ISTANBUL (AA): Russia on Monday suspended the Black Sea grain deal, the Kremlin said. “The Black Sea agreements ceased to be valid today. As the President of the Russian Federation (Vladimir Putin) said earlier, the deadline is July 17. Unfortunately, the part relating to Russia in this Black Sea agreement has not been implemented so […...
BERLIN (AA): Nearly three-quarters of the population in Germany believe that the church tax is no longer appropriate for the modern age. According to a survey conducted by the public opinion research institute ‘YouGov’, 74% of the participants expressed the view that the collection of church tax is no longer suitable for the modern...
STOCKHOLM (AA): A Syrian Muslim who obtained permission from the Swedish police to burn the Torah and the Bible in front of the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm chose not to burn the sacred books in response to the provocations of burning the copy of the Holy Quran. Ahmet Allus on Saturday told journalists in front […]
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP): Some 289 children are known to have died in the first half of 2023 while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe, the United Nations has said. The figure is double that recorded in the first six months of 2022, the UN children’s agency UNICEF said, as it called for expanded […]
ANKARA (AA): Israeli President Isaac Herzog has strongly condemned the Swedish authorities for allowing the public burning of a copy of the Jewish holy book Torah, while the Ashkenazi chief Rabbi also wrote to the Swedish prime minister, urging him to cancel the planned desecration on Saturday. Earlier on Friday, the Swedish police granted per...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AFP): Trade ties between France and Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are expanding year-on-year, France’s trade minister has said, praising the deepening partnership as “good news”. During a visit to the UAE, Olivier Becht said trade ties between the UAE and France totalled more than 7 billion e...
Paris, France (AFP): More migrants from Africa are heading for Spain’s Canary islands, a route to the European mainland that is less closely monitored than the Mediterranean, but also vastly more dangerous. The islands sit off the west coast of Africa and the strong ocean currents present an added risk. At least three boats that [&hellip...
LONDON (AA) – A Muslim cycling group in London has been using its passion for cycling to raise money for charity for 10 years. The Hope and Knowledge (H&K) Cycle Club organizes three main events: the National Ride, the Three Cities Ride and the Hijrah Ride. The National Ride is a charity bike ride between […]
DAMASCUS, Syria – Residents of opposition-held enclaves in Syria have expressed concern at U.N. Security Council failure for extending the mechanism for delivering aid. The agreement, in place since 2014, allowed food, water and medicine to be delivered to the region without the Syrian government’s approval. Russia vetoed a nine-mo...
Vilnius, Lithuania (AFP/AA): President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that Turkey would not be able to ratify Sweden’s NATO candidacy until at least October because parliament was not in session. “There is a two-month parliament holiday. Of course, it will not be possible to end this holiday before October,” Erdogan told...
