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...
ANKARA (AA) – Muslim players in the French national football team were allegedly asked to postpone their fasting for a few days during Ramadan. French sports daily L’Equipe reported citing a source that the Muslim players were told to postpone their practice during the five days they spent in selection so that their performance wou...
Brussels, Belgium (AFP): NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Friday that Finland would formally become a member within days, as he congratulated its president on clearing the final obstacle to joining. “I look forward to raising Finland’s flag at NATO HQ in the coming days. Together we are stronger and safer,” Stoltenberg wrote ...
LONDON (AA) – The British government has been widely criticized over its controversial asylum policies to tackle the mounting number of English Channel crossings by migrants in small boats. It has been accused of “scapegoating” migrants for the country’s “broken immigration policy.” Before Brexit, the UK was part of the European Union’s ...
MIAN CHANNU, Pakistan (AA): Manzoor Hussain is a paternal uncle of Humza Yousaf, the new leader of the Scots. He was checking school copies at his home in this small Mian Channu town of Pakistan’s northeastern Punjab province when he heard that his nephew, Humza Yousaf, had been elected as the new leader of Scotland. […]
BIRMINGHAM, UK (AA) – A 73-year-old pensioner was attacked by three men as he was walking home from a mosque in Birmingham’s Kings Heath neighborhood on Wednesday night. The victim was taken to hospital with a broken hand and cuts to his face. In the videos circulated on social media, blood is seen streaming down […]
ATHENS (AA) – Greece has approved the long-stalled purchase of Israeli-made SPIKE-NLOS missile systems. The decision was taken during a meeting of the National Security Council which was chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. During the meeting, the latest developments regarding th...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – The European Union (EU) has removed Pakistan from its list of High-Risk Third Countries after Islamabad got off the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) list of countries under increased monitoring, also known as the “grey list” last year, Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday. In a statement, the ministry welcomed...
BIRMINGHAM, England/LONDON (AA) – Scotland’s newly elected First Minister Humza Yousaf shared a photo Tuesday while leading his family in prayer on his first night at the official residence, Bute House. “A special moment leading my family in prayer in Bute House as is customary after breaking fast together,” he said on Twitte...
BERLIN (AA) – The German state of Berlin will allow Muslim teachers to wear headscarves, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. Headscarves and wearing of religious symbols by teachers will be allowed in general and can only be restricted in individual cases if it poses a danger to school peace, Berlin’s education department said, in an off...