RALEIGH, North Carolina – Scientists have found high levels of non-perishable synthetic chemicals in blood samples from dogs and horses in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The traces of the chemicals, known as PFAS, are believed to have been transferred to the animals by drinking groundwater. Researchers at North Carolina State Universi...
TORONTO (AA) – U.S. President Joe Biden has called for building safeguards into Artificial Intelligence or the AI systems from the beginning. He said Tuesday that while AI holds promise, it also poses risks. Therefore, he said, it is necessary to manage the risks to society, the economy, and national security. At a meeting on […]...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Muslim Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib will boycott of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech to the U.S. Congress. She said it is shameful that Modi was given a platform in Washington. She recalled the Indian prime minister’s long history of human rights violations, anti-democratic actions, censorship of ...
ANKARA, Türkiye – To attract Muslim tourists, many non-Muslim countries are promoting halal tourism. According to a report by the Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI), Muslim travel spending, which totaled $180 billion in 2019, is expected to reach $300 billion by 2026. Leading the trend is Japan, which recently launched initiatives to pr...
SANA’A, Yemen – While the war in Yemen is taking a heavy toll on the ground, nature has taken a toll on the country’s underground resources. According to experts, the country’s most valuable resource, groundwater, is rapidly running out. Every day, people have to travel long distances in search of water. Children leave their ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it has received more than one million pilgrims so far for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. “Around 1,150,000 pilgrims have already arrived in Saudi Arabia for Hajj,” Mohammed al-Bijawi, undersecretary of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, told the state-run Al-Ekhbariya TV channel. “The influx of pilgrims...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The state flag flew half-mast, and special prayers were held across Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Sunday to remember dozens of youths from the region who have been killed or gone missing in a boat wreck off the coast of Greece on Wednesday. The government announced Sunday as a “mourning day” as grief [&h...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – US President Joe Biden’s top adviser Brett McGurk arrived in Riyadh to discuss possible normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel. But Palestinians have made it clear that they will reject attempts to dilute the issue of Palestine in the cover of Arab-Israeli normalization. Palestinian Foreign ...
ISKECE, Greece (AA) – A French national’s attempts to desecrate the Holy Quran in Iskece province of Greece has invoked sharp reactions. The Muslim leaders in Greece described it as an attempt to disturb peace in the region. The elected Mufti Mustafa Trampa told a gathering in Iskece province that the act was an attack […]
CANBERRA, Australia – Australian Muslim organizations have expressed fears that a bill to ban the insignia of the ISIS /Daesh terror group may land ordinary Muslims into trouble. They said authorities can misinterpret Muslim religious signs with ISIS symbols. They fear that local authorities may not be able to distinguish between the in...
