Iran dismisses Trump’s threats, vows swift response to any US attack

January 29, 2026

Iran has firmly rejected renewed military threats from US President Donald Trump, warning that its armed forces are fully prepared to respond immediately and forcefully to any American attack, AP reports. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday that the country’s military was on high alert and ready to defend Iran’s land, air and […]Continue Reading

At least 6,126 people killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests, activists say

January 27, 2026

Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests killed at least 6,126 people while many others still are feared dead, activists said Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived in the Mideast to lead any American military response to the crisis, AP reports. The arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and guided missile destroyers […]Continue Reading

Iran minister says ‘there is no plan for hanging’ when asked about protests

January 15, 2026

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday “there is no plan” by Iran to hang people, when asked about the anti-government protests in the Middle Eastern nation, Reuters reports. “There is no plan for hanging at all,” the foreign minister told Fox News in an interview on the “Special Report with Bret Baier” show. […]Continue Reading

Myanmar says Rohingya genocide case at The Hague is ‘flawed, unfounded’

January 15, 2026

An international court case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against its mostly Muslim Rohingya minority is “flawed and unfounded”, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says, Aljazeera reports. In a statement published by state media on Wednesday, Myanmar’s military government hit out at the genocide case, which has been brought to the International Court of Continue Reading

Venezuela’s Machado says she wants to share Nobel Peace Prize with Trump

January 6, 2026

NEWS DESK Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says she wants to share her Nobel Peace Prize with U.S. President Donald Trump, praising his administration’s military action that led to the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro, even as she acknowledged she has not spoken to Trump since October. Speaking on Fox News’ Hannity on Monday, […]Continue Reading

Progress for Ukraine talks in Paris is uncertain with US focus on Venezuela and Greenland tension

January 6, 2026

NEWS DESK Leaders of Ukraine’s allies gathered Tuesday in Paris for key talks that could help determine the country’s security after any potential peace deal is reached with Russia, AP reports. But prospects for progress are uncertain: The Trump administration’s focus is shifting to Venezuela while U.S. suggestions of a Greenland takeover are causing Continue Reading

Trump posts photo of handcuffed, blindfolded Maduro

January 3, 2026

NEWS DESK President Donald Trump posted a photo Saturday of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in custody on a US naval ship and wearing both a blindfold and handcuffs, AFP reports. “Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, along with a picture showing Maduro hours after he was […]Continue Reading

How TV shows like ‘Mo’ and ‘Muslim Matchmaker’ allow Arab and Muslim Americans to tell their stories

December 28, 2025

Whether it’s stand-up comedy specials or a dramedy series, when Muslim American Mo Amer sets out to create, he writes what he knows, AP reports. The comedian, writer and actor of Palestinian descent has received critical acclaim for it, too. The second season of Amer’s “Mo” documents Mo Najjar and his family’s tumultuous journey reaching […]Continue Reading

Iran’s president says his country is in a full-scale war with the West

December 28, 2025

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday his country is in a full-scale war with the U.S., Israel and Europe ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s meeting Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump, AP reports. Pezeshkian said in an interview published on the website of the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday […]Continue Reading

Pakistan army labels imprisoned ex-leader Imran Khan ‘mentally ill’ after he criticizes army chief

December 9, 2025

Pakistan’s military pushed back Friday after imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan called the country’s army chief “mentally unstable.” The army labeled Khan “mentally ill” and accused him of using family visits and social media posts to attack the armed forces and sow division, AP reports. Army spokesperson Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, without directly […]Continue Reading