LONDON (AA): German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has cancelled a trip to Iraq due to security concerns following protests in Baghdad over the desecration of the Quran, local media said Sunday. Pistorius was advised by German security officials to cancel his trip, Germany’s DPA news agency reported, citing the Defense Ministry. The decision...
STOCKHOLM (AA): The Iraqi community in Sweden held a demonstration in the capital Stockholm on Sunday calling on authorities to ban the desecration of the Quran. Gathering outside the Iraqi Embassy, protesters chanted slogans against the burning of the Muslim holy book and the Iraqi flag. The group recited verses from the Quran and performed [...
Moscow, Russia (AFP): Russia has said that it understands the concerns African nations may have after Moscow left the Ukrainian grain deal, promising to ensure deliveries to countries in need. Those countries in need would receive the necessary assurances at a summit later this month, Russian deputy foreign minister Sergey Vershinin told journ...
ISTANBUL (AA): Iran on Friday said it would not accept Sweden’s next ambassador to Tehran or send its own envoy to Stockholm after the most recent Quran burning in the Nordic country. “Upon the conclusion of the Swedish envoy’s tenure in Tehran, we will refrain from receiving his successor until there is a decisive action [&h...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AA): Members of an Islamophobic group in Denmark burned a copy of the Holy Quran on Friday. The ultranationalist group called Danske Patrioter burned the holy book in front of Iraq’s Embassy in Copenhagen. They also carried a banner with insulting slogans about Islam before stomping on the Iraqi flag and a copy [&hel...
LONDON (AA): As soon as one sets foot on the Isle of Portland, eyes are drawn to the stunning scenery and coastal beauty of the historically rich town on the English Channel. However, for many, it feels like a prison, as the 6 kilometers long by 2.7 kilometers wide isle is the new home of […]
BRUSSELS (AA): Belgium’s top court has issued a decision opening the way for Muslim imams in the country’s Flemish region to get salaries from abroad and similar arrangements. In October 2021, a decree was issued in the Flemish region prohibiting direct or indirect support or financing to places of worship from abroad – including the [&h...
NEW YORK (AA): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed solidarity with the worldwide Muslim community Thursday in his meeting with the Ambassadorial Group of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Guterres condemned acts of intolerance, violence and Islamophobia, which exacerbate tensions and contribute to discrimination and ra...
MOSCOW (AA): The US supplying cluster bombs to Ukraine amounts to war crimes, Russia’s Foreign Ministry has said. Asked at a press briefing in Moscow how Russia characterizes the US decision to deliver cluster bombs to Ukraine, Maria Zakharova said: “The same way the US characterizes those (other countries) who do it. As war criminals.&#...
ANKARA (AA): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has demanded the lifting of political restrictions imposed on the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Citing the late architect of the 2004 Annan plan, which was accepted by Turkish Cypriots but rejected by Greek Cypriots, with no fallout for the Greek Cypriot side, Erdogan said: R...
