On Monday ,Iranian PressTV reported that  Iran has canceled its visa fees for nationals of seven countries, in an attempt to revive its tourism sector. The seven countries are; Turkey, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Bolivia, Egypt and Syria. The report said that “The new visa regulations state that the citizens of these countries can freely stay in Iran without visa from 15 to …

French social networks exploded with anger after a young woman was reportedly beaten up by a  group of  Muslim women for wearing a bikini in a park in Reims in northern France. police said ,The victim  was sunbathing with two friends in the Parc Léo Lagrange in Reims on when one of the women verbally abused her for exposing so …

In Iqaluit , Nunavut, the  construction is underway on the territory’s first mosque. By the end of the year the mosque will be ready to host prayers for the Muslims community in the city. The idea for the mosque began with an engineer born in Pakistan living in Toronto called Syed Asif Ali  moved to work in  Iqaluit where there …

Need UN Inquiry Into Unlawful Attacks by Warring Parties Human Rights Watch (Sanaa) – Saudi-led coalition airstrikes that killed at least 65 civilians, including 10 children, and wounded dozens in the Yemeni port city of Mokha on July 24, 2015, are an apparent war crime. Starting between 9:30 and 10 p.m., coalition airplanes repeatedly struck two residential compounds of the …

In Vancouver, only two hookah lounges remain open for business, but that could end this month. On June , Ahwaz Hookah House and the Persian Tea House lost their appeal of a Provincial Court ruling that upheld the city’s anti-smoking rules and have been told that they had 30 days to halt business operations. The ruling could be an end …

 nearly 700 put to death in just over six months Amnesty International  The Iranian authorities are believed to have executed an astonishing 694 people between 1 January and 15 July 2015, said Amnesty International today, in an unprecedented spike in executions in the country. This is equivalent to executing more than three people per day. At this shocking pace, Iran …

This week, a forgotten Irma Stern painting has been unexpectedly found in a London apartment. Hannah O’Leary, a Bonhams expert who specializes in South African art, reportedly recognized Stern’s 1939 painting, titled Arab in Black, during an appraisal visit. “I spotted this masterpiece hanging in the kitchen covered in letters, postcards and bills,” she said. According to reports, the current owner inherited the piece from his parents, …

On Saturday , officials and state media said that  Egypt began the first trial run of its “new Suez canal” before the formal inauguration of the new shipping route next month. Dubbed the Suez Canal Axis, the new 72-kilometer  project aims to  speed up traffic along the existing waterway by reducing the waiting period of vessels, and  boosting revenues for …

By: Ramzy Baroud Another row is brewing between Israel and the Palestinian Resistance Movement, Hamas, over the release of Avraham Mengitsu, an Israeli citizen who, according to Israeli military sources, ‘slipped into Gaza’ on September 7, 2014. The circumstances of Mengitsu’s entry into Gaza remain unclear, especially since Hamas’ political leader,Khaled Mashaal, denied that the military wing of Hamas is …

On Thursday, United Nations Human Rights Committee raised concerns about Canada’s new anti-terror legislation (Bill C-51) saying it could run afoul of international human rights standards. The Anti-Terrorism Act, which passed by the Parliament in June, eases for intelligence officers, border guards and law enforcement officials monitoring and arresting potential terror suspects in Canada. The law also could potentially be …