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UK politician found dead after misconduct claims

London - Muslimchronicle

UK politician Carl Sargeant has been found dead just days after resigning over misconduct allegations as part of a wider harassment scandal embroiling parliament, his family said Tuesday. The Press Association news agency said Sargeant was understood to have committed suicide. The former Welsh government minister resigned on November 3 and was suspended from the Labour party after he wasRead more

Israel Labour chief stresses two-state support after comments

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

The leader of Israel's opposition Labour party, Avi Gabbay, expressed strong support for a two-state solution with the Palestinians on Wednesday after his recent comments on settlements drew controversy. Speaking at a conference in Jerusalem, Gabbay said: "I believe in a solution of two states for two peoples." "I think it's the only solution. I don't know another solution. IRead more

UK coming together after Brexit: PM

London - Arab Today

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday said the country and its people were coming together following the country’s vote to exit the European Union (EU), the media reported. “This year, after a period of intense debate over the right future for our country, there is a sense that people are coming together and uniting behind the opportunities that lieRead more

MPs accuse UK paper of ‘moronic sexism’

London - Arab Today

British politicians lambasted a popular tabloid for “moronic” sexism on Tuesday after it splashed a photo of Prime Minister Theresa May and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s legs across the front page with the headline “Never mind Brexit, who won Legs-it!” The public also took to social media to denounce the Daily Mail for focusing on the two leaders’ legsRead more

Mass killer Breivik loses human rights case against Norway

Oslo - Arab today

Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik lost a human rights case on Wednesday when an appeals court overturned a lower court verdict that his near-isolation in a three-room cell was inhuman. Breivik, an anti-Muslim neo-Nazi, massacred 77 people in Norway’s worst peacetime atrocity in July 2011. He killed eight with a bomb in Oslo and then gunned down 69, manyRead more

Record immigration fuels claims over New Zealand's struggling infrastructure

Wellington - ArabToday

The number of immigrants settling in New Zealand hit a new high in the year ending January, prompting lawmakers to claim the record numbers were stretching infrastructure, social services and housing. A net gain, the number of arrivals over departures, of 71,300 migrants arriving in New Zealand in the January year, surpassed the previous annual record set in December 2016,Read more

Corbyn calls for unity after Labour victory

London - Arab Today

Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Saturday and called for unity after ending a “coup” by more centrist lawmakers who say his left-wing agenda can never deliver victory at the polls. The veteran campaigner’s triumph, by 313,209 to 193,229 votes, over challenger Owen Smith cements his authority over the divided party and will fuel aRead more

British MP resigns over scandal

London - Arab Today

A senior British lawmaker resigned from his position as head of an influential parliamentary committee on Tuesday after becoming embroiled in a scandal involving drugs and male prostitutes. Keith Vaz from the opposition Labour Party, a married father of two and one of the first British Asian ministers, was recorded paying two escorts for their services, according to a reportRead more

Allen ‘fine’ after carnival collapse

London - Arab Today

Lily Allen has reassured fans that she is “absolutely fine” following claims she collapsed at the Notting Hill Carnival in west London recently. A video was released which appears to show the singer unconscious and then being carried off on her friend’s shoulders. The 31-year-old initially acknowledged that her carnival experience may not have gone quite to plan. But afterRead more