TEHRAN (AA) – Iran on Monday said it is seriously pushing for an end to sanctions in the Vienna talks, urging the Biden administration to abandon the previous government’s “maximum pressure” policy toward Tehran. At a weekly press conference in Tehran on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said Biden’s team must do away with [...
HOUSTON, Texas (AA) – Islamophobia in US public schools is an ongoing problem, according to a recent report by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Interviews with 700 Muslim students in schools in California found high levels of Islamophobic bullying, harassment, and discrimination by peers and adults, including teachers. “...
WASHINGTON- The US has voiced ‘concern’ over violence at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem and called for “all sides” to lower tensions. “We call on all sides to exercise restraint, avoid provocative actions and rhetoric, and preserve the historic status quo on the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount...
HOUSTON, Texas – The news of the New York City subway shooting this past week made headlines across the US and around the world. Fortunately, no one was killed. However, the subway shooting is just one of a growing number of violent incidents in NYC which highlights the underlying problem in the Big Apple: crime is […]
NEW YORK (AA) – A Syrian immigrant who has been hailed as a hero after helping New York City police catch the suspect in this week’s mass subway shooting recalled the aftermath of the horrific attack, saying that it reminded him of the civil war in Syria. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Zakaria Tahhan, 21, said […]
WASHINGTON – Russia has formally protested via a diplomatic note against ongoing US arms shipments to Ukraine, warning of “unpredictable consequences” if they continue. The demarche came as US President Joe Biden signed off on an additional $800 million in military aid to Kyiv. Biden’s decision included heavy armaments ...
WASHINGTON – Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, making Florida the latest state to restrict the medical procedure in most cases. House Bill 5, the Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality Act, “protects babies in the womb who have beating hearts, who can move, who can taste,...
ANKARA – China carried out military exercises around Taiwan as a delegation of US lawmakers reached the island for a visit that Beijing termed a “deliberate provocative action.” The Chinese military’s Eastern Theater Command said it sent destroyers, frigates, bombers and fighter jets for drills “in the East China Sea and waters and airspace su...
A right-wing effort to entrench Republican power by dismantling the voting rights of people of color poses a threat to American democracy. That’s according to the National Urban League’s annual State of Black America report published on Tuesday. The 2022 report cites generations of political tactics such as voter suppression, gerrymandering, i...
On Wednesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Judy Chu demanded the IRS halt its disproportionate targeting of low-income Americans. They asked the agency to instead focus its attention and resources on “wealthy tax cheats.” The Democratic lawmakers said the agency’s ability to pursue tax-avoiding wealthy individuals and large corporations is c...
