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GENEVA (AA) – The Turkish foreign minister has said an “effective cooperation” against terrorism is “a must” for Sweden to joint NATO. Mevlut Cavusoglu’s remarks came after his meeting with Swedish counterpart Tobias Billstrom on the sidelines of a two-day NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels. “R...
Brussels, Belgium (AFP): Finland became the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday in a historic shift that drew an angry warning of “countermeasures” from the Kremlin. Moscow’s all-out invasion of Ukraine last year upended Europe’s security landscape and prompted Finland — and its neighbour Sweden — to drop decades...
Stockholm, Sweden (AFP): A Swedish court Tuesday overturned a police move to ban two Quran burning protests, as five suspects were arrested for plotting a “terrorist act” over a similar demonstration. The burning of Islam’s holy book outside Turkey’s embassy in Stockholm in January angered the Muslim world, sparking wee...
The Hague, Netherlands (AFP): Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci was accused of leading a violent campaign against opponents during the 1998-1999 independence war with Serbia as his war crimes trial began on Monday. Thaci and three other leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) rebel group all pleaded not guilty to crimes against humanity...
BRUSSELS (AA) – Finland will become a full-fledged member of NATO on Tuesday and its flag will be raised at the alliance’s headquarters, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday. Speaking to reporters ahead of the two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers, Stoltenberg said the bloc was looking forward to a “historic week” a...
ANKARA (AA) – The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned the deal between the US and Greek Cypriot Administration that is “encouraging Greek Cypriot side’s armament.” “We condemn the signing of an agreement between the National Guard of the State of New Jersey and the Ministry of Defense of the Greek Cypriot Admin...
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 […]...
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 […]
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 […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AA) – This is the third Ramadan for Cemal Mathias as a man of faith. Converted to Islam in January 2021, currently living in Aarhus city and a truck driver by profession – this is how he introduced himself at a Turkish mosque hours before Iftar. He likes being in the mosque because […]
