Over 20 African leaders endorse Eric Adam, Public Safety Mayor
NEW YORK – On Sunday, February 28, 2021, 2-3 pm in front of the Harlem State Office Building, over 20...
Month: February 2021
COVID-19: OIC lauds Sri Lankan’s decision to stop cremating bodies of Muslim victims
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has lauded the decision of the SriLankan government to desist from...
UN condemns abduction of ‘more than 300’ female students in Nigeria
The UN Secretary-General and UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF has condemned an attack on a secondary school in northwest Nigeria on...
Nigerian President condemns attack on schools, warns bandits against blackmail tactics
The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has condemned the latest abduction of hundreds of students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe...
OIC delegation visits Bangladesh, evaluates conditions in Rohingya
A delegation from the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Islamic Solidarity Fund (ISF) has...
NYC Council Members, S.T.O.P. condemn NYPD noncompliance with POST Act
NEW YORK - New York City Council Member Vanessa L. Gibson of the Bronx’s 16th District, Council Member Brad Lander of Brooklyn’s...
Car crash may endanger Tiger Woods’ career — Report
A report has said that Tiger Woods' injuries could mean the end of the golf legend’s competitive playing career, and...
Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez condemns Biden’s migrant facility for children
US congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez has condemned the migrant facility commissioned by Joe Biden’s administration. While condemning the initiative via her Facebook...
AfDB president supports restructuring, canvasses United States of Nigeria
President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, has canvassed economic restructuring of the country and suggested a...
IMF chief urges strong G20 action to reverse ‘dangerous divergence’ in global economy
The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged group of 20 countries to take strong policy actions to reverse...
US to seek seat on UN human rights body, after Trump pullout
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has disclosed that the United States will vie for a seat at the United...
Biden to order review of US supply chains for vital goods
President Joe Biden has disclosed plan to sign an executive order to review U.S. supply chains for large-capacity batteries, pharmaceuticals,...
Israeli government to compensate Jewish families for losing children
The Israeli government has disclosed plan to compensate Jewish families, mostly from Yemen, who have lost their children in Israel’s...
70 companies invest $6.4 billion in military industry sector in Saudi
Not less than 70 local and international companies have invested an estimated volume of SR24 billion ($6.4 billion) in Saudi...
Trump suffers setback in quest to conceal details of finances
Donald Trump has suffered a major setback in his long quest to conceal details of his finances. The U.S. Supreme...
Governor Cuomo: Accused of Waging a War against the Hospitality Industry
By Robert Golomb The reason that Mickey King can name every Governor of New York State starting from Thomas Dewey,...
Onuorah’s presence in 21 District City Council race intimidates fellow contestants, resident says
A resident of NY city 21st district who claimed anonymity has described George Onuorah’s presence in the city council...
Nigeria: Military aircraft crashes near Abuja airport
A military aircraft has crashed near the airport in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city. The country’s Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, announced...
Tasjawn White sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for 2018 murder, robbery in Mount Vernon
Tasjawn White, the perpetrator of a 2018 murder and robbery in Mount Vernon that left one person dead and another...
Israel, Qatar, Palestine to resolve electricity crisis in Gaza
Israel, Qatar, Palestine have signed an agreement to resolve electricity crisis in Gaza The agreement reached among Delek company, the...
Moscow court rejects opposition leader Navalny’s appeal
A Moscow court has rejected Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s appeal against his prison sentence. Speaking before the verdict on...
Sudan, Ethiopia trade accusations in escalating border conflict
Sudan has accused Ethiopia of an "unforgivable insult" in its sharpest statement since a decades-old border dispute flared late last...
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:48 A.M. EST ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Good morning. Thank you for joining our COVID-19 Response briefing. First,...
Turkey to procure 105 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in April
Turkey has disclosed plan to procure 105 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of April. While disclosing this...
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. approves Oklahoma Emergency Declaration
February 17, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that an emergency exists in the State of Oklahoma and ordered federal...
US jobless claims rise to 861,000 as layoffs stay high
The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid has risen to 861,000. The current situation as contained in a recent...
US embassy in Erbil activates air defense system
The US embassy in the Green Zone, central Baghdad, has activated its own air defense system. While disclosing this on...
US appoints Cutrona acting Special Representative for Syria engagement
The US State Department has announced that Aimee Cutrona has assumed her role as Acting Special Representative for Syria Engagement....
Covid-19: Saudi Arabia suspends entry from 20 countries
Saudi Arabia has banned expatriates from traveling to the Kingdom from 20 countries to curb the spread of the coronavirus....
EDUPEACE | The spirit of forgiveness
Appraising the Situation The world is now a dangerous place as a result of all kinds of atrocities being perpetrated...
