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...
KABUL, Afghanistan – Dozens of women organized a rare public protest in the capital Kabul on Wednesday against the closure of beauty salons in Afghanistan. They held a placard with the slogan: “Do not take away our bread and water” The Taliban government in Afghanistan has ordered the closure of all beauty salons for women. [...
Rabat, Morocco (AFP): Morocco’s highest court has rejected the final appeals of two journalists — Omar Radi and Soulaimane Raissouni. The two were imprisoned on sexual assault charges, and reject the allegations, according to their lawyer. The Court of Cassation in Rabat “rejected our appeal and confirmed the prison sentences...
JERUSALEM, Palestine – Two Palestinians were injured and 25 others detained in Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank on Monday. According to a local NGO, one Palestinian was injured by live fire when Israeli forces raided the Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, Spokesman for the Palestinian Prisoner Society Amjad al-Najjar a...
JAMMU, Indian-administered Kashmir – Dozens of Rohingya refugees were injured in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir after police used tear gas against them at a detention center located in Jammu region. The refugees were protesting their detention and demanding their release or deportation. Their relatives, who were outside the detent...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate gears up for a crucial debate on the annual National Defense Authorization Act, known as the NDAA. Among the hotly contested topics in the debate will be the future of Guantanamo Bay, the notorious U.S. military prison. The prison was established during the War on Terror in 2002 within the […]
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP): Britain’s Illegal Migration Bill, aimed at stopping migrants arriving in the country, is at odds with London’s obligations under international law, the United Nations has said. The bill, which has been passed by parliament and now awaits the formality of being signed into law by King Charles III, means mi...
GENEVA (AA): EU faces challenges as arrivals increase and applications for asylum reach record highs, the executive director of the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) has said. Presenting Asylum Report 2023 on figures of last year to the European Parliament, Nina Gregori said it was “quite dramatic and unprecedented year.” In ...
London, United Kingdom (AFP): The UK government’s controversial plans to stop the thousands of hapless migrants arriving on British shores in small boats has finally cleared their last parliamentary hurdle. Members of the non elected Upper House defeated a string of challenges to the government’s Illegal Migration Bill — cent...
IDLIB, Syria (AA): Non-governmental organizations protested against Russia on Monday in Syria’s Idlib, denouncing its blocking of humanitarian aid sent by the United Nations to the country. Various NGO officials, who assembled in front of the Bab al-Hawa border gate, situated opposite the Cilvegozu border gate in Reyhanli district of sou...
