KARACHI, Pakistan – Thousands of Pakistanis formed a human chain to commend the UN for declaring March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia. The event took place in the Jhang district of the northeastern Punjab province under the umbrella of the Muslim Institute, an Islamabad-based think tank, which has long been voicing concer...
HOUSTON, Texas – Austin Tice was abducted near Damascus, Syria on August 14, 2012, while covering the country’s civil war as a freelance journalist for multiple US news organizations. Almost 10 years later, he has yet to be released and returned to his hometown of Houston, Texas. “He was only there 83 days before he […]
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistani army has distanced itself from former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s claim that a “foreign conspiracy” was behind his ouster from power. Citing a diplomatic cable from Pakistan’s ex-envoy to the US, Khan said interference from the US led to his removal in a no-confidence vote in parliament last week. He claim...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan launched a nationwide protest campaign late Wednesday, vowing to continue to hold rallies and protests across the country until new elections are held. In his first public address since being ousted through a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly, Khan spoke to a massive ...
MOSCOW – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said that the US and NATO arms shipments in Ukraine will be seen as rightful targets by the Russian military. Ryabkov promised to thwart Western military help to Ukraine that aim to delay Russia’s “special military operation.” “We bring the Americans and ...
YEREVAN, Armenia – Normalization talks between neighboring Turkiye and Armenia should not be neglected but should continue, Armenia’s premier has said. The sides should do their best to see that the talks go on, Nikol Pashinyan said in an address to Armenia’s parliament in the capital Yerevan. Saying that the Armenian side is aware of [&...
ANKARA – At least 191 children have been killed and 349 injured since the beginning of Russia’s war against Ukraine, the Ukrainian Office of the Prosecutor General has said. Children in the Donetsk, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Zhytomyr regions, as well as the capital Kyiv, have been...
TORONTO – Former Afghan interpreters for the Canadian army are urging Ottawa to treat their family members fleeing the Taliban the same way as Ukrainians escaping from Russian troops. Speaking at a parliamentary committee, the interpreters called on the Canadian government to let their families into the country as easily as Ukrainians, reporte...
TRENTON, Canada – Canada’s largest Muslim charitable organization has launched a court challenge, saying the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) probe into its affairs is rife with Islamophobia. The Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) wants the CRA audit stopped because it is unfairly “tainted by systemic bias and Islamophobia...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AA) – Saudi Arabia and Kuwait said Wednesday they have the right to develop the Durra offshore gas field which is also claimed by Iran. In a statement issued by the Saudi Foreign Ministry, Riyadh said it has reached an agreement with Kuwait “to expedite the development and exploitation of the Durra […]
