RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): Palestine has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s support for the two-state solution with Israel. On Saturday, Biden reiterated his support for the two-state solution in an interview with CNN. “I am one of those who believes Israel’s ultimate security rests in a two-state solution,” he said. The US president said ...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA): One migrant died and 10 others went missing on Sunday when their boat sank off Tunisia’s coast, according to local authorities. “A boat carrying 22 migrants sank off the coast of the city of Sfax,” Fawzi Al-Masmoudi, a spokesman for the Court of First Instance in Tunisia’s southern city, told Anadolu. He […]
JENIN, Palestine (AA) – Israeli forces have left a trail of devastation in the Palestinian West Bank city of Jenin. Although operations were halted on Wednesday, but not before 12 Palestinians were killed and more than 140 injured. Dozens of homes, vehicles, stores and utility lines were destroyed. Palestinian residents said Israeli forces tar...
NEW YORK – Swarms of tiny flying beetles in parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City are baffling residents. The insects are white or green and get stuck into people’s hair. Experts are divided at the identity of the insect. Some experts believe they may be fire-loving insects that benefit from fire. But […]
ANKARA (AA) – Pope Francis has condemned the burning of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, in Sweden. He said freedom of speech should not be used to denigrate others. The act of Quran burning was condemned by several countries. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has called for joint action to prevent such acts. A […]
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois – A Muslim group is raising awareness about the laws that allow students to observe religious rights in the U.S. State of Illinois. Illinois had adopted two landmark laws in 2021 that require public schools to accommodate students’ religious observances. House Bill 169 amended the school code to allow students...
NEW YORK (AA) – US President Joe Biden Tuesday called on Republican lawmakers in Congress for “meaningful” gun reforms following a long holiday weekend of bloodshed across the country as the nation celebrates Independence Day. The US has seen a wave of shootings from Philadelphia to Fort Worth, Baltimore to Lansing and Wichita to Chicago...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has expressed shock at the listing of Muslims in secret surveillance by the FBI. A recent report revealed that a number of Muslims have been under surveillance since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The FBI has monitored Muslims through electronic tracking and placed ...
Jenin, Palestinian Territories (AFP): Israel Wednesday declared the end of a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank that killed 12 Palestinians over the previous two days. The raid, involving hundreds of forces, drone strikes and armoured bulldozers, targeted the northern West Bank city of Jenin. In response, a Palestinian in...
PORTALES, New Mexico – An American Muslim rights group has called on law enforcement to investigate possible bias in two incidents targeting a mosque in Portales, New Mexico. In a statement, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) condemned the attacks and called on local police to increase patrols. CAIR urged the local Muslim c...