Abbot blames green energy for power outages in Texas
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has blamed recent widespread power outages in his state on green energy. While issuing the blame...
City launches additional online training to assist NYC job seekers
NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Jonnel Doris has announced that additional career paths in the industrial, media,...
Biden extends mortgage relief, moratorium on home foreclosures
The White House has announced a program to extend mortgage relief and a moratorium on home foreclosures through June as...
Financial Focus: The Path to a Bigger Tax Refund for 2021 – Business & Self-Employment (Part 4 of 7)
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA If you have been keeping track of our income tax deduction series, you should...
NAACP files federal lawsuit, accuses Trump, Giuliani of inciting U.S. Capitol riot
WASHINGTON D.C—Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson has filed a federal lawsuit on February 16 accusing Donald J. Trump, Rudy Giuliani, the Proud Boys...
Literariobics: Review of “Alchemy : Another Name For Love”
Albert V. Nikolla Tunisian poet Hella Tekali has her own style of writing distinctive poetry, among thousands of other poems....
Lincoln Project to investigate allegations of inappropriate behavior by John Weaver
Lincoln Project has disclosed move to investigate allegations of inappropriate behavior by John Weaver. The legal move was disclosed in...
Arab world needs a renaissance of the sciences
SARA AL-MULLA Excitement was building as the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission — the UAE’s Hope probe — successfully entered...
Former Nigeria’s finance minister Okonjo-Iweala appointed WTO Director General
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has appointed former Nigeria's finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the new director-general. Ngozi now becomes...
Former Argentine President Carlos Menem dies at 90
Former Argentine President Carlos Menem, has died at the age of 90 due to ailing health. Menem had been in...
Biden to speak at virtual meeting of world’s major economies
President Joe Biden has been scheduled to speak at a virtual meeting of the world’s major economies on Friday. The...
Myanmar’s military extends detention of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s military leaders have extended their detention of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Suu Kyi's remand was set to...
IMF: Bahrain’s economy to grow by 3.3%
Bahrain’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be gradual, with growth projected at 3.3 percent this year after a...
Poor Farmer by Monalisa Parida
He is a poor farmer, Seeking for sympathy and succour. No goal, no dream, no recognition, Feed the world his...
NY City Council votes to pass “Renewable Rikers” Act
Reporter: Moses KuwemaThe New York City Council on Thursday voted on legislation to transfer the land, buildings and facilities of...
NYC expands vaccination effort for Seniors
Reporter: Moses KuwemaMayor Bill de Blasio on Friday announced a three-pronged plan to vaccinate homebound seniors and the essential frontline...
Cuomo extends restaurant, bar closing times
Moses KuwemaGovernor Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced the extension of closing times for restaurants and bars statewide from 10:00 p.m...
UN Security Council sends experts to Sudan
Correspondent: Moses KuwemaThe Security Council on Friday decided to extend until March 12, 2022, the mandate of the panel of...
Senate votes to acquit as Trump celebrates
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell has said that he voted to acquit Donald Trump because he thought it was unconstitutional...
Biden to allow 25,000 asylum-seekers into US
The Biden administration has disclosed plans to allow tens of thousands of people who are seeking asylum and have been...
Lebanon receives first batch of Pfizer vaccines
Lebanon has received its first batch of coronavirus vaccines ahead of a nationwide campaign to start vaccinations in the tiny...
US orders Israel to stop unilateral steps against Palestinians
The US Department of State has demanded that Israel refrain from taking unilateral steps that “undercut efforts to advance a...
Suicide bomber detonates near Somalia’s presidential palace
A suicide bomber has detonated a bomber near a checkpoint outside the presidential palace in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. According to...
Biden promises to reopen schools ‘as quickly as possible’
President Joe Biden has promised to declare safely reopening of schools as soon as his Secretary of Education is confirmed...
White House Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 12, 2021
1:31 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Today, we have two very special guests joining us who were just meeting with the President...
‘Women and girls belong in science’, declares UN chief
NYP UN Correspondent: Moses Kuwema Closed labs and increased care responsibilities are just two of the challenges women in scientific...
Muslim Media announces 2020 Merciful Ambassador awardees
The management of Muslim Media Corporation (MMC) in New York has announced the winners of the 2020 Merciful Ambassador Award...
BLAC releases manifesto guide to political offices, calls for reimagining offices
The Black Leadership Action Coalition (BLAC), together with its sister organization The Black Institute (TBI), has a release a political...
US sells million barrels of Iranian fuel
The United States has sold more than a million barrels of Iranian fuel seized under its sanctions program last year....
EU condemns terrorist attack on Abha airport
The European Union has strongly condemned the terrorist attack against Abha International Airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia. While expressing its...
