UAE, which has friendly relations with Russia has not strictly enforced global sanctions imposed on Moscow DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Western officials from the U.S., the U.K., and the European Union are meeting in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to raise concerns about the supply of goods, particularly computer French fries, to Russia...
ANKARA (AA) – The Muslim community in Belgium is contesting new sexuality education methods in schools, according to a statement. “This decision seems to confront the universal and inviolable values of the familial education framework, and the interests of the students and their families,” Muslim associations said in a statem...
– Events in Malmo city ‘terrible,’ says Swedish premier LONDON (AA) – Clashes between the police and rioters in Sweden’s third-largest city Malmo continued Monday after another Quran-burning protest, according to the Swedish police. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said at a press conference that the events in Mal...
PARIS (AA) – France has begun discussions with Niger to withdraw some of its troops from the West African country, said a media report on Tuesday. Negotiation with the military government has started, said the Le Monde report, based on multiple sources. Sources claimed that cooperation between France and Niger in the fight against terror...
BERLIN (AA) – With Islamophobia already a major issue in Germany, there are heightened fears within the Muslim community that far-right activists could stage acts of desecration of religious scriptures in the country, like the ones seen in other European nations such as Sweden and Denmark. If that were to happen, it could lead to […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to visit Bangladesh on September 10, Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry has said. This will be the first time a French president visits the South Asian nation in 33 years. Prior to his Bangladesh visit, Macron will be in India for the G-20 summit scheduled for Septem...
Cadiz, Spain – AFP The European Union’s top diplomat confirmed on Tuesday that Johan Floderus, a Swedish diplomat working for the EU, has been held captive in Iran for more than 500 days. Arriving at a meeting on development in the Spanish city of Cadiz, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters that Brussels […]
LONDON (AA) – Clashes between the police and rioters in Sweden’s third-largest city Malmo continued on Monday after another incident of desecration of the Muslim holy book, according to the Swedish police. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said at a press conference that the events in Malmo were “terrible.” “These are pa...
GENEVA (AA) – Unknown Islamophobic extremists left a severed pig’s head at the entrance of a mosque in the Austrian city of Graz on Sunday. According to a media report, a local resident notified police at around 9:40 p.m. Sunday evening, stating that the entrance area of the mosque had been damaged. Police found the […]
ANKARA (AA) – The public prosecutor in Belgium will request the forfeiture of nationality for the defendants of the 2016 violent attacks, local media reported. The prosecutor announced on Monday before the court that it will request the forfeiture for Mohamed Abrini, Ali El Haddad Asufi and Bilal El Makhouki, who have both Moroccan and [&helli...