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UK hosts Arab ministers as 'crucial' hostage deal struck
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» LONDON - UK foreign minister David Cameron on Wednesday met with Arab and Islamic counterparts to discuss how to secure the release of remaining hostages held by Hamas and to increase aid into Gaza.
Koran set alight at protest outside Sweden parliament
AFP, Published on 31/07/2023
» STOCKHOLM: Two men set the Koran alight outside parliament in Stockholm on Monday, an AFP reporter saw, at a protest similar to previous ones that have sparked tensions between Sweden and Muslim nations.
UN rights council condemns Koran burnings despite splits
AFP, Published on 12/07/2023
» GENEVA - The UN Human Rights Council voted Wednesday to condemn recent Koran burning incidents, but many countries declined to back the resolution, fearing it encroached on free speech.
Myanmar rejects ICC probe over Rohingya as legal pressure mounts
AFP, Published on 16/11/2019
» YANGON - Myanmar struck back Friday after a surge of global legal pressure over its alleged crimes against the Rohingya, branding an investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) "not in accordance with international law".
Anger at Netanyahu's West Bank annexation pledge
AFP, Published on 11/09/2019
» CAIRO - Arab and Muslim countries Wednesday led a wave of outcry after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to annex a key part of the occupied West Bank if re-elected.
Mecca summit slams US embassy move to Jerusalem
AFP, Published on 01/06/2019
» MECCA: The 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Saturday slammed the US decision to transfer its embassy to Jerusalem and recognise the disputed city as Israel's capital.
Saudi king warns attacks could threaten oil supplies
AFP, Published on 01/06/2019
» MECCA (SAUDI ARABIA) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Saturday warned that "terrorist" attacks in the region could imperil global oil supplies.
NZ govt orders judicial inquiry into mosque massacres
AFP, Published on 25/03/2019
» WELLINGTON - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday ordered an independent judicial inquiry into whether police and intelligence services could have prevented the Christchurch mosque attacks on March 15.
UN preparing indictments over Myanmar atrocities
AFP, Published on 28/09/2018
» GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council voted Thursday to set up a panel to prepare criminal indictments over atrocities committed in Myanmar, amidst allegations of genocide against the Rohingya minority.
BRICS emerging economies meet as US trade war looms
AFP, Published on 25/07/2018
» JOHANNESBURG: Leaders of the BRICS emerging economies -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- will gather in Johannesburg on Wednesday for a three-day meeting focused on the threat of a US-led global trade war.