COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AA) – A far-right Danish Islamophobic group burned the Quran on Tuesday outside the Turkish and Egyptian embassies in Copenhagen. The Danske Patrioter was behind the despicable act that has drawn condemnation from across the Muslim world. Denmark has condemned the burning incident and called it a “shameful act” that ...
Brussels, Belgium (AFP): A Brussels court on Tuesday convicted French citizen Salah Abdeslam and Belgian-Moroccan Mohamed Abrini for 2016 bombings in the Belgian capital that killed 32 people, after the country’s largest-ever criminal trial. The high-profile pair — already sentenced to life in jail by France for a 2015 massacre in ...
GENEVA (AA): The number of first-time asylum applications in Germany is rising sharply, according to a mid-year report released by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees. The number of initial applications in the first half of 2023 increased by 77.5%, compared to the same period last month. There were 162,271 applications from January t...
Khuiratta, Pakistan (AFP): After spending weeks in Libya trying to reach Europe illegally, Muhammad Naeem Butt turned back — abandoning a journey that has already cost hundreds of Pakistani lives this summer. Shovelling sand onto a truck surrounded by Pakistan’s Kashmir valley, he says he ended his bid for a better life when an ove...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The Belgian Supreme Court has ruled that imams of mosques in the country’s Flemish region can receive salaries from abroad. In October 2021, the Flemish region banned direct or indirect support or funding of places of worship from abroad. It also banned the payment of salaries to imams from funds they receive […]
ROME (AA): In mid-July, the EU finalized a much-anticipated agreement with Tunisia to cooperate on curbing a surge in migration flows to Europe’s Mediterranean shores, but international law experts and humanitarian groups warn that the €1 billion ($1.11 billion) deal could lead to severe rights violations instead of helping solve complex issue...
Rome, Italy (AFP): Italy hosted Mediterranean leaders in Rome on Sunday at a conference aimed at extending an EU-backed deal with Tunisia to curb the arrival of migrants on European shores. The summit convened by Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni laid the foundations for a fund to finance investment projects and support border contro...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AA) – Denmark has condemned the burning of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, calling it a shameful act. A statement from the Danish Foreign Ministry said the provocative act hurt many people and created division between different religions and cultures. It said that many Danish citizens are Muslims and they are a valued [&h...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The 57-member Islamic countries grouping on Sunday suspended the special envoy status for Sweden. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said the move followed repeated incidents of burning the holy book of the Quran in the European country. The extraordinary meeting of OIC members on July 2 authorized Secretary-Genera...
BEIRUT (AA): Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said Sunday that his country regrets and condemns the recent attack on the Quran in Stockholm and insulting actions towards Islamic beliefs and symbols. Billstrom made the remarks in a phone call with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib, according to a statement from the Lebanese M...
