Israeli strikes kill 13 Palestinians despite calls for ceasefire
Despite repeated calls for cessation of hostilities, no fewer than 13 Palestinians were killed and 15 others wounded in Israeli...
Middle East
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi: UN demands transparency in investigation into killing of Turkish-American activist
The United Nations has demanded a "full investigation" following the murder of a Turkish-American activist, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, by the...
UNRWA vaccinates over 160,000 children in Gaza against polio despite challenging circumstances
Despite the challenging circumstances in Gaza, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) successfully vaccinated more than 160,000 children...
Hamas urges White House to pressure Israel for Gaza ceasefire as Netanyahu denies deal in progress
Hamas on Thursday called on the United States to "exert real pressure" on Israel to reach a ceasefire agreement in...
Bahrain frees scores of prisoners after royal pardon
Scores of prisoners were released from a Bahrain prison on Thursday following a royal pardon of more than 450 inmates,...
Israeli airstrike targets car, kills five in West Bank
Palestinian medics reported on Thursday that five people were killed in a strike targeting a car in the occupied West...
President Erdogan knocks Israel’s backers for mounting death toll in Gaza
Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday slammed Israel and its backers for every person killed in Gaza due to...
UN commends Gaza polio progress, calls for permanent ceasefire agreement
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, a UN agency that supports the...
Gaza health ministry reports soaring death toll as Israel-Palestine conflict nears 12 months
The Gaza Ministry of Health has announced that the death toll in the ongoing war between Israel and Palestinian militants...
Marriage rates in Jordan plummet for second consecutive year
A worrying trend has emerged in Jordan, where marriage rates have declined for the second year in a row, according...
Kuwait Drug Bust: Ministry of Interior seizes 24kg narcotics, unlicensed firearms
In Kuwait, its Ministry of Interior has announced the seizure of approximately 24 kilograms of assorted drugs, including 28,500 psychotropic...
WHO exceeds Polio vaccination targets in Gaza despite raging attacks by Israel
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday that it is ahead of its targets for polio vaccinations in Gaza,...
Netanyahu reacts to UK’s suspension of arms export licenses to IsraelÂ
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reacted to the British government's suspension of certain arms export licenses to Israel on...
Gaza casualties near 40,800 as Israeli strikes claim 48 more lives
No fewer than 48 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, bringing the total death toll...
FIFA delays decision on Palestine’s bid to suspend Israel from international football
FIFA has once again deferred a decision on Palestine's bid to suspend Israel from international football, pushing the discussion to...
Gaza launches massive polio vaccination drive amidst ongoing conflict
A long-awaited vaccination campaign kicked off Sunday in the war-torn Gaza Strip, aiming to immunize 640,000 children against polio. The...
Israeli forces raid on Jenin refugee camp leaves two Palestinians dead
The Israeli army fatally shot two Palestinians in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. The Palestinian Red...
15th OIC Summit ends with Banjul Declaration
BANJUL DECLARATION ADOPTED BY THE 15TH SESSION OF THE ISLAMIC SUMMIT CONFERENCE (SESSION OF “ENHANCING UNITY AND SOLIDARITY THROUGH DIALOGUE...
First commercial flight from Yemen’s capital to Saudi Arabia since 2016 signals easing tensions
In a positive development after years of war, the first commercial flight from Yemen's rebel-held capital to Saudi Arabia since...
Boycott for Peace: Muslim Media Takes a Stand Against Saudi Arabia and Iran Conflict
Muslim Media Corporation, popularly called MMC, has again taken a brave stance by urging a boycott of Saudi Arabia and...
Key financer of Iran-backed Hezbollah arrested, to be extradited to US
A Lebanese and Belgian citizen considered a key financier of the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah was arrested Friday in Bucharest,...
Editorial: Turkey-Syria Earthquake – Reflecting on the Broader Issue
By Mutiu Olawuyi On 6 February 2023, a powerful earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, causing widespread destruction and loss...
Practical Tools for Religious Diplomacy
By Rebecca Abrahamson This is part two of an article about religious diplomacy. In that first piece, we discussed the...
Northern Afghanistan’s bomb blast aimed at destabilizing the country — Faiz Zaland
A professor of political science from Kabul University, Faiz Zaland, has condemned the bomb blast that killed not less that...
Saudi Arabia, EU, Arab League convene to revive Arab Peace Initiative
Saudi Arabia, the EU, and the Arab League convened on Tuesday night to revive the Arab Peace Initiative, according...
US simulates bombing mission over Middle East amid Iran tensions
The US said Monday that two long-distance warplanes flew across the Middle East as part of a simulated international bombing...
President Saleh encourages early elections to settle Iraq political crisis
President Barham Saleh on Tuesday encouraged early legislative elections to settle Iraq political crisis that escalated into deadly clashes...
Iran halts all flights to Iraq due to ongoing unrest
Iran has halted all flights to Iraq due to the ongoing unrest. Iran closed its borders with Iraq and...
Iran to launch mass military drone drills
Iran is set to launch mass military drone drills. Iran's armed forces will on Wednesday launch large scale drone...
UAE moves to curb obesity through launch of new drive to encourage healthy eating habits
The UAE’s capital has launched a new drive to encourage healthy eating habits and curb obesity in a strategy...
