Sylhet, Bangladesh Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in parts of Bangladesh and India, leaving millions stranded and at least 57 dead. In Bangladesh, about two million people have been marooned by the worst floods in the country’s northeast for nearly two decades. At least 100 villages at Zakiganj were inundated after floodwate...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Sandstorms across the Middle East have delayed flights, closed schools and hospitalised thousands — a phenomenon experts say could worsen as climate change warps regional weather patterns. Saudi Arabia became the latest country blanketed with dust that slowed traffic and made iconic towers in the capital diff...
BAGHDAD – Classes at schools in Iraq were suspended for one day due to a heavy sandstorm, according to the Education Ministry. The ministry said in a statement that the heavy sandstorm, which started in the morning in many cities, including the capital Baghdad, negatively affected life. Dozens of people at risk of suffocation were […]
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AA) – At least one person died and more than 5,000 needed treatment for breathing problems after a powerful sandstorm swept through Iraq. Authorities urged people to stay indoors, particularly those with asthma and other chronic diseases. The storm originated in the Iraqi Western Desert on Wednesday night, the meteorological dep...
ANKARA (AA) – At least one person was killed when a magnitude-5.7 earthquake jolted Bosnia and Herzegovina early Saturday. The Dr. Safet Mujic Cantonal Hospital in Mostar said a 28-year-old woman was killed. The quake hit the Ljubinje municipality in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, 182 kilometers (113 miles) southeast of the capital cit...
A Black Muslim education and media collective launched a new online exhibit on Feb. 2 featuring portraits of Black Muslims. These aim to highlight the beauty and diversity within the Black Muslim experience. They are captured in dramatic lighting and are paired with audio clips of the subjects. The project began as a conversation between [&hel...
Sweden is seeking to discredit Muslim parents’ claims on social media that Swedish social service agencies kidnap Muslim children. The government said Friday the allegations are false, as well as “seriously misleading and aim to create tensions and spread mistrust.” The Swedish Foreign Ministry said “all children in Sweden are protected and ca...
Winter Storm Kenan to form off mid-Atlantic coast Friday with over 18 inches of snow being anticipated in some areas. WASHINGTON (AA) – Millions of people across the US eastern seaboard are bracing on Friday for a “bomb cyclone” that will bring heavy snow, strong winds and blizzard conditions to the region. Winter Storm Kenan...
The volcano that erupted on the Pacific island nation of Tonga has almost disappeared from view, new images revealed Tuesday. Swathes of the country are smothered in gray ash and dust or damaged by a tsunami. Tonga is still virtually cut off from the rest of the world since Saturday’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano explosion. [...
