The European Union has voiced grave concern over Burkina Faso’s worsening security crisis. The comments come following a deadly terrorist attack in Barsalogho over the weekend. Nearly 200 people died and three hundred were injured. Local media suspect the attack was carried out by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, an ISIS affiliate...
Details have emerged of torture endured by Palestinian paramedic Walid Khalili while in Israeli detention. Khalili is 36 years old. He was detained after he witnessed the execution of four men by Israeli soldiers in Gaza City. Blindfolded and beaten, Khalili was subjected to severe abuse. He was threatened with gasoline and electric shocks a...
Israel has consented to limited humanitarian pauses in its war on Gaza to facilitate a crucial polio vaccination drive. The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced this campaign. It is set to start on Sunday and will immunize 640,000 children under the age of 10. The effort was necessitated by a confirmed polio case in […]
Yale University has opened its new Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) cultural suite. Leenah Safi has been appointed as its second Muslim chaplain. Safi began her role on Aug. 1. She brings a wealth of experience from various Muslim community organizations. The suite was inaugurated this past Tuesday. It offers a dedicated space for [&he...
A new report by Mapping Police Violence shows US police use force on about 300,000 people each year. Around 100,000 injuries occur during these encounters. The organization’s new database covers incidents from 2017 to 2022. It shows police force has remained steady or even increased since the George Floyd protests. Police use stun guns and [...
Senator Bernie Sanders is calling for a congressional probe into alleged war profiteering by major US defense contractors. Sanders condemns Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, and RTX for pocketing $255 billion in taxpayer funds since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Sanders accuses these firms of “fleecing” American tax...
Newly released photos have exposed the US Marines 2005 massacre of 24 Iraqi civilians, including children. For nearly two decades, the US military kept these images hidden. The New Yorker Magazine’s persistent efforts led to their release through a legal battle. The trial of eight Marines for the massacre resulted in minimal consequences...
Vice President Kamala Harris says she would not alter the Biden administration’s policies on the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands and the war on Gaza. Harris’s comments come during an interview with CNN network — her first interview as this year’s Democratic presidential nominee. She, however, stresses the need to secure a...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza has reported that during its 22-day military offensive in Khan Younis, the Israeli army destroyed water lines supplying areas in the city claimed by Tel Aviv to be “humanitarian zones.” “The Israeli army destroyed main water lines providing essential services t...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) has suspended its services in several refugee camps in the northern West Bank due to ongoing indiscriminate Israeli military strikes. “Israeli security forces’ operations in the northern West Bank continue impacting Palestine refugees,” UNRWA Comm...
