International
Disagreement among Muslims hurts Islam and Ummah:Ayatollah A...
( Iran )
Tehran:Ayatollah Mohsen Araki, secretary general of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought in his speech at the fifth meeting of the Russia-Islamic World Strategic Vision Group in Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, warning of the particular situation in the Middle East region and enemies’ threats against Islam and the entire region, reported TNA. He rebuked creation of different fake denominations in the world of Islam who merely recognize themselves and excommunicate all others. Secretary...
Address ‘dire’ human rights record of Saudi Arab...
( Saudi Arab )
Geneva:G20 leaders should pressure the kingdom to end human rights violations amid a new wave of arbitrary arrests and silencing of dissent, Amnesty said in a statement. Member states who are engaged in arms trade with Saudi Arabia must also reconsider their position and the extent to which their continued profitability makes them complicit in human rights violations committed by the kingdom in its war on Yemen, the group warned. “Saudi Arabia steps up to the G20 presidency amid a new wave...
Iraq’s parliament approves prime minister’s resignation...
( Iraq )
Baghdad:Iraq’s parliament has approved the resignation of Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, which came after Iraq`s top cleric Grand Ayatollah Syed Ali al-Sistani urged the parliament to “reconsider” its support for the incumbent government. Iraqi legislators approved Abdul-Mahdi’s resignation during a parliament session held in the capital, Baghdad, on Sunday afternoon. Abdul-Mahdi’s administration is expected to take on a caretaker role until the largest bloc in the parliament agrees...
Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organization conde...
( Malaysia )
Kuala Lumpur: The world must condemn the statement made by India’s consul general in New York for his country to adopt an “Israeli model” in Indian administered Kashmir. The call by Sandeep Chakraborty was nothing less than an illegal move with the intention to expropriate Kashmir, said Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organization (Mapim) president Azmi Abdul Hamid. In a statement here, he said that the diplomat offensive and extremist view would not help efforts...
Anger and Cry over India’s diplomat calling for ‘...
( US )
Washington:A senior Indian diplomat has triggered a controversy by calling for the adoption of an “Israeli model” in Kashmir, which is reeling under a crippling military lockdown and internet blackout for nearly four months now.
An hour-long video featuring Sandeep Chakravorty, India’s consul general in New York, has gone viral on social media, in which he is addressing a group of Kashmiri Hindus – known as Pandits – at a private event in the US city last week.
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Sweden calls for lifting of restrictions in Kashmir and stre...
( Sweden )
Stockholm:On the 115th day since the abrogation of certain provisions in Article 370 and changing the status of Kashmir, Sweden has come out strongly against the continued restrictions and political detentions in the Valley.
In a response to a question on the situation in Kashmir in the Swedish parliament, Sweden’s foreign minister Anne Linde called for lifting of the remaining restriction in the region even as she emphasised upon bilateral “political solution” between India...
Israel may wind-up its embassy in Ireland,Diplomats across g...
( Ireland )
Dublin: Israel’s diplomatic missions around the world closed on Wednesday as Foreign Ministry workers went on strike over a dispute about paying taxes on overseas stipends. Wilayat Times Desk Reports Says,No one was allowed into the closed missions, and services for Israelis abroad were unavailable. Signs bearing the word “Strike” were hung on railings and the outside walls of the Israeli embassy in Washington. A tweet from Elad Strohmayer, spokesperson at the embassy, said:...
Respect rights of all people in Jammu and Kashmir:EU officia...
( Belgium )
Brussels:A European Union official today said it remains concerned over rights of all Indians in Jammu and Kashmir.
“We fully recognise the very legitimate security concerns of India and equally strong concern for the rights of all Kashmiris, Christian Leffler, Deputy Secretary General for Economic and Global Issues of European Union, said here.
He said while there is a degree of normalcy, the situation is not quite there yet. The EU, he said, always maintained the J&K issue should be...
More than 11,000 scientists declare ‘climate emergency’ ...
( United Kingdom )
London:More than 11,000 scientists in 153 countries have declared a climate emergency around the world and also warned of ‘untold suffering’ unless there is significant transformation in the way humans live. The study by 11,258 scientists called the “World scientists’ warning of a climate emergency,” marks the first time a large group of scientists has formally come out in favor of labeling climate change an ’emergency’. It was published on Tuesday in the journal Bioscience, spearheaded...
Historic women’s WWE match held in Saudi Arabia...
( Saudi Arabia )
Riyadh:The loaded card for Riyadh Season was not the only treat in store for attendees. It also marked the first women’s WWE match in Saudi Arabia, setting a precedent for fans in King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh as they cheered raucously for Natalya and Lacey Evans. “This is my second time in Saudi Arabia and I’m so excited,” Natalya told Arab News before the match, which she won. Her first trip was to Jeddah a few months ago. “We’ve been really busy since we landed. We went...