TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iranian police will be using “smart systems” to prevent the violation of the country’s hijab law amid a growing outcry from the clergy over relaxation in mandatory veil rules. In a statement on Saturday, the police’s information center said it will be using smart systems as an “innovative measu...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The Yemeni government said Saturday a prisoner swap with Houthi rebels has been postponed until April 14. The swap was scheduled to take place on April 11, but was postponed upon a request from the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC), Yemeni negotiator Majid Fada’el tweeted. “The ICRC asked for […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The US Navy said Saturday it had deployed a nuclear-powered submarine equipped with missiles to the Middle East region. In a statement, US Navy spokesman Timothy Hawkins said submarine Florida entered the area on Thursday and began crossing the Suez Canal. “It is capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk land-attack cruise [&helli...
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – The Ukrainian government proposed the implementation of sectoral sanctions against the Syrian regime for five decades, the country’s economy minister said Friday. “Today, the Government has proposed a final tough but absolutely adequate response to Syria’s position – the imposition of sectoral sanctions against the country...
Baghdad, Iraq (AFP): Iraqi President Abdel Latif Rashid condemned Turkey on Saturday for bombarding an area near Sulaimaniyah airport in the autonomous Kurdish region, a flashpoint between the two governments. “Turkish military operations against the Kurdistan region continue to take place, the last being the bombardment (Friday) against...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz pleaded not guilty to corruption charges when he appeared for questioning Thursday in a court in the capital Nouakchott. Aziz, 66, faces multiple charges including illicit enrichment, abuse of office, influence peddling and money laundering along with nine other d...
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP): Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday criticised Russia’s treatment of the Muslim-minority Tatar community in Kremlin-controlled Crimea and vowed to recapture the peninsula from Russia during a first official state iftar. Russia wrested control of the Black Sea territory from Ukraine in 2014 and pushed throu...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – Thousands of residents have been displaced after gunmen killed at least 47 mourners in a Nigerian northcentral state, an official said Friday. Paul Hembah, a security adviser to the governor of Bemue State, told Anadolu gunmen opened fire on villagers Wednesday during a burial in Umogidi in Otukpo Local Government. ...
NEW YORK (AA) – UN peacekeeping forces in Lebanon have warned of a ”serious escalation” as Israel launched airstrikes in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip on Friday. ”The actions over the past day are dangerous and risk a serious escalation,” the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said in a statement. ̶...
GENEVA (AA) – Muslims are structurally discriminated against by banks and financial institutions in the Netherlands, as a result of the law to stop money laundering and terrorism funding, according to the national coordinator against discrimination and racism. Rabin Baldewsingh told Dutch daily Trouw that he receives extra signals from M...