BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – The European human rights body has called for July 11 to be declared an official day of remembrance for the victims of the Srebrenica genocide. The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights said that it is important to remember the victims and fight against the denial of the genocide. The […]
UNITED NATIONS (AA): The High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations on Tuesday denounced the burning of a copy of the Muslim holy book the Quran in front of a mosque in Germany. ”The desecration of the Quran in front of a mosque in southwestern Germany is yet another offensive act that is […]
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AA): Sweden wants Türkiye to know Stockholm takes its concerns seriously and will take steps to address them, the Swedish prime minister has said. “The Swedish government took seriously Türkiye’s demands and showed its will to fulfill them,” Ulf Kristersson told Swedish public broadcaster SVT. “It is ...
ISLAMABAD (AA): Afghanistan’s interim Taliban administration has urged the Muslim world to reconsider its interaction with Sweden as it announced a complete ban on Sweden’s activities in the country following the recent desecration of a copy of the Holy Quran in Stockholm. In a statement, the interim administration said the ban wil...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA): Marking the 28th anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Bosnia and Herzegovina bade farewell to 30 more newly identified Bosnian Muslim genocide victims at a memorial service. Every year on July 11, newly identified victims of the genocide are laid to rest at a memorial cemetery in Potocari, eastern Bosnia. The mem...
SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Jews and Muslims gathered in Bosnia on Monday on the eve of the 28th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre. More than 8,000 Bosniak – mainly Muslim – men and boys were killed in Srebrenica in July 1995 after Bosnian Serb forces took control of the eastern town. The slaughter was classified as [&hel...
PARIS (AA) – A court in France has rejected a request to lift the controversial burkini ban on the beaches of Mandelieu-la-Napoule. The burkini is a swimsuit that covers the entire body except for the face, hands, and feet. The request of the Human Rights League France was rejected by the Administrative Court of Nice. […]
Vilnius, Lithuania (AFP): Turkey agreed Monday to allow Sweden to join the NATO alliance. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s block on Sweden’s membership bid had cast a cloud over preparations for Tuesday’s meeting, but Sweden and Turkey ironed out their differences in eleventh-hour talks. After meeting Erdogan and Sweden’...
ANKARA (AA): Turkish President Erdogan has said he will urge the NATO summit to open a path for Ankara’s EU membership so Türkiye paves the way for Sweden’s NATO membership. “Almost all of the NATO member countries are now members of the EU. I am calling out to these countries that have kept Türkiye waiting […]
BERLIN (AA): A copy of Quran was burned and thrown in front of a mosque in southwestern Germany, the Turkish-Muslim umbrella group DITIB said on Monday. The incident happened in front of the Mimar Sinan Mosque in the town of Maulbronn, located in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg. Osman Adibelli, director of the mosque association, said […...
