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On Indepence Dayof Pakistan,PM Calls On Global Community To ...
( Pakistan )
Islamabad:He said Pakistan desires to have positive and constructive relations with all countries of the world, especially with its neighbours on the basis of sovereign equality. On the ocassion of its Independence Day, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi urged the international community to play its due role in resolving the Kashmir issue with India. “It is incumbent upon the international community to play its role in the resolution of the regional conflicts, particularly the Kashmir...
Seminary must be truly scientific and able to produce though...
( Iran )
Tehran:The Islamic seminary must be social and attached to the body of society in order to realize popular demands. If our society is dealing with certain social issues, it’s the seminary’s duty to correctly address them.” Speaking at a farewell and inauguration ceremony for the head of Eastern Azerbaijan seminary which was held at Imam al-Asr (as) seminary school in Tabriz Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, head of Iranian seminaries and Vice Chancellor of Al-Mustafa (S) International University highlighted...
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif disqualified by Supreme court...
( Pakistan )
Islamabad:Pakistan’s Supreme Court has disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding public office following an investigation into corruption allegations. The ruling comes after a probe into his family’s wealth following the 2015 Panama Papers dump linking Mr Sharif’s children to offshore companies. It comes amid heightened security in the capital, Islamabad. Mr Sharif has consistently denied any wrongdoing in the case. The verdict was handed down unanimously by a five-member...
Famous Egyptian Quran reciter & Hafiz Tantawi dies at 7...
( Egypt )
Cairo:Mohammed Abdel Wahhab el-Tantawi, a well-known Egyptian reciter of the Holy Quran, has died. He was believed to be more than 70. Egyptian media said on Wednesday that Tantawi, known for his hearty and emotional recitations of the holy book, died earlier in the day after a long battle with heart disease. Tantawi was also a hafiz, a term used to distinguish those who have memorized the Quran in full. He became a professional reciter in 1969, when he was admitted to Al Azhar University, Egypt’s...
Turkish PM Erdogan: Al-Aqsa Mosque is an honor for Muslim Um...
( Turkey )
Istanbul:Turkish president Recep Erdogan has said that the Aqsa Mosque is an honor for 1.7 billion Muslims and not only the Palestinians, affirming that the Islamic world would not remain silent on the restrictions imposed by Israel on the Aqsa Mosque. Erdogan made his remarks during a news conference held on Sunday at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport ahead of his departure for Saudi Arabia, the first stop on his itinerary that will also include Kuwait and Qatar. Erdogan expressed his country’s strong...
1st Iranian Woman Farzaneh Sharafbafi takes over as Air Chie...
( Iran )
Tehran:Women in Iran broke another glass ceiling when Iran Air’s first female Chief Executive Officer, Farzaneh Sharafbafi officially took charge of the country’s flag carrier company. The of first Iranian woman to receive a PhD in aerospace, she has been a board member at Iran Air, otherwise known as Homa.
“I hope I will be able to save the face of women in the aviation industry and make them proud,” she told the Financial Tribune on the sidelines of a formal ceremony held...
She Bled to Death, Nobody Paid Attention’: ISIS Wives Shar...
( Syria )
Damascus:Women who managed to break free from the clutches of ISIS terrorists told RT harrowing stories of what they lived through, shedding light on the rampant violence, sex slavery and a bloodcurdling neglect for life thriving in the so-called “caliphate.”
Khadija, who came to Syria from Tunis to live in ISIS Syrian stronghold of Raqqa for three years, told RT that she saw plenty of cruelty and injustice, but no genuine pursuit of religion or Islamic law.
“My husband and I made...
Turkish PM warns companies against inking energy contracts w...
( Turkey )
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned major global energy companies against making oil and gas deals with Cyprus, saying such agreements could affect their business in Turkey. “It is impossible to appreciate that some energy companies are acting with, and becoming part of some irresponsible measures taken by, Greek Cypriots,” Erdogan said Monday while addressing a major petroleum conference in Istanbul. The Turkish president said rich hydrocarbon resources in the eastern Mediterranean...
Israel to look into plans to build 2,000 settler units in Je...
( Palestine )
Gaza:Israel is expected to approve a series of plans to build thousands of new settler units in the occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds, media reports say. According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the plans are to be discussed at the Jerusalem District Planning Commission in the next two weeks. The daily said such diplomatically-sensitive plans were repeatedly delayed by orders from above or removed from the planning committees’ agenda with no explanation during the administration of the former US president,...
Everyone should openly support people of Yemen, Bahrain and ...
( Iran )
Tehran:Thousands of believers performed Eid-al-fitr prayer under the ledership of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in the mosque of Imam Khomeini (RA) at Tehran capital of Islamic republic of Iran. Addressing thousands of believers, His Eminence said: This year, the month of Ramadan was truly a holy month for the Iranian people. We could see first-hand that people represented signs of acceptance and closeness to Allah in their behavior:The communities involved in organizing ceremonies and...