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INTERNATIONAL Jordan's King Abdullah met with Palestinian Authority (PA) head Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Monday, in a bid to ease tensions ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The visit lasted about two hours and it was Abdullah's first trip since 2017. The leaders stressed the need to maintain calm and enhance stability before the anniversary of last year's tensions in Jerusalem which later triggered Israel's 11-day offensive on […]

INTERNATIONAL The British-Muslim actor and musician Riz Ahmed has won his first Oscar for best live action short film The Long Goodbye, which he starred in and co-wrote. Ahmed made history last year after becoming the first Muslim to be nominated for the best actor Oscar for his role in The Sound of Metal, playing a hearing-impaired drummer. Riz Ahmed: Hollywood's portrayal of Muslims 'stereotypical, toxic, two-dimensional' Read More » The […]

INTERNATIONAL The United Arab Emirates' energy minister on Monday reaffirmed an oil alliance with Russia, as governments across the globe shun Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. Suhail al-Mazrouei, a former president of the oil alliance, said that Russia, which exports roughly 10 million barrels of oil a day, is an important member of the global Opec+ energy alliance and no producer could substitute its production. "Unless someone is willing to come and bring […]

INTERNATIONAL Almost immediately after Sunday's deadly attack in Hadera, Israeli forces descended on the nearby city of Umm al-Fahm while an Israeli armed civilian militia began to mobilise. Looking for clues into the shooting that left two officers killed and ten more wounded, police and special forces raided the Palestinian-majority city in Israel central, erecting roadblocks and arresting residents. Their presence continued into Monday, as did the arrests which have reached five. The […]