BEIRUT (AA) – Hezbollah announced on Saturday that its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah had been “martyred” following what it described as a “treacherous Zionist raid” on the southern suburb of Beirut. In a statement, Hezbollah declared: “Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General of Hezbollah, has joined his gr...
ISTANBUL (AA) – An Israeli army spokesperson on Saturday claimed that Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of the Lebanese group Hezbollah, was killed in a major airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburb. Nasrallah was reportedly killed in “intense and unprecedented” airstrikes Friday evening by Israeli F-35 jets on a ta...
President Joe Biden has expressed grave concerns about the risk of “all-out war” in the Middle East, amid escalating Israeli military attacks in Gaza and Lebanon. Speaking on ABC’s “The View,” Biden highlighted the urgent need for a diplomatic resolution. He said “the Arab world very much wants to have a se...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday that he had introduced legislation to block the sale of more than $20 billion in US arms sales to Israel. “Sending more weapons to (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu’s extremist government is unacceptable,” Sanders said in a statement. Stressing that American weapo...
Calls for an apology from CNN have intensified after the network and its anchors falsely accused Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib of making an anti-semitic remark. This followed an interview where Tlaib criticized Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel for prosecuting students protesting against Israel’s war on Gaza. Detroit Metro Times repor...
Missouri executed Imam Marcellus Khaliifah Williams on Tuesday despite those who first prosecuted him testifying to his innocence. In his final statement, Imam Williams expressed his faith, saying, “All Praise Be to Allah In Every Situation!!!” The execution was carried out by lethal injection. It followed a prolonged legal battle where even...
The mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan, Amer Ghalib has endorsed Republican candidate Donald Trump for president. This is despite Trump’s history of Islamophobic rhetoric and policies. Ghalib is mayor of the first city in the US with an all-Muslim council. His endorsement was shared on Facebook. It comes just days after Trump announced plans to ...
Turkish president calls for coercive UN Security Council measures against Israel; Jordanian King warns of crisis threatening UN legitimacy Muslim Network TV NEW YORK (MNTV) – Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered scathing criticism against Israel on the opening day of the 79th United Nations Gene...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US is sending additional forces to the Middle East as Israel dramatically increased airstrikes across Lebanon prompting unprecedented Hezbollah retaliatory strikes on Monday. The US has about 40,000 troops stationed in the region, and Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder did not specify how many new forces ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Recent polls showed US Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris holding a slim lead over former President Donald Trump ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election. A CBS News/YouGov survey, conducted from Sept. 18-20, showed Harris narrowly leading Trump nationally with 52% to 48% among 3,129 respondents. In ba...
