WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden congratulated Muslims worldwide on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The first day of Eid falls on Monday for most Muslim-majority nations. “As Muslims in the United States and around the world conclude the […]
STOCKHOLM – A riot broke out when the leader of the far-right Danish party Stram Kurs (Hard Line) burned another copy of the Muslim holy book Quran. Rasmus Paluda, who went to the Uppsala Mosque under the protection of the police, continued his provocation of burning the copies of the Quran. Around 10 people rushed […]
ERBIL, Iraq – Six rockets have hit the Khabat district of Erbil, the capital of northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG). The KRG’s anti-terror unit confirmed the incident in a statement and said there were no casualties or damage. The rockets were fired from the Bartella town in the Al-Hamdaniya district of Mosul.
TEHRAN, Iran – Police cracked down on protests by teachers across Iran on Labour Day on Sunday. Teachers organized demonstrations in several cities on Labor Day to reiterate their demands for higher pay and better working conditions. Clashes broke out after police used force against protesters in the provinces of Fars, Kermanshah, Kurdistan, M...
ANKARA – Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority has said that its monthly revenues hit an all-time high in April. In a statement, the Suez Canal Authority said the international waterway made $629 million in revenues in April, an increase of 13.6% from $553.6 million last year. The strategic waterway raised the transit fees for ships since […]...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – Many people were feared to be trapped under the rubble after a three-storey building collapsed in Nigeria’s Lagos state on Sunday night. The incident occurred on Ibadan Street in the Ebute Metta neighborhood of Lagos. Casualty figures are unknown as search and rescue operations are ongoing. Personnel of the Lagos Sta...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – At least three Palestinians were injured on Monday in an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank, according to local health sources. Israeli soldiers raided a town in the west of Ramallah and detained one Palestinian, witnesses said, adding that the soldiers used live and rubber-coated bullets against the Palest...
TRIPOLI, Libya – Libya has announced it will celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, on Monday. In a statement, the Tripoli-based Libyan Center for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (LCRSSS) said the new moon of Shawwal — the 10th month of the Islamic lunar calendar — will […]
IDLIB, Syria – Syrian refugees who have been displaced due to the ongoing civil war are set to mark yet another Eid al-Fitr away from their homes. Hundreds of thousands of civilians now camped in the northwestern Idlib province were forced to move from Damascus, Homs, Hama and Deraa, among other regions, due to attacks […]
JOHANNESBURG (AA) — South Africa has witnessed that more Muslims have gathered at mosques during this year’s holy month of Ramadan. Muslims that gathered at the fast-breaking dinner- iftar- held at the Soweto Mosque in the country’s largest city Johannesburg, said that the number of mosque visitors is increasing. Reportedly, ...
