As the UK approaches the 2024 general election, a recent YouGov poll highlights voting trends among ethnic minority groups, particularly British Pakistanis. While traditionally leaning toward Labour, recent findings show a noticeable shift. While 53% of ethnic minority voters support Labour, a considerable number of British Pakistanis are tur...
CAIRO (AA) – Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has announced that his country has signed 35 agreements and memoranda of understanding worth €67.7 billion ($72.4 billion) with European companies and institutions. Madbouly was speaking at the conclusion of the Egyptian-European Investment Conference in Cairo. The conference, held Sa...
ISTANBUL (AA) – For France, the writing seems to be on the wall: the general elections starting this Sunday could well bring the far-right to power. Not only would that plunge the country into uncharted political territory, but for minority communities, especially Muslims, it could prove to be a death knell. That realization is not […]...
LONDON (AA) – Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store has confirmed that the Nordic country will accept and treat injured Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, local media reported. Norway will participate in the international effort to help Palestinians who badly need hospital treatment, according to media outlet VG. The announcement come...
Human rights activists have condemned organizers of the international soccer competition Euro 2024 for accepting sponsorship from Chinese firms implicated in using forced labor by Uyghurs. Companies like BYD and Alibaba have been accused of exploiting Uyghur labor or aiding in their surveillance. Their advertisements have been displayed throu...
BERLIN (AA) – Growing tensions between Israel and Lebanon could trigger a war with “disastrous consequences” for the entire Middle East, Germany’s foreign minister has warned. Speaking to reporters in Jerusalem after her meeting with Israeli counterparts, Annalena Baerbock said the situation is “very serious’ and could get out of control...
A new book reveals that a number of French Muslims are leaving France for countries like the UK and Canada because of rising Islamophobia. Co-author of “France, Loving It But Leaving It,” Olivier Esteves, connects the exodus to France’s political shift toward the far-right in recent years. The book’s interviews and surveys of 1,00...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa held talks on Tuesday with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to discuss ways to strengthen relief efforts in the besieged Gaza Strip. They also dwelt on means of ending Israel’s ongoing onslaught on the Palestinian enclave, the prime minister’s office said in a stat...
A French court in the city of Beauvais has sentenced a man to 12 months in prison for painting racist graffiti on the facade of a local mosque. French press reported that the man had written racist messages on the Hamza mosque and a shop’s wall. Beauvais prosecutor Frederic Trinh said the perpetrator was also […]
Legendary musicians Roger Waters and Yusuf Islam joined a concert in London dedicated to raising awareness and solidarity for Palestine. The event, which also included rapper Lowkey, featured powerful performances and speeches, highlighting the hardships faced in Gaza and occupied territories. Waters delivered a moving rendition of “Wish...
