Headlines- Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, will visit Tehran on Thursday and meet with several Iranian officials to discuss ways to de-escalate tensions.
- According to a notice on a Treasury Department website, the US has imposed sanctions on the Palestine Action group and designated it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
- A huge flash flood in Nepal ravaged villages, killing at least 160 people and leaving hundreds more missing for.
- At least one person was killed and over a dozen people were injured on Wednesday when a person crashed a car into a crowd in the northwest French city of Caen.
- Wildfires that sweft through several Algerian provinces claimed the lives of twelve people..
Month: April 2023
Some Sudanese Flee Fighting, While Others...
The violence between rival military forces has trapped civilians in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.Narrated by Salem Solomon,Sidahmed Ibraheem has this report from Khartoum.
The Mayor of Minneapolis Signs Law...
A new ordinance now allows Muslims in Minneapolis to hear the call to prayer five times each day from mosques all throughout the city.Narrated by Salem Solomon, Mohamud Mascadde has this report from Minneapolis.
Junta Arrests Reporter, Celebrities Who Criticized...
Authorities in Myanmar have arrested a journalist and three celebrities who criticized the junta’s bombing of a village in Sagaing region that killed 200 people, including children, a source with knowledge of the country’s legal system said Friday.
UN Secretary-General Briefs Reporters on Sudan...
During his briefing to media on the situation in Sudan, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (answers to a question from Sherwin Bryce-Peaseĺ), UN Bureau Chief of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesperson for the secretary-general, is at the right
Battleground Towns in Ukraine: Lyman
Formerly occupied city of Lyman, a strategically located city that locals refer to as “The Gates of Donbas.” Residents of the formerly prosperous metropolis now sleep in the basements of abandoned industries and rail yards, not far from towns that have been reduced to ruins.
Niger Fishermen Say Catch in Madarounfa...
Lake Madarounfa is vital to the livelihood and providing food on the tables of the fishermen in Madarounfa, Niger. A drought, though, puts both at risk.Narrated by Salem Solomon, Youssouf Abdoulaye has this report from Niamey:VOA News
British Government Fends off Growing Concern...
The British police are investigating a number of alleged Chinese police stations in the country as it emerged that a businessman with ties to the Communist Party’s United Front operations was photographed rubbing shoulders with then-Prime Minister Theresa May.
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues’ 22nd...
During the 22nd session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), a participant attends a meeting. In relation to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the six specified areas of the Permanent Forum (economic and social development, culture, environment, education, health, and human rights) were considered at this meeting.
President of Zimbabwe,World Bank Tell Tales...
President Emmerson Mnangagwa said that the economy of Zimbabwe was improving as the country celebrated its independence on Tuesday. Although Zimbabwe’s poverty levels are declining, according to a World Bank report published this month, they are still very high.
Video of Dancer in Mosque Inflames...
A Chinese tourism advertisement portraying a medieval Buddhist fantasy, shot in the prayer hall of Xinjiang’s second-largest mosque, has alarmed diaspora Uyghurs, who call it a desecration.