China’s Foreign Ministry announced on 26 December that it had imposed sanctions on 10 individuals and 20 US defence companies in response to a US arms sale to Taiwan valued at about $11 billion. The measures include freezing the companies’…
Two Israeli settlers were killed in an alleged car-ramming and stabbing incident in northern occupied Pales-tine, and the suspected attacker was shot and wounded. Israeli medical services reported that a man aged about 68 was run over and a woman…
“There will be no security, no stability, no prosperity for Lebanon if there is not the beginning of a process of disarmament of militias.”– Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Presidential Envoy to Lebanon, following meetings in Beirut, December 2023. The sentence lingered…
Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has directed his department to draft legislation to proscribe Hizb ut-Tahrir Australia as a terrorist organisation. Hizb ut-Tahrir is an Islamic political party that advocates for the establishment of a global caliphate and for…
Turkiye has sought to deploy radar systems on Syrian territory in recent weeks, according to a report published by the Jerusalem Post on 25 December citing two Western intelligence sources. The report stated that such radars would be capable of…
Hundreds of Muslim families were rendered homeless after authorities in the Indian city of Bengaluru carried out pre dawn demolitions in two Muslim majority settlements, leaving entire neighbourhoods reduced to rubble within hours. Bulldozers moved into Fakir Colony and Waseem…
As Christians around the world mark Christmas and reflect on the birth of Jesus, it is worth remembering that this sacred story is not cherished by Christians alone. In Islam, Jesus and his mother Mary are figures of deep reverence,…
Algeria’s parliament has unanimously approved legislation declaring France’s colonisation of Algeria a crime and calling for an official apology and reparations. The vote took place on Wednesday, with lawmakers standing in the chamber wearing scarves in the colours of the…
Following the Bondi Beach mass shooting that killed 15 people, the Australian state of New South Wales moved to introduce what officials described as the country’s toughest gun laws alongside new restrictions on speech and public protest. Less than two…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun contracting private companies to locate and verify the whereabouts of non-citizens on its enforcement docket, according to procurement records and reporting by The Intercept. The initiative relies on “skip tracing” and address verification…
