KUALA LUMPUR (AA) – Two Palestinian companies have received the best international exhibition award for their outstanding pavilion at a halal expo in Malaysia. Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Ministry announced the name of 15 companies for their outstanding performance in four categories: Best Booth and Pavilion Awards, Most ...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Muslims across Balkan nations hailed the recent visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the region where he inaugurated an Islamic center. Earlier this week, Erdogan concluded his 3-day tour with stops in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia. In Croatia’s central city of Sisak, Erdogan inaug...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – A Pakistani court on Friday ordered the government to resolve the “missing persons” issue within two months. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and some of his cabinet members appeared before Chief Justice Athar Minallah of the Islamabad High Court, who was hearing identical petitions seeking the recovery of six missing peopl...
JERUSALEM (AA) – An Israeli drone crashed into the sea near the northern maritime border with Lebanon on Thursday, the military announced on Friday. In a statement, the Israeli Defense Forces said the drone crashed due to a malfunction. It added that the incident was being investigated and the entire fleet of this type of […]
NEW DELHI (AA) – An Indian Muslim journalist was granted bail on Friday, two years after his arrest by the country’s northern state police, who charged him with conspiracy to incite riots. Siddique Kappan was given bail by the Indian Supreme Court. He was arrested by police in Uttar Pradesh state in 2020 while on […]
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan said on Friday that the recent destructive flood caused more than $30 billion in damage and that the country will need international assistance to rebuild its infrastructure. Major-General Zafar Iqbal, the coordinator of the National Flood Response and Coordination Center (NFRCC), told Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif an...
TORONTO, Canada (AA) – Foundations, associations and aid groups belonging to Muslims in Canada are in a stalemate with the authorities given to banks under Canadian financial laws that initially aimed to prevent money laundering and terror financing. Account closure decisions taken by bank administrations without a court order negatively...
ANKARA (AA) – One of the most important senior members of the ISIS has been captured in Türkiye, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Thursday. Bashar Khattab Ghazal al-Sumaidai, codenamed Abu Zeid/Master Zeid, was captured in a successful operation by the Turkish intelligence and Istanbul police, Erdogan told reporters on the pre...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met Mossad Chief David Barnea in Washington, the White House confirmed Thursday. A National Security Council spokeswoman confirmed to Anadolu Agency that Sullivan met Wednesday with Barnea for what she described as a “pre-scheduled visit.” The officials discussed &#...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – The Nigerian secret service searched the office and home of bandits negotiator, Tukur Mamu, early Thursday in northern Nigeria, an offical told Anadolu Agency. Security operatives took laptops, phones and other documents from both locations. Mamu was arrested for his alleged involvement in collecting ransom and takin...
