Iran President Raisi says action, not words, needed on Gaza

November 11, 2023

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that the time had come for action over the conflict in Gaza rather than talk as he headed to Saudi Arabia to attend a summit on the war between Israel and Hamas militants, Reuters reports. “Gaza is not an arena for words. It should be for action,” Raisi […]Continue Reading

Arab and Muslim leaders call for immediate end to Gaza war

November 11, 2023

Saudi Arabia and Muslim countries called on Saturday for an immediate end to military operations in Gaza, declaring at a joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh that Israel bears responsibility for “crimes” against Palestinians, Reuters reports, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, gathered Arab and Muslim leaders for the summit as Continue Reading

Trawler carrying 150 Rohingyas returns to Cox’s Bazar after days adrift

November 11, 2023

NEWS DESK A trawler carrying over 100 Rohingyas, which had been adrift for three days as they attempted to sail to Malaysia, reached Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Thursday morning. Local fishermen pulled in the trawler floating in the Bay of Bengal loaded with Rohingya to Teknaf beach. There were 150 Rohingyas including children […]Continue Reading

Hamas claims to destroy 6 Israeli tanks in Gaza

November 9, 2023

Palestinian group Hamas claimed Wednesday to have destroyed six Israeli tanks and two military vehicles in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement, the group’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, said three tanks and two vehicles were struck by anti-armor shells north of Gaza City. Two more tanks were destroyed southwest of Gaza […]Continue Reading

Myanmar military regime says northern fighting could break country apart

November 9, 2023

Myint Swe, appointed as Myanmar’s president after the coup, has warned this month’s gains by an alliance of ethnic armed groups in areas bordering China risk breaking the country apart, in the military regime’s first acknowledgement of the challenge it is facing, Al Jazeera reports. The Three Brotherhood Alliance, a powerful ethnic armed grouping, launched […]Continue Reading

Rohingya crisis: Turkey promises continued humanitarian assistance

November 8, 2023

Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Ramis Sen has said his country stands beside the oppressed Rohingya community and will provide humanitarian aid for them as long as they are in Bangladesh. Turkey will work to improve education, culture, mental development and quality of life of the Rohingyas, Sen told reporters after visiting a Rohingya camp in […]Continue Reading

Thousands flee north Gaza as Israel, Hamas battle

November 8, 2023

Thousands of Palestinian civilians trudged in a forlorn procession out of the north of Gaza on Wednesday seeking refuge from Israeli air strikes and fierce ground fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas militants, Reuters reports. The exodus took place in a four-hour window of opportunity announced by Israel, which has told residents to evacuate the […]Continue Reading

Israel says troops push into ‘heart of Gaza City’

November 8, 2023

Israel said on Tuesday its forces were pushing deep into Gaza City, where residents said tanks were positioned on the outskirts for a potential storming of Gaza’s urban heartland, Reuters reports. “For the first time in decades, IDF is fighting in the heart of Gaza City. At the heart of terrorism,” Major General Yaron Finkelman, […]Continue Reading

Arab world, US split on Gaza ceasefire as Israeli offensive presses on

November 6, 2023

The United States and its Arab allies appeared divided over Israel’s military offensive in Gaza to defeat Hamas, as Washington, alongside Israel, resisted pressure for an immediate ceasefire despite the rising death toll among Palestinian civilians, Reuters reports In a rare display of a public split, Arab foreign ministers at a press conference pushed US […]Continue Reading

No ceasefire in Gaza, no votes: Muslim Americans to Biden

October 31, 2023

Muslim Americans and some Democratic Party activists say they will work to mobilize millions of Muslim voters to withhold donations and votes towards President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection unless he takes immediate steps to secure a Gaza ceasefire, Reuters reports. The National Muslim Democratic Council, which includes Democratic Party leaders from hotly contested Continue Reading