– Joseph Biggs ‘pushed this to the edge of a constitutional crisis,’ says prosecutor HOUSTON, United States (AA) – Joseph Biggs, a top leader of the far-right militant group the Proud Boys, was sentenced to 17 years in prison Thursday for his role in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021 US Capitol attack. “There is a […...
Group asked U.S. to secure the release of Ahmed Mansoor and other detained human rights activists from UAE prisons WASHINGTON – A coalition of 19 human rights groups has called on the U.S. to pressure the United Arab Emirates to release human rights activists ahead of the U.N. Climate Change Summit or COP28 scheduled for […]
Islamic Society of Baltimore canceled evening events due to a suspicious call and notified local and federal authorities for investigation WASHINGTON – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a prominent Muslim advocacy group, has called for increased vigilance and security measures at mosques in the Baltimore area. This came a...
Soldiers in army uniforms appeared on national television and announced the president’s house arrest and the military’s takeover of power LIBREVILLE, Gabon – Military forces have staged a coup d’état in the central African country of Gabon, ousting President Ali Bongo Ondimba. Soldiers in army uniforms appeared on natio...
Traffickers mostly locals groom potential victims and connect them to larger trafficking networks DHAKA, Bangladesh – Rohingya refugees housed in camps in Bangladesh and Myanmar’s Rakhine State are vulnerable to human trafficking because of their desperate situation. Discrimination, lack of opportunities, and poor living conditions make ...
More than 5,000 Palestinians arrested by Israeli forces this year, according to local NGO RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israeli army forces rounded up 32 Palestinians in military raids in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, according to a local NGO. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoner Society said the arrests took place in the cities [&...
Saudi Aramco is now one of the world’s largest oil producers with 9 million barrels per day of production ANKARA (AA) – A new Hollywood movie, “Sands of Fortune,” will tell the story of Saudi Arabia’s oil discovery and the beginning of the nation’s state-owned energy company, Aramco. Initiated by Israeli pro...
-Mouthwash is still in the early stages of development, but it has shown promise in laboratory trials BUDAPEST, Hungary – A new mouthwash that uses the body’s own immune system is being developed to fight gum disease. Dr Zoltan Geczi, assistant professor at Semmelweis University,a research-led medical school in Budapest, Hungary sa...
OpenAI is introducing ChatGPT Enterprise, a business tier for ChatGPT that offers enterprise-grade security and privacy ISTANBUL (AA) – US-based artificial intelligence (AI) research lab OpenAI introduced Monday ChatGPT Enterprise, a business tier for its large language model-based chatbot. “Since ChatGPT’s launch just nine m...
At least 15 court cases have been dropped due to Kriv’s credibility concerns, and other pending cases are under review CHICAGO – Jeffrey Kriv, a former Chicago police officer, has been charged with perjury and forgery after making false statements to prevent numerous traffic violations. According to the investigative news website P...
