LONDON (AA): The UK, Canada, Sweden, and Ukraine have taken Iran to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the downing of a civilian aircraft in 2020. “In their Application, Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom claim that Iran has violated a series of obligations under the Montreal Convention as a result of the […...
PARIS (AA) – France’s top administrative court upheld a ban on Muslim women football players wearing hijab during matches. The court ruled that the French Football Federation (FFF) can enforce the ban, which is part of its bylaws. The court said that sports federations have an obligation to be impartial and that this includes not [&helli...
GENEVA (AA) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz admits that racism is a reality in his country. He said there was a need to come together to fight this menace. Taking to Twitter on the death anniversary of German resident Marwa El-Sherbini, who was stabbed during a court trial, Sholz said there should be no room […]
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – The Bosnian Institute for Missing Persons has declared that hundreds of victims of the Srebrenica genocide are still missing after 28 years. The head of the institute, Mujo Hadziomerovic, said that 12,469 bone remains were recovered during excavations of mass graves. Every year on July 11, the newly identified victims a...
ROME (AA): A European investigation has brought about the arrest of 15 individuals accused of smuggling migrants from Syria into the EU, Europol said Tuesday. According to the probe, the network used an unusually long and expensive route to smuggle migrants into Europe. Starting in Syria, the irregular migrants were taken via Sudan or the [&he...
LONDON (AA): Britain is urging Israel to demonstrate restraint in its operation and all parties to avoid further escalation in both the West Bank and Gaza, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday. Responding to questions at parliament’s Liaison Committee, Sunak said the UK supports Israel’s right to defend itself but said “protection of civ...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA): Hundreds of Srebrenica genocide victims are still missing although 28 years have passed since the massacre in the eastern Bosnian town, Bosnia’s Missing Persons Institute told Anadolu. Mujo Hadziomerovic, the head of the institute, said that 12,469 bone remains were dug out during mass grave excavations after the 1...
London, United Kingdom (AFP): The family of a jailed British-Egyptian activist on Monday held a vigil outside the foreign ministry in London to highlight a call by 100 British lawmakers for “fresh approaches” to secure his release. The pro-democracy and rights campaigner Alaa Abdel Fattah is serving a five-year prison sentence for ...
ANKARA (AA): A UN refugee agency official has called on the EU governments to place safety and solidarity at the forefront of their actions in the wake of the June 14 shipwreck off the coast of Greece which caused the deaths of at least 82 migrants while hundreds more are feared to have drowned. “The […]
STOCKHOLM (AA): Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom has said acts of Islamophobes “could turn our country’s good image into a bad one.” He was speaking to local daily Sydsvenska about the burning of the Holy Quran in Stockholm last week. He said the Swedish state is struggling to save its reputation. “Sweden’s good imag...
