WASHINGTON – A group of 11 U.S. senators and 23 human rights groups have called on the Biden administration to withhold military aid to Egypt. They said the $320 million in military aid must be suspended because of Egypt’s poor human rights record. The senators and human rights groups argue that Egypt has failed to […]
ANKARA – The incident of burning Muslim holy book Quran outside a mosque in Sweden threatens to escalate into a trade war. Many influential Muslim groups in the Middle East and North Africa have called for a boycott of Swedish products. Last week, the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, the oldest Sunni institution in the Muslim […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – More than 100 people were reportedly injured in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, as the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) protested against the government. A police vehicle and three public buses were reportedly set on fire and several private vehicles were damaged during the protests. The opposition a...
TEL AVIV, Israel – An Israeli court has approved the forced eviction of hundreds of Palestinian Bedouins from the village of Ras Jrabah in the Negev Desert. The ruling helps the Israeli government make way for the expansion of the Jewish settlement of Dimona. Human rights groups have condemned the court’s decision. Amnesty Internat...
WASHINGTON – A federal judge in Florida has dismissed a $475 million defamation lawsuit filed by former President Donald Trump against CNN. District Judge Raag Singhal explained that the use of the phrase “the Big Lie” or similar statements are opinions and not facts. Therefore, they do not meet the standard for defamation. T...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. regulator Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has proposed new rules for banks with more than $100 billion in total assets. The new rules would replace the current system, which allows banks to use their internal models to calculate their risk-based capital requirements. “The proposal would replace cu...
ANKARA (AA) – The U.S. has rejected Australia’s request for the release of Julian Assange. Australia is demanding that the case be brought to a close. The U.S., on the other hand, is demanding the extradition of Assange and charge him with espionage. The differences on this issue became clear during a meeting between U.S. […...
NIAMEY, Niger – A group of soldiers in the West African country of Niger has claimed to have overthrown President Mohamed Bazoum. The soldiers said they had taken control of the country’s borders and imposed a nationwide curfew. They also said they had suspended all institutions of government. Appearing on the local TV Colonel Amad...
JAKARTA Indonesia – Indonesia has blocked Elon Musk’s social media site X.com as part of its efforts to curb online pornography and gambling. Indonesia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology clarified that the domain had previously hosted content that violated Indonesian laws against “negative” ma...
ANKARA (AA) – Forest fires have destroyed about 82 million hectares of forest worldwide in the last 10 years. According to Global Forest Watch (GFW), the worst forest fires occurred in Australia, Russia, Canada, and the U.S. In Australia, the 2019-2020 bushfires were the largest in the last 10 years, destroying more than 24 million […]...
