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  • Numerous homes have been damaged and people have been injured in an Israeli airstrike on the town of Bafliyeh in southern Lebanon.
  • As Israeli forces step up their attacks on Lebanon, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has rejected an upcoming talks between the Lebanese government and Israel in the United States, calling such efforts "futile."
  • The blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports by the US military has now started.
  • A new US naval blockade of Iran's ports was denounced by Tehran as "an act of piracy," according to a Monday report from the Iranian news agency Tasnim.
  • Asserting that it is "clear" that "there is no military solution" to the conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is urging the United States and Iran to resume talks in an effort to put an end to the conflict.
  • In response to President Donald Trump's criticism, Pope Leo XIV told reporters on Monday that he had "no fear" of the Trump Administration when visiting Algeria.

Tag: New Zealand Mosque Attack

May 30, 2019

Virginia Mosques Adding Security During Ramadan

Mosques around the world have stepped-up security during Ramadan following recent attacks on places of worship. Phil Dierking visited some Washington-area mosques to find out what they are doing

May 5, 2019

Virginia Mosque Trains Members How to...

Members of an Arlington, Virginia, mosque are being trained on how to respond to an active shooter. Worshippers are learning how to take security measures to protect themselves and save the lives of others. The training follows mass shooting at houses of worship around the world, including one in New Zealand that killed 51 people at a mosque, and another one at a Pittsburgh Synagogue that claimed 11 lives

April 2, 2019

New Zealand’s New Gun Control Laws...

The bill, which passed 119-1, bans military-style semi-automatic rifles and automatic assault rifles like the weapons used in the March 15 attack on the al-Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch that left 50 worshippers dead. Police Minister Stuart Nash said the massacre revealed that far too many New Zealanders have access to dangerous guns

March 24, 2019

New York City Muslims Begin Community...

A recently formed group in New York, Muslim Community Patrol & Services, has found itself on the front lines as it counsels distraught neighbors. Soon, its presence will be widely felt and seen throughout the city

March 22, 2019

UN Secretary-General Signs Book of Condolences...

Secretary-General António Guterres in the book of condolences at the Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the United Nations, for the lives lost in the terrorist attack at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand

March 18, 2019

New Zealand PM Says Cabinet Has...

Authorities have accused a 28-year-old Australian, Brenton Harris Tarrant, of carrying out the horrific attack. He is the only person in custody linked to the killings and has been charged with murder

March 16, 2019

UN Security Council Observes Moment of...

The Security Council observed a moment of silence to honour those who lost their lives lost in the terrorist attack at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand

Nation’s Largest Somali Community Mourns Mosque...

The attack on Friday prayers at a New Zealand mosque that left 49 people dead and 20 more seriously wounded reverberated around the world, striking hard at one of the largest Muslim communities in the United States

March 15, 2019

Shocking: Twittersphere Condemns Such Henious Crime

40 people have been Killed after a gunman opened fire at two mosques in Central Christchurch Mosques.

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