LONDON (AA) – A third of Muslims in the UK say the recent far-right riots have led them to consider leaving the country. A survey, conducted by Survation on behalf of Tell Mama, an NGO that tracks hate crimes targeting Muslims, revealed rising concerns within British Muslim communities following the violent unrest that swept across […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Eleven nongovernmental organizations have urged France to enforce an International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense chief Yoav Gallant. The NGOs, including the Ligue de Droit de l’homme (LDH) and the French Palestinian Solidarity Associatio...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AA) – The Copenhagen City Court has convicted far-right Islamophobic politician Rasmus Paludan finding him guilty of racism based on a statement he made during a demonstration in 2019, the official Danish broadcaster reported. According to DR TV, Paludan was seen in the video saying that the average IQ in Somalia is 68 [&h...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Protests erupted in Stockholm, Amsterdam and Geneva as hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets Saturday to voice outrage against Israel’s aggression against the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. Despite the weather being extremely cold, around 1,000 people gathered in Stockholm’s Odenplan on the call of various ci...
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof is under increasing scrutiny to address allegations of racism within his government. This is following the resignation of Nora Achahbar, the state secretary for benefits and customs. Achahbar, who is of Moroccan descent, resigned last Friday. She cited racist remarks made during cabinet meetings as the reason f...
GENEVA (AA) – Spain on Thursday hosted its first intergovernmental meeting with the state of Palestine, which was officially recognized by Madrid in late May. The meeting, held at the prime minister’s residence in Moncloa, was led by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Palestinian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Mustafa...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has warned of a “confrontation” over a resolution submitted by three European powers against Tehran at the United Nations nuclear watchdog. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in a phone call with his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot, said that a European resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IA...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Norway will seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) about Israel’s recent legislative measures against the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). Norway’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik has initiated consultations at the UN to draft a resolution urging the UN Gen...
ISTANBUL (AA) – In a major policy shift, outgoing President Joe Biden on Sunday authorized Ukraine to use American long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) for “limited strikes” within Russian territory, The Washington Post reported. The decision follows reports of North Korea sending troops to support Moscow’s war effort,...
BERLIN (AA) – German police detained several demonstrators in Berlin on Saturday during a protest against Israel’s attacks on Gaza. More than 1,000 people gathered in the German capital to express solidarity with Palestinians and protest Israel’s continuing attacks on Gaza. Carrying Palestinian flags, the crowd marched with banners readi...
