A fire deliberately set on Easter Sunday engulfed a trailer loaded with Bibles in Wilson County, Tennessee prompting investigations. The blaze occurred at 6:00 a.m. local time, and led to road closures.Authorities were able to contain the fire and no one was injured. The Wilson County Sheriff’s Office says initial investigations point to...
Afghanistan’s interim Taliban government says U.S. military drones are patrolling and violating the country’s airspace. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told TOLO news agency the aircraft belong to the U.S. and are operating from some neighboring country. Mujahid has also stressed that the Taliban have repeatedly protested this issue and ...
Israel’s Knesset has passed legislation allowing the closure of Al Jazeera television. The law was passed 71 to 10 in its second and third readings in the Knesset plenum or assembly. Under the law, the communications minister can shut down foreign networks operating in Israel and confiscate their equipment if the defense minister identif...
Iran says a blast in its consulate in Syria’s capital Damascus was the result of a strike by Israeli warplanes. Eight people were reportedly killed, including Mohammad Reza Zahedi, an officer in an elite unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, as well as several diplomats. The incident has brought a dramatic escalation in Israel’s ongoing [...
The National Cherry Blossom Festival on Saturday was held at the National Mall in Washington, DC. Kites bearing Palestinian flags were flown in support of Palestine at the festival, where they garnered significant public interest. The annual celebration commemorates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the cit...
American Muslim groups are planning to boycott a White House Ramadan invite, and Eid celebrations due to President Joe Biden’s support of Israel. Last year, 500 Muslims attended the Eid celebrations at the White House. This year, only 15 will be hosted for its Iftar dinner. Outraged by the administration’s failure to push for an [...
Republican Congressman Tim Walberg has stirred controversy after suggesting the nuclear bombing of Gaza during a town hall event on Monday in Dundee, Michigan. His comment has sparked condemnation, with critics highlighting the disregard for Palestinian lives. A voter asked the Michigan Republican why taxpayer money was being spent to build a ...
In the past 24 hours, Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed 71 Palestinians and injured another 102. Among the casualties were seven aid workers from Australia, Palestine, Poland, and the UK. They were part of a convoy from the World Central Kitchen or WCK. WCK is a U.S-based nonprofit that feeds people during conflicts and […]
In a significant upset for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party or AKP, the opposition party won most municipalities and district council elections in local elections. Since Turkey does not have provincial governments, analysts say the local bodies are powerful tiers of democracy. According to the...
In the Iraqi city of Najaf, thousands of Shia Muslims gathered in the tomb of Imam Ali late Friday to commemorate the 1363st anniversary of his martyrdom. Ali, also known as Hazrat Ali, was the son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad and is considered to be the first Imam by Shia Muslims. A large number of […]
