BERLIN (AA) – Germany recorded 23,083 far-right crimes last year, according to preliminary figures released by the Interior Ministry. The figures represent more than a 5% rise from 2021, when 21,964 crimes by right-wing extremists were registered. These included propaganda offences, insults on social media, threats, arson, and physical a...
NEW DELHI (AA) – India has said it summoned a senior British diplomat in New Delhi to convey its “strong protest” over actions taken by “separatist and extremist elements” against the Indian High Commission in the UK. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday, the diplomat was s...
Ohrid, Republic of North Macedonia (AFP): Kosovo and Serbia stopped short of signing a potentially landmark deal late Saturday night after holding a marathon round of talks, even as the EU hailed progress toward reaching a long-sought agreement between the arch-foes. The latest round of high-stakes negotiations followed months of EU-mediated s...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkiye has rejected a recent European Parliament report on EU-Armenia relations, which made some allegations with regard to the 1915 events. “It is seen that the European Parliament insists on including baseless allegations about our country and the 1915 events in its ordinary report,” Tanju Bilgic, the spoke...
Ohrid, Republic of North Macedonia (AFP): Leaders from Kosovo and Serbia have kicked off the latest round of EU-led talks, as the long-time rivals come under increasing pressure to strike a deal to normalise ties. Their officials met on Saturday in North Macedonia after the two sides failed to reach an agreement in Brussels last […]
WARSAW (AA) – Mizar, a Muslim cemetery, is less than a kilometer outside the small village of Bohoniki in northeastern Poland. You pass the last houses, turn left along a track lined with trees. Behind a wall, between the trees, tombstones with crescent-shaped monuments begin. The village is located 9 kilometers in a straight line [&hell...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Greece’s use of Ottoman-era mosques for purposes other than Islamic worship is a violation of fundamental human rights, say experts. Evaluating the current status of historic mosques in Greece, Sabri Can Sannav from the History Department at Trakya University shared that the Mecidiye Mosque was converted into the By...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US Friday welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s announcement to move ahead with Finland’s NATO membership bid, the White House said. “The United States welcomes President Erdogan’s announcement that he will send Finland’s NATO accession protocols to the Turkish Parliament and looks forw...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye on Thursday commemorated the “illegitimate referendum” held on March 16 by Russia, and stressed that the Crimean Peninsula was “annexed in violation of international law.” In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry reiterated its long-time policy against recognizing the illegal annexation o...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany’s Muslim community has called for a more determined stance against Islamophobia, saying Muslims continue to experience prejudice, hate crimes and discrimination in their daily lives. “The anniversary of the Christchurch mosque attacks painfully reminds us that stirring up prejudices and hatred against Muslims do not...