City of Barcelona breaks off ties with Israel over Palestinian oppression
The Spanish city of Barcelona has broken off ties with Israel over its oppression of the Palestinian people.
The Catalan capital has been twinned with...
Death toll from earthquake in Türkiye and Syria rises above 5,000
Rescuers in Türkiye and Syria have been searching through the night to pull more survivors from the rubble after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed at least...
Pervez Musharraf – the man who helped the U.S. invade Afghanistan – dies
Pervez Musharraf, the former military dictator of Pakistan and the man who facilitated the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, has died aged 79 in Dubai.
Musharraff...
Norway bans Quran burning protest after official Turkish complaint
Police in Norway have banned a planned Quran burning protest after the Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned the Norwegian ambassador to complain.
A group of protesters...
Survey: Afghanistan is far less corrupt now than under NATO occupation
Transparency International, a Berlin-based corruption watchdog, has ranked Afghanistan 150th in its annual corruption perception index for 2020 - 24 places higher than under...
Over 40 dead in Pakistan mosque attack
More than 40 people have been killed and about 150 wounded in a bomb attack targeting police at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Sarbakaf Mohmand,...
Pakistan to punish cursing Prophet’s wives and sahaba with at least 10 yrs prison
The Pakistani National Assembly has passed a criminal law which includes increasing the punishment for those who use derogatory remarks against members of Prophet Muhammad's (pbuh) family, wives,...
Kandahar: Afghan authorities implement Shari’ah punishments in public
Afghan authorities have implemented Shari'ah punishments on nine people - including amputations and flogging - in public in a sports stadium in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan.
Local...
India orders YouTube and Twitter to block BBC Modi documentary
India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has ordered YouTube and Twitter to take down links sharing the BBC documentary "India: The Modi Question," which reveals that an official...
Poll: 40% of Americans believe Israel treats Palestinians like Nazis treated Jews
A new poll has revealed that 40% of Americans to some extent believe that Israel treats Palestinians like Nazis treated the Jews.
The survey, by...
