RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Hundreds of Palestinians mourned a youth killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank on Saturday. A 27-year-old Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces in the city of Qalqilya in the northern West Bank on Saturday, according to the Health Ministry. The circumstances of his death were not yet […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Several dozen Palestinians were injured on Friday when Israeli forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells to disperse a rally against illegal settlements in the northern occupied West Bank. Nine Palestinians were injured by rubber bullets during a confrontation with the occupying army near Kafr Qaddoum, east of ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Starting next year, a Turkish cruise company will start umrah pilgrimage voyages from the historic city of Istanbul to Mecca, a company official announced. “We’re planning to start umrah journeys via ship by 2023,” Ay Cruise CEO Cetin Ay said. “With the Istanbul-Jeddah voyage, many people from the Muslim world will come [...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Tens of thousands of Iranians took to the streets in nationwide rallies on Friday to mark International Quds Day, an annual event to express solidarity with the people of Palestine. This year’s rallies came after a two-year hiatus and saw the participation of top Iranian government and military officials, includ...
NEW DELHI (AA) – Police in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh arrested seven people Thursday for allegedly throwing pieces of pork, letters abusing Muslims and torn pages of an Islamic text at three mosques and a shrine in an attempt to instigate communal violence. They said in a statement that the incidents took place […]
WASHINGTON- Hundreds of students at a US high school outside of Chicago fasted in solidarity with their Muslim peers. The students at Maine East High School took part in the first Ramadan-inspired event in the school history on Wednesday in an effort to display diversity and inclusion. “I see her doing it every day, and […]
PARIS (AA) – French prosecutors on Wednesday launched a preliminary investigation into the “profiling” of Muslims by a far-right website. Taha Bouhafs, a French journalist, stated on social media that the Paris Prosecutor’s Office has launched the investigation into the Fdesouche website that has reportedly labelled Mus...
RAMALLAH, PALESTINE (AA): Thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank flocked to an Israeli crossing leading to the city of Jerusalem, to observe Laylat al-Qadr at Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday despite the tension in the city and the Israeli restrictions on their entry. Since early morning, traffic at the Qalandia security checkpoint — lo...
TUNIS, Tunisia – A Tunisian politician has called for a rescue plan to help pull the country out of its current political and economic crises. “There must be reforms in order to save Tunisia through a rescue plan to cruise the country out of the political, economic and social crises,” Ahmed Najib Chebbi, a leader […]
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish security forces killed 10 PKK fighters in northern Syria, the National Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. They were targeted in the areas of Operations Peace Spring, Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch, Turkiye’s cross-border offensives, the ministry said on Twitter. Since 2016, Ankara has launched a trio of operations...
