UK Muslims urged to support Zakat fund as UNHCR reports growing impact of faith-based aid LONDON (MNTV) — A new report by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has revealed that Zakat contributions supported over 474,000 refugees in 2024, showcasing the growing role of faith-based giving in humanitarian aid. Zakat is the obligation of giving 2.5% [&he...
ISTANBUL (AA) – NATO’s secretary general says that any security guarantees for Ukraine provided by Europe need to be backed up by the US. “Strong security guarantees, if provided by European countries, need a backup by the United States,” Mark Rutte said during a speech at Comenius University in Slovakia. He also reaffirmed that th...
ANKARA (AA) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday that the phone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump represents a shift toward prioritizing peace in Moscow-Washington relations, according to the Russian state news agency. “They send a powerful message that from now on...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A group of Democratic lawmakers unveiled a bill Tuesday to protect the US Agency for International Development (USAID) from being eliminated by the Trump administration. The Protect U.S. National Security Act reiterates that any reform of USAID “should abide by existing laws and not harm American soft power.” “Ove...
BRUSSELS/ISTANBUL (AA) – The EU’s spokesman for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has expressed the 27-member bloc’s regret over a US executive order authorizing sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) for issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The EU expresses its r...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China on Friday said it regretted Panama’s exit from the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and slammed the US for “coercive” tactics. Beijing “strongly opposes US’ coercive pressure tactics aimed at smearing and undermining the cooperation under BRI framework and regrets Panama’s decision not to renew the BRI Mem...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Russian foreign minister has accused Western nations of attempting to push Russia, China and Iran into secondary roles in Syria, warning that such efforts are not driven by good intentions. Speaking at the 14th Middle East Conference of the Valdai Discussion Club in Moscow, Sergey Lavrov said these moves reflect the [...
WASHINGTON (AA) – New Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth visited US troops on the southern border Monday. On his first trip as Secretary of Defense, Hegseth visited Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, where troops are helping to control immigration, and the US-Mexico border to witness efforts by the US military to fortify barriers. “It was [&he...
The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists or BAS moved it forward by one second, warning of increasing global dangers. The clock was created in 1947 by scientists including Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer. It symbolises how close humanity is […]
Tourism roared back in 2024, nearly matching pre-pandemic levels. A United Nations report has found that 1.4 billion international tourists traveled last year, just 1% below 2019’s record. Key regions, including the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, surpassed pre-pandemic arrivals. The Middle East led the recovery, with 95 million visitors, up ...
