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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...
Five arrested after Saudi foils terror attack on Makkah Gran...
( Saudi Arabia )
Riyadh:Six foreign pilgrims were hurt on Friday in Saudi Arabia when a suicide bomber targeting the holiest site of Makkah blew himself up, the Interior Ministry said. The incident happened around the Grand Mosque, where hundreds of thousands of worshippers gathered for early afternoon prayers on the last Friday of this year’s Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month. The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the terror crime. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs...
25 killed, over 100 injured in twin Parachinar blasts...
( Pakistan )
Parachinar: At least 25 people were killed and over 100 injured when two successive blasts ripped through the Toori Market here on Friday, political authorities say. The killed and the injured are being shifted to local hospitals, where emergency has been declared. Condition of more than 20 injured is stated to be critical. Contingents of Pak Army and FC have reached the site and started rescue operation. Police and eyewitnesses said that the second blast, which was much stronger and more destructive,...
Iran Avenges ISIS Terror by Missile Attack from Iran Border;...
(Srinagar)
Tehran:Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has launched missiles at Daesh Takfiris’ headquarters in Syria’s Dayr al-Zawr. The IRGC announced on Sunday that the medium-range ground-to-ground missiles were launched from Iran’s western provinces of Kermanshah and Kordestan in response to the recent Daesh-claimed terror attacks in Tehran, which killed 18 people and injured 50 more. The IRGC noted that a large number of terrorists have been killed in the attacks, in which a large amount...
Turkish president slams Qatar isolation as ‘death penalty...
( Turkey )
Ankara:Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at the leading Arab countries which severed ties with Doha, slamming the measure as a “death sentence” against the Qatari nation. “A very grave mistake is being made in Qatar. Isolating a nation in all areas is inhumane and against Islamic values. It is as if a death penalty decision has been taken for Qatar,” Erdogan said in a parliamentary speech to members of his ruling AK Party on TuesdErdogan praised Qatar for taking what...
Landslide triggered by rain kills 69 in Bangladesh...
( Bangladesh )
Dhaka:At least 69 people have been killed in landslide in the hilly districts, after yesterday’s daylong rain caused by a depression in the Bay. Twenty-three people were killed in Chittagong while 35 in Rangamati and seven in Bandarban, our local correspondents reported this afternoon. Many among them were women and children. Besides, four members of Bangladesh Army including two of its officers were killed in landslide in Rangamati, said Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR). Ten army men were...