Stephen Breyer, one of three liberal justices on the US Supreme Court, plans to retire. Breyer, 83, plans to step down at the end of the current term, which ends in June, the NBC and CNN television networks reported. Breyer’s retirement will pave the way for President Joe Biden to nominate a replacement on the […]
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – The European Union foreign policy chief warned Serbia against genocide denial on Tuesday after a meeting of the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Council (SA Council). Josep Borrell said such denial is not compatible with European values. “There is no place in Europe for genocide denial. There is no pl...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A top Palestinian official has criticized US President Joe Biden’s policy on the Palestinian issue, saying he is “no different” from his predecessor Donald Trump. Sabri Saidam, a member of the Central Committee of the Fatah movement, said Biden has “surrendered” to the Israeli R...
British Muslims are one of the most discriminated against communities in the United Kingdom, according to a new report published Monday. The analysis was done by the University of Birmingham and the firm, YouGov. The report found that Britons are more likely to hold discriminatory and negative views on Islam than on any other religion, [&helli...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US forces stationed at a base near Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), used multiple Patriot missile batteries to intercept missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the military confirmed on Monday. The Houthi attack was the second in a week as a Saudi-led coalition, of which the UAE [&hellip...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has ruled out an interim agreement in the ongoing talks in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, saying the proposal has never been on its agenda. At a weekly presser in Tehran on Monday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said Tehran only seeks a “stable and reliable agreement”. [&...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Amid ongoing political tensions in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said that no one in the region is interested in war. In an interview with Pink TV on Saturday night, Vucic said neither Bosniaks, Croats, nor Serbs want war. “We must work together to protect the peace. No one wants [&hel...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Arab League on Sunday called for classifying Yemen’s Houthi rebel group as a terrorist organization. Last week, three people were killed in a Houthi attack on Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Cairo-based league held an emergency meeting at the level of permanent delegates on Sunday […]...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Public Security Minister Omer Barlev on Sunday described settler attacks against Palestinians as “actions of a terror organization.” Barlev was referring to settler assaults on Friday against activists near the Burin village in the occupied West Bank, where 10 activists were injured, including four Israelis...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a non-binding resolution Thursday that condemns the denial of the Holocaust and calls for greater international efforts to combat anti-Semitism worldwide. The resolution that was introduced by Israel and Germany and approved by consensus, condemns the denial of the mass mur...
