An interfaith coalition of civil and human rights organizations are condemning US insurance company GEICO. That is for canceling an event last week celebrating National Arab American Heritage Month. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee criticized GEICO for publicly attacking its invited speaker, Linda Sarsour. GEICO initially ann...
American Muslim Author Khalid Baig says Amazon has removed one of his books from its listing, because it violates the online behemoth’s content guidelines. The book, “First Things First,” is a collection of magazine articles originally published in Impact International magazine in the 1990s. Baig’s articles were then revised and compiled into...
A Black South Carolina inmate scheduled to die by a firing squad or the electric chair later this month, is asking the state Supreme Court to halt his execution. Richard Bernard Moore is seeking the stay until judges can determine if either method is cruel and unusual punishment. Moore is set to die April 29. […]
Four U.S. Secret Service officials have been suspended after they were duped by two men accused of posing as officers and employees of the federal government. Arian Taherzadeh and Haider Ali have each been charged with false impersonation of a federal officer. Investigators allege the duo obtained paraphernalia, handguns and assault rifles use...
Tehran, Iran (AFP) – Tehran on Monday questioned Washington’s will in reaching an agreement to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement, with key sticking points unresolved after talks halted last month. Iran has been engaged for a year in negotiations with France, Germany, Britain, Russia and China directly, and the United States indire...
ANKARA (AA) – Four American soldiers were injured in a missile attack targeting a US base east of Syria on Saturday, according to the US-led international coalition fighting ISIS. “Coalition forces at Green Village in Eastern Syria received two rounds of indirect fire that struck two support buildings,” the coalition said in a statement. It [&...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden has applauded the “overwhelming vote” in the UN General Assembly to remove Russia from the UN Human Rights Council over the war in Ukraine. “This is a meaningful step by the international community further demonstrating how (President Vladimir) Putin’s war has made Russia an internatio...
ISTANBUL – Amid unconfirmed reports that the speaker of the US House of Representatives is planning to visit self-ruled Taiwan, China has warned of “forceful measures” if any such trip happens. “If (US House) Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan island, it would bring serious damage to the foundation of China-US relations, and will send wrong [&...
ANKARA – The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to require the government to document Russian “war crimes” in Ukraine. The bill was passed by a vote of 418-7, with all the dissenters coming from the Republican Party, according to local media reports. Representative Liz Cheney later said she had voted no by […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for the coronavirus, her spokesman said Thursday. “After testing negative this week, Speaker Pelosi received a positive test result for COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic. The Speaker is fully vaccinated and boosted, and is thankful for the r...
