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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Will Arab countries heed Muslim boycott of French products?

France urged Arab countries to stop calls for boycotts of French products while President Emmanual Macron vowed the country would never give in to...

OIC slams French incitement against Islam

The General Secretariat of the (OIC) on Friday condemned continued attacks and incitement against Muslim sentiment and insults of Prophet Muhammad. A statement by the...

Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan hit with another rape charge

Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan has been hit by another charge of raping a woman, his lawyers in France said Thursday, after four other similar...

Teacher beheaded in France: What we know

The beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, who had shown cartoons deemed insulting to Islam to pupils in class, has left France in shock. Here...

‘You will pay’: 2015 Paris attacks suspect threatens police witness

Ali Riza Polat, believed to be an accomplice of the terrorists who carried out deadly attacks in Paris in early 2015, has threatened a...

French teacher beheaded after sharing caricatures insulting to Islam

An anti-terrorism investigation is underway in Paris, France, after a middle school teacher was fatally stabbed by a man who reportedly chanted a religious...

Progress toward ending poverty slows: World Bank

The World Bank on Friday said global poverty decreased by less than half percentage point per year between 2015 and 2017, raising concerns about...

EU expresses ‘extreme concern’ over Karabakh ceasefire breaches

The EU's diplomatic chief on Sunday expressed his deep concern over reports of violations of a ceasefire between warring neighbours Armenia and Azerbaijan in...

Turkey accuses French President Macron of sowing Islamophobia

Turkey on Monday accused French President Emmanuel Macron of "encouraging Islamophobia" with his recent remarks claiming that "Islam is in crisis". https://twitter.com/ikalin1/status/1313067636880801793 "The claim by President...

Putin, Macron call for ‘complete’ halt to fighting in Karabakh

Russian President Vladimir Putin and French leader Emmanuel Macron called for a "complete" halt to fighting in Karabakh and said they were ready to...

Swiss food giant Nestle to develop plant-based dairy alternatives

Swiss food giant Nestle, which has made billions with dairy products, said Monday it will host start-ups that want to develop vegetarian alternatives. Nestle...

Europe ‘will not compromise’ with US over Iran sanctions: Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that Europe would not compromise with the United States over Washington's move to reactivate sanctions on Iran, warning...