Saudi Arabia has denied reports that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman mocks U.S. President Joe Biden in private sessions. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said the kingdom’s leaders have always respected U.S. presidents. He stressed that the allegations “are completely false.” The Wall Street Journal cited Saudi sources saying ...
Global journalists’ associations have condemned the murder of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif on Sunday in Kenya. The groups have called for immediate and speedy investigations into the case. Sharif was shot by Kenyan police officers at a roadblock in Kajiado County, about an hour’s drive from the capital Nairobi. Kenyan police have said t...
In recent years, voters in Indonesia have supported candidates with solid religious personas whose lifestyles and appearances adhere to Islamic values. The world’s largest Muslim-majority democracy has seen an increasing trend toward Islamic piety. That’s according to a paper published by researchers Haryanto and Rizkika Lhena Darwin in the n...
Progressive U.S. lawmakers on Monday called on President Joe Biden to shift his approach to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. They urged a “proactive democratic push” with the goal of seeking “a realistic framework for a ceasefire” through direct negotiations with Russia. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat from Washington and Congressiona...
Community leaders say Fargo, North Dakota’s Islamic Cemetery has been the target of a vandalism spree. Last Friday, an employee at the cemetery entered the building housing concrete vaults used in burials. Heidi Soliman, a spokesperson with the Islamic Society of The Islamic Society of Fargo, said the employee found all the vaults had been [&h...
The U.S. charged two Chinese intelligence officers on Monday with trying to obstruct the prosecution of a Chinese-based telecommunications firm. The U.S. rolled out three separate cases against Beijing. The two alleged Chinese spies were identified as Guochun He and Zheng Wang. They have been charged with an attempted scheme involving stealin...
Heavy shelling from Burma along the Bandarban border district of Bangladesh has forced hundreds of families to flee for safety. Bullets from Burma again landed inside Bangladesh’s Lemuchhari and Bahirmath areas Saturday violating the border, according to fleeing locals. The shelling occurred in a roughly 12-mile area near the border in Burmese...
Saudi Arabia has sentenced a Quran reciter to 12 years in prison for leading prayers at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia mosque eight years ago. The kingdom is intensifying its crackdown on religious figures. Saudi rights organization, Prisoners of Conscience, said a Saudi court last Wednesday sentenced Imam and Quran reciter Abdullah Basfar to 12 year...
Former U.S. President Donald Trump suggested he might have to run for president in 2024. Trump claims he “won twice” already and “did much better the second time” around. Speaking at a rally in Texas on Saturday, he said “to make our country successful, safe and glorious again, I will probably have to do it […]
U.S. President Joe Biden this week announced his intention to seek reelection in 2024. Biden told MSNBC on Saturday he has not made a formal decision, but has time to do so. He stressed that he hasn’t formally announced his candidacy yet because he has to treat himself “as a candidate from that moment on.” […]
