The campaign, hosted by Muslim crowdfunding site LaunchGood, aimed to help the victims, “whether it is the injured victims or the Jewish families who have lost loved ones”. The Muslim-American community had raised tens of thousands of dollars in a crowdfunding effort to help Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims which left at least 11 dead and […]
Report: World’s Richest Got 20% Richer in 2017
A report published recently by Swiss bank UBS shows the world’s wealthiest are now worth $9.1 trillion, enough to spend $1 million per day for 30,000 years. In 2017, more than 2,000 billionaires around the world became even wealthier, pushing their collective fortunes to historic levels. According to a report recently published by Swiss bank […]
In Major defeat for Trump, Int’l Court of Justice Rules for Iran in Lifting Sanctions
(TeleSur) – Iran brought a complaint to the ICJ on grounds that U.S. President Donald Trump’s sanctions violated the 1955 Treaty of Amity signed between the two countries. On Wednesday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague issued a court ruling ordering the United States to remove sanctions imposed on Iran which affect […]
Avalanche of Criticism for U of Michigan for Fining Professor over Israel Boycott
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) called on the university to rescind the punishment
GOP Candidate Kemp Purges 107,000 Voters from Georgia Rolls on Eve of Midterms
(TeleSur) – Georgia’s voting laws have come under scrutiny in the hotly contested race for governor. Georgia officials have expunged 107,000 people from voter registration rolls, an APM Report investigation finds. The state’s electoral board has purged an estimated 107,000 voters from the system, largely for not voting. Georgia’s “use it or lose it” law […]
Putin: Other Powers will Dump Dollar as Reserve Currency if US goes on With Sanctions
US Making ‘Colossal’ and ‘Typical’ Empire’s Mistake
UK’s Jeremy Corbyn says Labour will ‘Recognize a Palestinian State When We Take Office’
“In order to help make the two-state settlement a reality, we will recognize a Palestinian state as soon as we take office,” Corbyn said. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn received a long standing ovation Wednesday after pledging to officially recognize a Palestinian state once he takes office as prime minister. “In order to help make the […]
Palestinian Poet whom Israel Imprisoned for her Resistance Verse finally Released from Jail
Tatour was released after serving a fraction of her five month sentences for ‘inciting violence’ and ‘supporting terrorism.’
A Wall Across the Sahara Desert? Trump’s Advice to Spain
Trump is believed to have made the comment on building a wall when Borrell accompanied King Felipe and Queen Letizia to the White House in June. Spain’s foreign minister and former president of European Parliament Joseph Borrell has confirmed United States President Donald Trump suggestion that Spain build a wall across the Sahara Desert to […]