DAKAR, Senegal (AA) – The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said Sunday that it had accelerated its withdrawal from a base in the country’s north due to tensions between the government and former Tuareg rebels. “MINUSMA has expedited its withdrawal from (the northern area of) #Ber due to the deteriorating s...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday criticized a US-Iran agreement to release around $6 billion worth of frozen Iranian assets in the South Korea Central Bank in exchange for a prisoner swap. “Israel’s position is clear regarding agreements that won’t dismantle Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, wo...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AA): Attacks on the Muslim holy book, the Quran, continued on Friday by Danish anti-Islamic and ultranationalist group “Danske Patrioter” (Danish Patriots) despite wide-ranging condemnation. Members of the group burned copies of the Quran in front of the Pakistani, Algerian, Indonesian, and Moroccan embassies, ...
Cairo, Egypt (AFP): War-torn Sudan is at risk of major disease outbreaks, with thousands of unburied corpses remaining out in the open and the country’s health and sanitation infrastructure destroyed, Save the Children warned Tuesday. Residents say Khartoum is littered with dead bodies from fighting between the forces of army chief Abdel...
NEW YORK – In a scathing ruling, a federal judge criticized the FBI for using a manipulative informant, Shahed Hussain, to deceive a group of Muslims. U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon ruled that the FBI had lured these men into participating in a fictitious plot whose goal was to destroy military aircraft and synagogues in […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Bangladesh spent an additional $8 billion on the import of fuel and food grains due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, an official said on Tuesday. The South Asian country spent $8.9 billion on the import of petroleum products in the financial year 2021-22, according to the central bank data. The country annually [&hell...
NEW DELHI, India – In the outskirts of the Indian capital, New Delhi, the latest wave of communal clashes has led to the demolition of Muslim homes and businesses. Although the High Court has halted the demolition, 350 families have been left homeless until then. Last week, tensions escalated in the Nuh area of Haryana […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan’s army chief has said that the alleged involvement of Afghan nationals in a fresh spate of violence in the country is detrimental to regional peace and stability, aside from being a “deviation” from the 2020 Doha agreement. “Terrorism has no place in Pakistan, and the involvement of Afghan nat...
WASHINGTON (AA): The US State Department said Friday that it is in talks with Congress as a pair of Republican lawmakers continues to block the release of some $75 million in food aid for Palestinian refugees in hopes of seeing the funds released. “The Department of State remains in discussion with Congress regarding funds provided [&hel...
ISTANBUL (AA): Calling for respect for the fundamental rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, speakers at an international conference in Istanbul on Friday sought the resolution of the Kashmir dispute on the basis of UN resolutions. Lawmakers, diplomats, activists and civil society members from Türkiye, Kuwait, Pakistan and Kashmir spoke a...
