LONDON – A global humanitarian aid and rescue organization has accused European countries of neglecting Afghan refugees and abandoning millions of them. According to a new study by the International Rescue Committee (IRC), EU countries admitted only 271 Afghans in 2022. This is in contrast to the big promises these countries made in 2021...
MERRITT ISLAND, Florida – A space capsule with two Saudi astronauts aboard returned to Earth late Tuesday night The SpaceX capsule landed off the coast of Florida, completing the second private mission to the International Space Station. Rayyanah Barnawi, the first Saudi woman in space, her compatriot Ali Al-Qarni, and Americans Peggy Wh...
MUSCAT, Oman – A beauty and fashion show was held in Muscat, the capital of Oman, showcasing a variety of new designs by Omani fashion designers. The 2023 Oman Beauty and Fashion Fair was held at the Oman Exhibition and Convention Center. The event served as a platform for local designers to showcase their latest […]
ISTANBUL – A rights activist has said that 90% of refugee camps housing Rohingya in Myanmar’s Rakhine State have been destroyed by the recent deadly Cyclone Mocha. In an interview with Turkey’s Anadolu news agency, Nay Say Lwin said hundreds of Rohingya have been killed and many are missing. He said that at least 30,000 [&hel...
NEW YORK – Yemeni-American law graduate Fatima Mohammed has become a target of Republicans and Democrats for her criticism of Israel. In her 12-minute speech at the City College of New York (CUNY) School of Law, Mohammed addressed atrocities against Palestinians. She said Israel continues to rain bullets and bombs indiscriminately on bel...
PARIS – Reporters Without Borders, a global nongovernmental organization that advocates for the right to freedom of information, has called on search engines and advertisers to slow the spread of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated news websites. In a statement the organization said the AI-generated sites were siphoning off advertising reve...
TULSA, Oklahoma – A recently released book authored by Viola Fletcher — the oldest known survivor of the Tulsa race massacre – has revived the memories of one of the worst racial riots of American history. The massacre of the Black population in Tulsa, Oklahoma took place on May 31, 1921, and lasted two days. […]
DAMASCUS – A photo of Syrian First Lady Asma al-Assad picking roses in Damascus caused outrage on social media. The photo, circulated by the French news agency AFP, was seen as an attempt to whitewash the Syrian government’s abuses. The post was also seen as normalizing the regime of Bashar al Asad and ignoring the […]
KABUL – Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has held talks with Taliban Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhunzada. According to an Al-Jazeera report, these talks took place on May 12 in the southern city of Kandahar. Citing the state-run Qatar News Agency, Al-Jazeera reported that the visit took place in the context of fac...
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has criticized the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for interfering in the country’s internal affairs. Junior Minister for Finance and Revenue Aisha Ghaus Pasha called the statement by IMF mission chief in Pakistan Nathan Porter on the political situation in the country “extraordinary.” She said Pakistan...
