ramadan nears. In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry lambasted the “baseless, irresponsible and provocative claims” made by some Israeli politicians on the Pale...
ISTANBUL / ANKARA (AA) – Chinese and Australian defense officials have resumed talks for the first time since 2019 despite Beijing’s strong reaction to the recent AUKUS deal. It was the eighth defense coordination dialogue between Beijing and Canberra, the Chinese Defense Ministry said in a statement. “The two sides exchanged frank and in-dept...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanese security forces fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of retired soldiers in the capital Beirut amid protests against deteriorating economic conditions. Hundreds of retired soldiers gathered outside the government headquarters in central Beirut to demand better pay. Protesters waved banners calling fo...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Azerbaijan says it has recorded another instance of Russian peacekeepers escorting Armenia’s “illegal” military transports in the Karabakh region. Azerbaijani forces saw a Russian BTR-82A armored personnel carrier moving along with three Armenian Ural vehicles and a Kamaz truck with a fuel tank in the direction of the Khankendi...
AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – The Jordanian parliament has approved a proposal to expel the Israeli ambassador as a mark of protest over offensive statements by the Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. The Zionist minister had made derogatory statements denying the very existence of the Palestinian nation. In a speech in Paris, Smotrich denied th...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has said that relations with neighboring Morocco have reached a point of “no return.” “We regret that the relations between Algeria and Morocco had reached a point of no return, Algeria’s position was a reaction,” Tebboune told Al Jazeera channel in a recent interview....
GENEVA (AA) – The denial of girls’ education in Afghanistan is “manifestly discriminatory,” said a UN rights official on Tuesday, urging the interim Taliban government to open schools to girls at all levels. “The denial of a secondary school education and of access to university is manifestly discriminatory, profo...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudan’s army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said that the military will not take part in politics in the future. “We are establishing an army that will not participate in politics in the future,” al-Burhan said in a televised speech. “There is no military personnel staging a coup, it is […...
Washington, United States (AFP): The United States on Tuesday joined denunciations of Israel’s far-right finance minister for denying the existence of Palestinians, calling his remarks “dangerous.” “We found those comments to not only be inaccurate but also deeply concerning and dangerous,” State Department spokes...
