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This is latest in series of Quran burnings in Sweden that have been condemned by religious leaders and human rights groups STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Swedish police on Sunday arrested 15 people who tried to stop Salwan Momika from burning a copy of the Muslim holy book. The incident occurred in a Muslim-majority area of Malmoe […]
Protests are a clear sign of growing anti-French sentiment in Niger and challenges it poses for military government NIAMEY, Niger – Thousands of protesters in Niger’s capital Niamey have demanded the withdrawal of French troops from the country. The protests came after the military government expelled the French ambassador from the...
Depleted uranium is radioactive element and a byproduct of the production of fuel used in nuclear power plants WASHINGTON – The U.S. has decided to supply depleted uranium shells to Ukraine as part of a new military assistance package. The shells, which can be fired from U.S. Abrams tanks, are expected to arrive in Ukraine […]
With an extensive experience as a negotiator, Umerov was instrumental in the Black Sea Grain Initiative and peace talks with Russia KYIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Crimean Tatar Rustem Umerov as the country’s defense minister. The 41-year-old Umerov, a well-known figure from the Crimean Tatar co...
PARIS (AA) – A rights watchdog in France has challenged the government’s ‘abaya’ dress ban in schools at the Council of State, the country’s highest court, a lawyer said. The abaya is a full-length dress worn by some Muslim women for religious reasons. Vincent Brengarth, the lawyer for the Muslim Rights Action (ADM), said on ...
ANKARA (AA) – The French president on Friday vowed that the government will be uncompromising on the overgarment ban in schools. Emmanuel Macron visited a high school in the town of Orange, southern France, where he made comments on the ban on wearing abaya, an overgarment worn by Muslim girls and women, at school. “Schools […]
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Moroccan authorities opened an investigation into the killing of two of its nationals in Algerian territorial waters, media reports said Friday. Citing a judicial official, Morocco’s official MAP news agency reported that prosecutors in Oujda, a city bordering Algeria, opened an investigation into killings tha...
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP Iran’s foreign minister on Friday rejected accusations from France over Tehran’s interference in Lebanon, urging President Emmanuel Macron to focus instead on his own country. Macron had told a conference of French ambassadors earlier this week that a “key element” to resolve Lebanon’s ...
Niamey, Niger – AFP Niger braced Friday for a weekend of planned anti-French rallies as tensions mount between the country’s new military rulers and its traditional ally. A coalition of civil society groups opposed to the presence of French forces in Niger has called a three-day sit-in, starting Friday. The protest, organised by th...
– ‘Our units are taking decisive response measures,’ says Azerbaijani Defense Ministry ISTANBUL (AA) – Azerbaijan said on Friday that three of its servicemen were injured in clashes with Armenian forces in the country’s Kalbajar district. “On the morning of September 1, the units of the Armenian armed forces in the direction of Zod...
