BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Accession negotiations between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina are on track to start late this year or early 2024, Croatia’s top diplomat has said. “We can expect the start of accession negotiations between Bosnia Herzegovina and the EU, if not by the end of this year, which would be [&he...
GENEVA (AA) – Switzerland’s Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has submitted charges against former Algerian Defense Minister Khaled Nezzar of crimes against humanity committed during Algeria’s civil war between 1992 and 1994. The OAG charged 85-year-old Nezzar at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, in the Swiss canton of Ticino,...
– Bosnians must insist on coexistence, mutual respect and tolerance, says Sarajevo Canton Parliament Speaker Elvedin Okeric BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Bosnians gathered on Monday to commemorate the 28th anniversary of a 1995 massacre that took the lives of 43 people and injured nearly 84. The Markale marketplace shelling was one of th...
– At least 17 people suffered injuries as a result of anti-Muslim violence between January-June BERLIN (AA) – German police recorded 258 Islamophobic crimes in the first half of 2023, according to figures released on Monday by the parliament. More than a dozen mosques were attacked between January and June, and dozens of Muslims we...
Paris, France — AFP A member of an elite French commando unit has been killed in Iraq while “supporting an Iraqi unit in an anti-terrorist operation”, French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said. Sergeant Nicolas Mazier, an air force paratrooper, “fell in combat while carrying out his mission”, the Elysee...
Decision comes from Education Minister Gabriel Attal, who wants to implement it before next school year PARIS – France is set to ban the wearing of abayas, the loose robes worn by some Muslim women, in state schools. The decision comes from Education Minister Gabriel Attal, who wants to implement the change before the next […]
Umme Kalsoom, felt compelled to challenge existing rules that prohibit wearing hijab during sports LONDON – A 16-year-old British Muslim girl has successfully campaigned for Muslim girls to be allowed to wear a hijab during physical education classes (PE) at her school. Umme Kalsoom, who has played soccer passionately for four years, fe...
– Protesters carry copies of Muslim holy book, signs that read: ‘The Qur’an gives us light to guide us, fire cannot burn the Sun’ THE HAGUE (AA) – Muslims participated Saturday in a protest organized by Islamic organizations in the Dutch city of The Hague amid ongoing Islamophobic incidents around Europe. Proteste...
– Late-night attack draws condemnation from Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Greek Cypriot authorities launch investigation LEFKOSA, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (AA) — A Molotov cocktail was thrown at a mosque in the city of Limassol city in the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus, local media reported on Saturday...
ANKARA (AA) – Niger’s military administration has cut off electricity to the French Embassy in the capital Niamey, multiple reports on social media said Sunday. The country’s leadership has also taken similar action at the French consulate in Zinder, the reports said. The president of the National Support Committee for the National Counc...