International
Parachinar blast:24 martyred & 100 injured, Jamaatul Ah...
( Pakistan )
Parachinar:Twenty-four people were martyred and 100 others sustained injuries in a car bomb explosion at the gate of an Imambargah here on Friday, official sources said. “At least 24 persons were killed and 100 others sustained injuries in the car bomb explosion at the entrance reserved for women of the central Imambargah in a busy locality of Parachinar,” a government official said. Kurram Agency’s political agent Ikramullah Khan confirmed the death toll. Among the dead and injured were women...
Hosni Mubarak walks free after six years in jail...
( Egypt )
Cairo:Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak left a military hospital on Friday where he had spent much of his six-year detention, his lawyer said. Mubarak had been cleared for release earlier this month after a top court finally acquitted him of involvement in protester deaths during the 2011 revolt that ousted him. “Yes,” his lawyer Farid el-Deeb told AFP news agency when asked if Mubarak had left the hospital on Friday. Mubarak was accused of inciting the deaths of protesters...
Enemies of Iran will go with desires to their graves:Supreme...
( Iran )
Tehran:Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei addressed a huge crowd of pilgrims of the eighth Shia Imam, Imam Reza (PBUH), in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad on 21st March, which marked the first day of Iranian New Year. During his address, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution lauded the unity among the Iranian nation and people’s commitment and attachment to the Islamic Revolution’s values as well as religious fundaments and issues. Ayatollah Khamenei noted...
Stand on Kashmir not affected by CPEC: Foreign Ministry Chin...
( China )
Beijing:China has reiterated that Pakistan and India need to settle the issue of Kashmir by resuming dialogue.
“China’s stand on the disputed valley will not be affected by China-Pakistan Economic Corridor,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said during a routine press conference in Beijing.
“On the Kashmir issue, China’s position is consistent and clear-cut,” Hua Chunying said.
The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson added, “As a leftover issue from history...
Former British model Carley Watts converted to Islam,Now she...
( UK )
London:Fatima says that she felt inner satisfaction after reading the preaching of Islam. ‘It is the Islamic religion only that can help people to reap benefits in the Hereafter’. Carley Watts, one of the top models of the Britain converted to Islam. She was one of the famous models in U.K. But now she is in the circle of Islam. The newly wed model said that earlier she used to do modeling for fame but the Islamic teachings have guided her and she looks for forgiveness from Almighty ALLAH for...
Nike reveals new product for Muslim women “Pro Hijab&#...
( US )
Washington:The sportswear giant on Tuesday announced a spring 2018 launch for the Nike Pro Hijab, the company’s first foray into high-performance headgear for Muslim women athletes. “The Nike Pro Hijab may have been more than a year in the making, but its impetus can be traced much further back, to an ongoing cultural shift that has seen more women than ever embracing sport,” Nike said in a statement. Although women have been wearing hijabs in competition for years, Global Nike spokeswoman...
Palestinians won’t let Israel meddle in religious affairs:...
( Occupied Palestine )
Jerusalem:The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem al-Quds has condemned the Israeli regime’s controversial legislation banning the use of speakers for Muslim calls to prayer, saying no Israeli body has the right to obstruct Muslims’ religious practices. Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Hussein, who is also a preacher at al-Aqsa Mosque, said Muslim calls to prayer will continue to be performed in East Jerusalem al-Quds, stressing that Palestinians will never recognize a bill that targets their religious beliefs...
World facing largest humanitarian crisis since 1945:United N...
( Yemen )
Geneva:The United Nations has warned that the world is facing the largest humanitarian crisis since the conclusion of World War II, when the world body was founded, as widespread starvation and famine are increasingly threatening the lives of over 20 million people in four impoverished countries. UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Stephen O’Brien raised the alarm at the UN Security Council on Friday, adding that “without collective and coordinated global efforts, people will...
1,500 people, two Mercedes Benzes, 459 tonnes of luggage an...
( Indonesia )
Jakarta:Descending regally from his private plane in a customised gold-coloured escalator,Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud began the first visit in almost 50 years of a Saudi leader to the world’s most populous Muslim nation, Indonesia, on Wednesday. The Saudi monarch clearly did not view the visit lightly. Accompanied by an entourage of 1,500, including 25 princes and several government ministers, King Salman also brought 459 tonnes of luggage for his nine day trip. Two elevators...
