The Chinese government has sentenced seven brothers from a prominent Uyghur family to prison terms between nine and 17 years. The Obulqasim brothers were active in construction and trade in Chinese occupied Eastern Turkistan or Xinjiang. Chinese authorities detained them for charitable work and overseas activities they deemed suspicious. Their...
Amnesty International has issued a stark warning at the Geneva Arms Trade Treaty conference. It is accusing the US, China, and others of “brazenly flouting” the treaty’s regulations. Signed a decade ago, the agreement aims to control the trade of conventional weapons and prevent their use in human rights abuses. Despite more than ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A Chinese university will suspend new student enrollments this autumn at its campus in Israel amid war on Gaza. The University of Business and Economics (UIBE) is facing “difficulties posed” by Israel’s war on Gaza, the South China Morning Post reported. “Our license requires us to have a substantial amount of facul...
The assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran has sparked widespread international condemnation. Egypt said it reveals Israel’s lack of commitment to de-escalation, especially as Gaza cease-fire talks stall. Russia labeled the killing an “unacceptable political murder” that risks escalating regional instability. Turkish P...
Shast Bandari, Afghanistan — AFP Chinese engineers and the Taliban government broke ground in Afghanistan on a project to mine the world’s second-largest copper deposit after a 16-year delay caused by war. Surveyors estimate Mes Aynak, 40 kilometres southeast of Kabul, contains 11.5 million tonnes of copper ore, a vital electronics...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US State Department announced Tuesday that it would review a China-mediated deal to heal the years-long rift between Palestinian factions and form a national unity government. It voiced opposition to a role for Hamas. “We have not reviewed the text of the so-called Beijing declaration, of course, we will do th...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Palestinian factions have pledged to end divisions during their reconciliatory talks in Beijing, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has announced. The representatives inked the declaration “pledging to end division and strengthen unity.” Representatives from 14 groups of Palestinians have held talks in Beijing sin...
Two pharmacy owners in New York have been sentenced for orchestrating an $18 million healthcare fraud and money laundering scheme. Peter Khaim and Arkadiy Khaimov pleaded guilty in November 2022 to conspiracy charges involving money laundering. The scheme involved their New York pharmacies submitting millions of dollars in false Medicare clai...
A recently released Uyghur woman has been handed another 14-year sentence by Chinese authorities. Authorities accuse Heyrinisa Memet, who was previously in prison for a decade, of attempting to undermine China by teaching Quranic studies to teenagers. The re-sentencing is part of a wider campaign to curb religious activities by the Chinese gov...
Toronto, Canada — AFP Frank McCourt, a US real estate billionaire, aims to buy TikTok to rescue the internet from the clutches of major platforms that he firmly believes are destroying society and endangering children. In the United States, McCourt is best known as the former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, while [&hellip...
