International
50,000 Palestinians attend Friday prayers at Masjid Aqsa...
( Palestine )
Jerusalem:Friday prayers were held at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Quds (Jerusalem) for the first time yesterday after weeks of the mosque’s closure. According to Wilayat Times Media Network, the Islamic Awqaf Department of Quds said in a statement that more than 50,000 worshippers attended the Friday prayers. The mosque’s officials said health protocols were observed during the prayers, with the guards distributing face masks and sanitizers among the worshippers and ensuring that proper social distance...
Israeli forces arrests Imam of Masjid-e-Aqsa...
( Palestine )
Gaza:The Israeli forces arrested Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, president of the Supreme Islamic Council and cleric of Al-Aqsa Mosque, after storming his house in occupied Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Information Centre. The occupation forces have stormed Sheikh Sabri’s house several times and removed him from Al-Aqsa under the pretext of inciting citizens to pray in the mosque. Sheikh Sabri has rejected any Israeli measures to restrict prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque and called on: “Our fellow Palestinians...
There is ‘no bigger thug’ than Trump: American Activist...
( US )
Washington:There is “no bigger thug” than US President Donald Trump, says an American activist, arguing that racist movements have gathered momentum and extremist groups have been emboldened in the country since the businessman-turned-politician came to office. Graylan Hagler, a justice advocate from Washington DC, made the remarks during a debate withPress TV’s.While commenting on decades of racial discrimination in the US and the recent ruthless killing of an African American in Minneapolis,...
Obama calls for real change in America, supports more protes...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Washington:Former US President Barack Obama has offered Americans the path to “real change,” calling for participation both in politics and protests, seeking racial justice in America. “The bottom line is this: if we want to bring about real change, then the choice isn’t between protest and politics. We have to do both. We have to mobilize to raise awareness, and we have to organize and cast our ballots to make sure that we elect candidates who will act on reform,” Obama said Monday...
After 10 years, Israeli plane lands in Turkey to collect cor...
( Turkey )
Istanbul:Turkish aviation authorities approve Israeli flag carrier’s request to operate two weekly cargo flights from Tel Aviv to Istanbul transporting goods; first plane touched ground on Sunday. El Al will begin operating cargo flights from Tel Aviv to Turkey for the first time in a decade, Hebrew media reported on Sunday. The Israeli flag carrier’s first plane landed in Istanbul Sunday morning to collect 24 tonnes of humanitarian aid and protective equipment for U.S. medical teams...
New domicile law, an attempt for demographic change in J...
( Pakistan )
Islamabad:Pakistan on Thursday strongly condemned and rejected the Indian government’s over new domicile law in Jammu and Kashmir. In her televised weekly news briefing, Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said the domicile law was aimed at changing the demographic structure of Kashmir and undermining the exercise by the Kashmiri people of their right to self-determination through free and impartial plebiscite in accordance with United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions. She...
Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane crashes near...
( Pakistan )
Islamabad:A Pakistan International Airlines flight with more than 100 people on board has crashed in the Pakistani city of Karachi, an airline spokesman said Friday. Pakistan’s Aviation Ministry said the flight was carrying 99 passengers and 8 crew members. The plane, which was reportedly carrying around 99 passengers and eight crew, was flying from Lahore to Jinnah International Airport, one of Pakistan’s busiest airports. Pictures shared on social media show smoke rising from the crash...
Israeli forces Killed 15 years Palestinian teen in Al-Khalil...
( Palestine )
Gaza:Israeli soldiers on Wednesday morning killed a Palestinian youth and injured four other in the al-Fawwar refugee camp, southwest of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Media sources said dozens of soldiers invaded the refugee camp, and attacked local youngsters, who protested the invasion into their alley and neighborhoods. They added that the soldiers fired many live rounds at the unarmed protesters, and at random, in addition to rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs. Medical sources...
War thrust back Yemen development 21 years: UNDP...
( Yemen )
Sana:The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) says a Saudi-led military campaign underway against Yemen has pushed back the country’s development more than two decades, and is now complicating the war-torn nation’s efforts to rein in the spread of the deadly coronavirus. In a tweet on Tuesday, the UNDP stated that not only has the Saudi-led war hindered Yemen’s development but it also has brought catastrophic consequences for the war-ravaged country amid the coronavirus outbreak. The UN...
Nearly 90,000 Coronavirus Patients Recover in Iran...
( Iran )
Tehran:Some 90,000 coronavirus positive cases have recovered from the infectious disease in Iran, the Health Ministry’s spokesman said Wednesday. Speaking at a daily press conference, the Health Ministry’s spokesman Kianoosh Jahanpoor put the death toll from the coronavirus in Iran at 6,783, saying the disease has taken the lives of 50 patients over the past 24 hours. He also noted that at least 89,428 patients have recovered from the coronavirus infection so far and have been discharged from...