SpaceX accused of discouraging asylees, refugees from applying, refusing to hire WASHINGTON (AA) – The US Justice Department said Thursday it filed a lawsuit against tech billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX company on allegations of discriminatory hiring practices. “The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 202...
Justice Department has now seized over $1.4 billion in illegally obtained COVID-19 relief funds, says top official WASHINGTON (AA) – The US Justice Department said Wednesday that it has charged 371 people for offenses related to over $836 million in COVID-19 fraud. In a statement which announced the launch of two new COVID-19 fraud strik...
Karami’s father, Mashallah Karami, was arrested Tuesday in a raid by security forces at his home ahead of Amini death anniversary TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian authorities have reportedly arrested the father of an executed protester as the death anniversary of another demonstrator approaches. Mohammad Mehdi Karami was arrested and execut...
In a video posted on social media, UAE billionaire says, his organization had arranged education of 100 Afghan women in Dubai DUBAI, UAE – Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have prevented some 100 women from boarding a plane to Dubai. They had been sponsored by a UAE billionaire to study in a university. Khalaf Ahmad al […]
‘Scores of people have been killed and thousands displaced. Aid routes are blocked,’ says humanitarian chief WASHINGTON (AA) – The U.N.’s humanitarian affairs chief said Tuesday that he is “deeply concerned” by renewed fighting in Sudan, warning that aid routes have been blocked as food runs out in the war-torn country. Martin Griffiths said f...
Al-Hol, al-Roj camps for displaced people accommodates families of Daesh/ISIS members who fled eastern Deir ez-Zor province ANKARA (AA) – U.S Central Forces Commander Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla has visited the al-Hol and al-Roj camps of displaced people in Syria, where YPG/PKK terrorist group holds the families of Daesh/ISIS terrorists. CENTCOM...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court Chief Justice observed loopholes Wednesday in the conviction of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a graft case, according to court records and media reports. “Prima facie, there are shortcomings in the trial court verdict,” Justice Umar Ata Bandial said while he...
– Secretary-General Taha asks New Delhi to stop ‘gross human rights abuses’ in region ANKARA (AA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday called upon India to reverse all “illegal and unilateral measures” taken on or after Aug. 5, 2019, and “to stop the gross, systematic and widespread human rights abuses in the [&he...
Petitioners allege that policy discriminates against Asian American students based on race WASHINGTON – A group of parents and students have filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the admissions policy of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST). The petitioners allege that the policy discriminat...
Vaccine being tested on 10 volunteers as part of clinical trial, says lead researcher NEW YORK (AA) – Turkish doctors in the U.S. have invented a vaccine to prevent the progression of breast cancer in the human body. The research at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has been described as a “very important development” […]...
