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UK accused of creating migrants into scapegoats over Channel Crossings
The British government has been widely reported over its controversial asylum policies to tackle the mounting number of English Channel crossings by migrants in boats, with some accusing it of “scapegoating” migrants for the country’s “broken immigration policy”. The increasing number of Channel crossings, a heated issue in the...
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Foes to friends? Iran-Saudi detente creates ripple effects across region
Following a diplomatic thaw between regional arch-foes, Iran and Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom’s top diplomat on Wednesday phoned his Iranian counterpart to convey his well wishes upon the arrival of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The first phone call between the foreign ministers of the two countries in...
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Young Sudan inventor utilises electronic waste to build robots
Moatasem Jibril, a young man from Sudan, is realising his dream of conducting technological experiments to manufacture robots by using recycled electronic waste. Despite modest capabilities and living in a mud house in the city of Omdurman, west of the capital, Khartoum, Jibril did not give up on his...
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UK Islamophobia victim urges Muslims to report hate crimes
On a bustling street of Central London, *S hurried to catch an underground train back home after a long day’s work. For many years, this had been her routine, and on that chilly night in February 2019, she expected no different. That evening, however, her pride in being able...
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Arab world shows unprecedented solidarity with quake-hit Turkiye
Since the devastating twin earthquakes that killed thousands of people in Turkiye and Syria last month, the Arab world has provided great support and assistance to the victims of the earthquake disaster. The 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes killed more than 46,100 people and affected more than 13 million...
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Turkiye continues to heal from wounds inflicted by twin quakes
A month after the devastating 6 February earthquakes in Turkiye, the government is making great efforts in every field for a rapid recovery, as the wounds of the disaster victims are being healed day by day with the help of officials, non-governmental organisations and humanitarian aid material coming from...
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'Play therapy' essential for children who suffered trauma from twin quakes
Defne, 9, cannot forget the earthquakes in Turkiye. She failed to hold back her tears when she spoke to a news reporter of a private news channel about it. “Here they distribute toys, they distribute everything … they help children, sad children, over there … But I can’t forget...
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Arab popular sympathy, solidarity with Turkiye is no surprise: Yemen Nobel laureate
Yemeni activist and Nobel laureate, Tawakkol Karman, deemed Arab widespread solidarity and sympathy with Turkiye amid the devastating earthquake disaster a “no surprise”. In an interview with Anadolu, Karman said, “In general, there is great popular sympathy and solidarity shown by the Arab countries and this is not surprising...
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Palestine artist 'corrects' Charlie Hebdo cartoon on Turkiye's quake crisis
Palestinian artist, Abrar Sabbah, who received appreciation for her drawing against the provocative cartoon of the French Charlie Hebdo magazine mocking the earthquake disaster in Turkiye, stated she wanted to convey a message of support for Turkiye. French magazine, Charlie Hebdo, has sparked outrage with a cartoon it published...
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Arab countries extend help for quake victims in Turkiye, Syria
Several Arab countries have extended vital support, with rescue teams and relief supplies, to help in earthquake relief operations in Turkiye and Syria. More than 19,300 people have died and over 77,700 others were injured after two strong earthquakes jolted southern Turkiye on Monday, according to the latest official...
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Turkiye engineer's disaster relief tank can help quench quake survivors' water needs in Turkiye
As Turkiye continues to deal with the devastation left in the wake of two of the biggest earthquakes in its history, a young Turkish engineer in the UK wants to help quench the needs of earthquake victims with an innovatively practical water tank. Mechanical engineer, Beren Kayali, along with...
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Does Denmark have an Islamophobia problem that it does not like to admit?
A wave of deep sorrow, regret and anger swept across the Muslim world after extremist Danish-Swedish politician, Rasmus Paludan, last week burned copies of the Quran outside mosques and the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm. Under police protection, the far-right provocateur, infamous for his Islamophobic views, torched the Holy Book...
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Palestinians narrate details of Israeli attacks on Jenin
Over the course of four hours, the Israeli Army carried out a large-scale military operation in the Jenin refugee camp, northern West Bank, which left nine fatalities, dozens of wounded and great damage to buildings and property. Residents and officials told Anadolu that the camp witnessed a “real battle”...
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Power shortage exacerbates in Damascus as Iran restricts cheap oil supply
Demand on candles has grown due to severe power shortage in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and other areas under the Assad regime’s control amid a fuel crisis that disrupted not only power plants but also civilians’ generators. With the start of the civil war in 2011, the electricity infrastructure...
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As Guantanamo turns 21, is Biden close to shutting down the notorious prison?
Much has changed since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on US soil, after which the country launched a so-called “global war on terror”. America withdrew its military forces from Afghanistan in August 2021, but the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which was created to hold terrorist suspects...
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Jerusalem churches in crosshairs of escalating extremist attacks: Churches Council
Churches in East Jerusalem are constantly concerned about the rise in Israeli extremist attacks on Christian property in the city. Current and former church officials told Anadolu Agency that the frequent attacks on Christian property ended in most cases without punishing the perpetrators. On Sunday, Israeli extremists destroyed and...
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Off-shoring asylum policies could become 'flagship policy' in Global North
With its controversial Rwanda asylum scheme, under which asylum seekers are sent to the East African nation as their applications are processed, the UK is not the first to try to send immigrants to a third country and likely will not be the last. From Denmark to Israel to...
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Parisians shocked as streets descend into chaos on Christmas Eve amid pro-PKK protests
Paris turned into a battleground over the weekend as violent protests by supporters of the PKK terrorist organization clashed with police, injuring 30 officers on the French capital’s streets as residents were preparing to celebrate Christmas. Thousands of the terror group’s supporters marched to the Boulevard du Temple chanting...
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Danish authorities send letters to Syria children, threatening forcible expulsion
Denmark, once renowned as a liberal society with respect for human rights, has taken one of the hardest lines on asylum and migration in recent years by becoming the first country in Europe to revoke residence permits for Syrian refugees. A 12-year-old Syrian, Ghazal Sbinati, has spent eight years...
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Western media criticism of World Cup host, Qatar, 'old Orientalism refashioned for modern audience'
As Qatar makes history as the first Muslim country to host the FIFA World Cup, the language of Western media outlets about the tournament is being criticised as racist, Islamophobic, and Orientalist. Western criticism of Qatar is “not about human rights, and the inconsistency is very clear. It is...
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5 years on, where are the objects looted from Africa that France's President promised to return?
In November 2017, at the dawn of his first term, French President Emmanuel Macron made a commitment, in front of 800 students in the West African country of Burkina Faso. Macron’s promise still carries very particular importance today, since it aimed to return works looted from Africa during the...
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New report sheds light on child victims of British military in Afghanistan
The latest data from the UK Defence Ministry revealed that British soldiers were directly involved in the deaths of 135 children during their nine-year deployment in southern Afghanistan province, and the UK has already paid compensation to the families of 64 child victims. According to data compiled by the...
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Heat and tremors: Survivors of Somalia deadly car bombings narrate harrowing stories
It was a Saturday afternoon, with many people busy in the hustle and bustle of the Somali capital when one of its central road junctions shook with the force of twin car bombings that left dozens dead. The Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group, Al-Shabaab, claimed responsibility for the attack in...
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UN Agency: Over 5,600 deaths reported on European migration routes since 2021
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has documented at least 5,684 deaths on migration routes to and within Europe since the beginning of 2021, the UN Agency said on Wednesday. In a statement, the IOM said there were increasing numbers of deaths seen on routes across the Mediterranean, on...