KANO, Nigeria (AA) — At least 150 people are missing after a boat capsized in western Nigeria, officials have reported. The incident occurred in the Mokwa region of Nigeria, said Abdullahi Baba, director general of the emergency agency of Niger state. According to Baba, the boat carried about 300 persons on their way to attend […]
BEIRUT (AA) – Hezbollah has said that it has killed a “large number” of Israeli soldiers during direct clashes in two towns in southern Lebanon, accusing Tel Aviv of “covering up its casualties.” “We inflicted a large number of fatalities among the enemy’s forces during clashes that took place today in...
WASHINGTON (AA) – As the one-year mark of Israel’s war on Gaza approaches, a new poll reveals stark partisan differences in Americans’ views of Israel and its role in the ongoing conflagration in the Middle East. This highlights the gravity of the differences between the Republican Party of former President Donald Trump and t...
YEMEN (AA) – The Yemeni Houthi group has claimed attacking Israeli “military targets” with cruise missiles amid ongoing regional tensions as Israel escalates its attacks on Gaza and Lebanon. In a statement, the group’s military spokesman Yahya Saree announced attacking military targets “in the depth of the Zionist...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli authorities have said that some 100 homes in the northern city of Hod Hasharon took damage from Tuesday’s missile attack from Iran. Some of the buildings were heavily damaged and will take some time to fix, while dozens of others have sustained only minor damage, Israeli public broadcaster KAN quoted city [&helli...
The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) is celebrating the signing of Assembly Bill 2377 by Gov. Gavin Newsom. This new legislation guarantees K-12 students the right to observe religious fasting with appropriate accommodations during physical education classes. Authored by Assembly member Luz Rivas, the law ...
Port workers have gone on strike in Baltimore, Maryland. This is following a dispute between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance. They failed to reach an agreement on better wages and automation. Workers walked off the job in the first strike organized by the union since 1977. It will af...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Former US President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has once again downplayed concussions and traumatic brain injuries sustained by US troops during a 2020 Iranian missile strike, dismissing them as minor. “So first of all, injured. What does injured mean? Injured means – You mean because ...
Israel bombed a group of Palestinian children during an attack on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. The children were playing football on Salah al-Din Street when they were targeted. At least one child was reportedly killed and others injured. Israel has continued its war on Gaza since last October, despite a U.N. Security […]
The State Department has said it will not abandon efforts to achieve a cease-fire in Gaza. Spokesman Matthew Miller said during a media briefing that a truce is the best way to free the prisoners and alleviate the suffering of the Palestinians. He emphasized that any cease-fire talks require both parties to engage. Regarding Israeli […...