US State Department’s special envoy to travel to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman to strengthen Yemen truce
The US State Department announced Thursday that its special envoy to Yemen will travel to the Gulf region this...
Eastern Province inaugurates expanded Salwa border crossing ahead of Qatar World Cup
Prince Saud bin Naif, emir of the Eastern Province, inaugurated on Monday the new expanded Salwa border crossing with Qatar....
Israel, Islamic Jihad hold ceasefire talks in Gaza after three days of clashes
Israel and the Palestinian armed group Islamic Jihad has held a ceasefire. The ceasefire raises hopes of an end to...
Protest threats escalate into panic in Iraq
Protest threats have escalated into panic in Iraq. Iraqi security forces have erected concrete barriers as panic took hold...
Deen Digest | What Prophet Muhammad Said About the Virtues of Ramadan
As Muslims around the world started Ramadan, a lot of people, Muslims and non-Muslims, especially in the West, have been...
‘Faceless’ terrorists blacklist Muslim Media, MJAC, MLI, other American peace advocates
Some faceless individuals, who hide behind palestineblacklist.com, a website designed to promote propaganda and spread hatred and division among Muslims...
Brooklyn Borough President proclaims May 28 Makkah Declaration Day, honors 2020 Merciful Ambassadors
Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams, has proclaimed May 28 as the Makkah Declaration celebration day in Brooklyn. The proclamation was...
Arab trade groups announce boycott on French products
Many Arab trade groups have announced their boycott of French products over incitements against the Islamic religion and insulting statements...
Palestine: Yasmin Jaber’s family denies Israeli claims
The family of Yasmin Jaber imprisoned by Israel has denied her involvement with Hezbollah and Iran’s Al-Quds Brigades. In a...
Israel launches warplanes, damages Gaza school, homes
Israel has launched warplanes at dawn and has its renewed air raids on the besieged Gaza Strip, causing material damage...
Air raids kill 9 children in Yemen
Not less than 9 children have been killed in air raids in northern Yemen While disclosing this on Saturday August...
Arab economy shrinks, pushes quarter of population into poverty
A new report compiled by the United Nation's Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia has said the spread of...
Coronavirus pandemic: Oman returns expatriates to home countries
Sultanate of Oman has scheduled repatriation flights for its foreign nationals between 14 July and 18 July, 2020, as part...
Covid-19: US denies Palestinian prisoner access to medical care
Maher Meshaal, the brother to a Palestinian prisoner held at the Federal Correction Institute in Seagoville, has reported that the...
Arab countries lose 50 million jobs to pandemic
Arab Monetary Funds has reported that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused at least 50 million job losses in the Arab...
Dubai bus crash kills 2, injures 12
A Dubai security officials have reported that two people met their end, while 12 others were injured in a traffic...
Cyprus blocks flights from Lebanon to curtail Covid-19 pandemic
Cyprus has announced that effective from Monday July 5, flights coming from Lebanon will no longer be accepted into the...
Palestine extends state of emergency amid pandemic
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, today announced an extension of the state of emergency for 30 days in order to stem...
Pakistani government defends stranded citizens in Qatar
Pakistan has intervened with Qatar on behalf of its nationals who are working on FIFA World Cup projects in the...
Islamabad condemns India’s malicious allegations on UN reports
Islamabad has rejected India’s malicious allegations, which were aimed at misleading the international community. While disclosing this in a statement...
Pakistan: ECC approves disbursement criteria for Rs200bn received through Islamic Sukuk
The Economic Coordination Committee has approved the criteria for disbursement of Rs.200 billion in power sector received through Islamic Sukuk....
Airbus opens probe into Pakistan plane crash
Pakistan announced on Tuesday 26 May 26, 2020 that Airbus experts have opened a probe into last week’s plane crash...
EU provides 1.1 million euro to fight cyclone Amphan in Bangladesh
The European Union has announced plan to provide 1.1 million euro to Bangladesh to help the country recover from the...
Mansour Hadi vows to maintain unity in Yemen
Yemen’s President, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, has vowed to keep the country united and to confront all internal and externals...
Covid-19: Gaza records first death
The Gaza Strip has recorded its first death from the coronavirus. While disclosing this on Saturday May 23, 2020, officials...
Covid-19 crushes Yemen’s health sector, UN solicits fund
The coronavirus pandemic has severely crushed Yemeni health sector. According to the United Nations, coronavirus is believed to be spreading...
Pakistan supplies PPE to US Armed Forces
Pakistan’s Armed Forces have supplied Personal Protective Equipment to the US Armed Forces. While disclosing this on Thursday May 21,...
Covid-19: Oman records 372 new cases, total rises to 6,000
On Wednesday 20, 2020 Oman recorded 327 new coronavirus cases bringing the total number of cases to 6,043 in the...
Mahmoud Abbas ends security agreement with Israel, US
Mahmoud Abbas, the the Palestinian leader, has ended all security cooperation agreements with Israel and the United States. Abbas disclosed...
Afghan President orders offensive operations against Taliban
Afghan President has ordered Afghan security forces to resume offensive operations against the Taliban and other insurgent groups following the...
