Paris, France (AFP): Iran’s judiciary chief vowed no leniency Sunday to those participating in the protests against the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police. The warning from Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei came after nine nights of protests and street clashes, and it echoed earlier comments by Iran&#...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – At least 24 people, including eight children and 12 women, drowned and dozens of others went missing after a passenger boat capsized in Bangladesh’s northern district of Panchagarh on Sunday, officials said. “With 24 confirmed casualties, we fear the death toll may rise as the rescue operation is still going on,” [&hel...
NEW DELHI (AA) – An ongoing survey of madrassas (Islamic schools) in the populous Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is being criticized by many Muslim representatives, with political parties alleging that the move is aimed at harassing the Muslim community in the country. The local ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) recently ordered a survey of [&...
TEHRAN (AA) – Protests that erupted after the death of a young woman in police custody continued in Iran on Friday, with Iranian state TV reporting that the death toll from the unrest reached at least 26. “Unfortunately, 26 people, including members of the police, lost their lives during the events,” an anchor on state [&hell...
ANKARA (AA) – Azerbaijan on Friday accused Armenia of violating a truce and targeting its military positions along the border, marking the end of a lull in violent clashes that claimed dozens of lives last week. Armenian forces fired on Azerbaijani positions “in the directions of Kokhanebi settlement of the Tovuz region, Keshdak and Barmagbina...
United Nations, United States (AFP): The international community should use military force if Iran develops nuclear weapons, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid told the United Nations on Thursday, as he reiterated support for creation of a “peaceful” Palestinian state. Israel has been conducting an intense diplomatic offensive in re...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – In the aftermath of the most devastating floods Pakistan has ever seen, the United Nations has proposed suspending all of its international debt repayments and restructuring loans with creditors. The UN Development Program (UNDP) has prepared a memorandum that it plans to share with the government, proposing a suspension of al...
BEIRUT (AA) – The number of people who lost their lives as a result of the sinking of a migrant boat off the coast of Syria has risen to 71, Lebanon’s transport minister said on Friday. Ali Hamie said that 20 people were rescued and that efforts continued to find the missing people. Earlier, Hamie […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – A bomb exploded outside a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, when worshippers were going out of the premises after offering weekly Friday prayers, killing and injuring several people. An explosion occurred on the main road near the Wazir Akbar Khan Mosque after Friday prayers, according to Kabul polic...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has said that a two-state solution is the “right thing” for Israel’s security, provided that Palestinians lay down their arms. He made the remarks in a speech before the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday. “An agreement wit...
