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The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, stressed the need to work to combat racism and intolerance against Muslims and minorities in the world.Guterres tweeted on his official Twitter account: “When we allow the denigration of any of us,…

A mosque in the Mont Lavelle region, north of the French capital, Paris, has won a case after long legal confrontations with the extremist National Front party.Abdul Aziz Al-Jawahiri, the supervisor of the mosque, said that the idea of building…

Three MPs of the Irish Parliament have questioned Foreign Minister Simon Coveney about human rights violations in Bahrain.Representatives Neil Collins, Joan Collins, and Michael Creed inquired of Coveney about the efforts being made by his government to release the 70-year-old…

The UAE military said, on Tuesday, that it has concluded contracts to acquire defense equipment and services with local and international companies worth 5.9 billion dirhams ($ 1.61 billion).Brigadier General Fahad Nasser Al-Dhahli, a spokesperson for the UAE Navy at…

UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths has started his visit to Saudi Arabia in an attempt to negotiate a nationwide ceasefire in Yemen, United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Monday.“Special Envoy Martin Griffiths is in Riyadh,…

Sri Lanka’s minority Muslims demonstrated in Colombo Tuesday demanding an end to forced cremations of Covid-19 victims as Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived on an official visit.Dozens of Muslims carried a mock coffin denouncing the Sri Lankan government’s policy…

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from a top Vatican post of Cardinal Robert Sarah.The African cardinal, who is from Guinea, held various Vatican positions in the last 20 years, the latest as head of the department that oversees matters…

A Malaysian court Tuesday ordered a halt to the planned deportation of 1,200 Myanmar migrants to hear an appeal by two human rights groups, which say refugees, asylum seekers and minors were among those being sent back.The court order, following…

Canadian lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a non-binding motion accusing China of committing genocide against its Muslim minorities in the western region of Xinjiang, further straining ties between the two countries.Though Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Cabinet abstained from…

Oxfam has accused the British government of prolonging the war in Yemen by allowing the export of air-to-air refueling equipment that it fears could be used to help the Saudi air force conduct indiscriminate bombing in the country.The technology was…