LONDON (AA) – Two London mosques were shocked by Islamophobic letters they received after devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, in “appalling and disgusting” shows of hate at a time when the whole world has mobilized to help heal the wounds of the two countries. A hate-filled letter was sent to both the Masjid Ramadan...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Serbia and Kosovo will continue the normalization talks under the auspices of the European Union on Monday in Brussels, said the European External Affairs Service (EEAS). Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti confirmed their participation, said a statement by EEAS. The head of the Eu...
Banda Aceh, Indonesia (AFP): At least 69 Rohingya refugees, many of them women and children, landed on Indonesia’s west coast Thursday in a wooden boat, an official with the United Nations refugee agency said. The vessel came ashore at a beach in Indonesia’s westernmost province of Aceh, according to UNHCR official Oktina Hafanti, ...
Damascus, Syria (AFP): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has thanked his “Arab brothers” for aid supplied following last week’s deadly earthquake, that saw countries in the region break with years of diplomatic silence. The 7.8-magnitude quake hit Turkiye and Syria on February 6, leaving a combined death toll of nearly 40,000 ...
Dakar, Senegal (AFP): Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko was forcibly removed from his vehicle by security forces after his supporters were dispersed by teargas on Thursday, in a new bout of tension ahead of presidential elections due next year. The incidents took place after the postponement of a politically-charged trial that may...
Tunis, Tunisia (AFP): Dozens of journalists and rights activists staged a protest in the Tunisian capital on Thursday, accusing the state of “repression” and attempts to intimidate the media. The protest, organised by the SNJT journalists’ union, came three days after police arrested Noureddine Boutar, the director of popular...
Lagos, Nigeria (AFP): Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has defended a currency swap that sparked protests and cash shortages, but ordered old 200-naira notes to remain in circulation in a bid to ease scarcity. Nigeria has been struggling with a shortage in physical cash since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) began to swap old bills ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A group of assailants stormed the police headquarters of Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, igniting an intense exchange of firing between the attackers and the police on Friday evening. Karachi police chief, Javed Alam Odho, confirmed to the local media that his office has been attacked, and at least one [&hell...
Washington, United States (AFP): The United States said Thursday that a proposed UN Security Council resolution calling on Israel to halt settlements was “unhelpful,” without explicitly threatening a veto. “Our view is that the introduction of this resolution was unhelpful in supporting the conditions necessary to advance the...
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP): Dozens of angry demonstrators attacked several banks in Beirut on Thursday after the Lebanese pound hit a record low, AFP journalists said, amid a deepening economic crisis. Lebanon’s cash-strapped banks have imposed strict restrictions on withdrawals, barring depositors from accessing their savings, especially tho...
