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Israeli police shoot dead two Palestinians...
( Palestine )
Gaza:Palestinian military forces have shot and killed two more young Palestinian men in the central part of the West Bank amid ongoing tensions between Israeli troops and Palestinian protesters in the occupied territories. Witnesses said Israeli soldiers fired “dozens” of shots at the pair on Thursday after they allegedly carried out a stabbing attack near the illegal Israeli settlement of Ariel, which lies adjacent to the Palestinian city of Salfit, Arabic-language Ma’an news agency reported. An...
Russia powered up Syrian Army:Vladmir Putin...
( Russia )
Moacow:Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed Russia’s military forces returning from Syria, saying their achievements in the militant-riddled Arab country has laid the ground for peace there. Speaking on the occasion of Russia’s military pullout from Syria, Putin said his country succeeded in strengthening Syrian army through months of aerial campaign against militant groups in Syria. Putin said despite Russia’s partial withdrawal, which he said was agreed with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad,...
Iraqi Sunni Mufti praises Hezbollah’s anti-terror driv...
( Iraq )
Baghdad:Senior Iraqi Sunni cleric Khalid Mulla said that the Lebanese Islamic Resistance Movement of Hezbollah is targeted because it is against Daesh terrorists in Iraq and Syria and against Israeli occupation. Speaking at a congregation to voice support to Hezbollah here on Sunday, the leader of Iraq’s Sunni Ulema Association Mufti Khalid Mulla said that the resistance movement’s leader Seyed Hassan Nasrallah is opposing sectarian and divisive plots. The mufti also cautioned...
Lady Fatima is beacon of inspiration for Muslims:Hojjatul Is...
( Iran )
Tehran:Friday prayers leader of Someh Sara Hojjatul Islam Ismail Sidiqi held Lady Fatima Zahra (SA) as the best model for Muslims in abiding the Islamic teachings and instructions. Offering his condolences on the martyrdom anniversary of the revered daughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the religious cleric underscored, “Fatima Zahra (SA) was infallible and the proof of God almighty on the earth.” “Fatima Zahra (SA) and Lady Maryam (SA) are entitled as the leader of women and the...
Saudi Arabia Puts Itself in Israeli Box:Sheikh Qassem...
( Lebanon )
Beirut:Deputy Secretary General of Hezbollah Sheikh Naim Qassem said Saturday that Saudi Arabia is declaring enmity against Hezbollah when it describes the party as “terrorist group,” stressing that “Saudi Arabia and its allies are in fact hostile to the luminous and influential achievements of the party and put themselves in the box of Israel.” During a speech he delivered in Bekaa region east of Lebanon, Sheikh Qassem said that “Saudi Arabia is trying to confirm Hezbollah...
United Nation calls on Bahrain’s government to carry o...
( Bahrain )
Manama:The United Nations high commissioner for human rights has censured the government in Bahrain for its harsh crackdown on dissent, calling on Manama to carry out fundamental reforms.
Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein on Thursday expressed concern about frequent cases of arrest...
5,000 Daesh terrorists are in Libya:Foreign Minsiter Italy...
( Italy )
Rome:Some 5,000 militants with the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group are in Libya, Italy’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. “According to our analyses, there are today around 5,000 Daesh fighters in Libya,” Paolo Gentiloni said, warning that those militants have the capacity to carry out “dangerous incursions” into neighboring countries. Italy is alarmed by a potential spillover of violence from Libya into its shores as Libya has been in chaos since former dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, was...
Palestine and Kashmir disputes being ignored:Pakistan Presid...
( Pakistan )
JAKARTA:Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain has called for resolution of longstanding Palestine dispute in accordance with the aspirations of Palestinian people for durable and sustainable peace and stability in the Middle East, the Radio Pakistan reported. Addressing the two-day extraordinary meeting of the heads of OIC states in Jakarta today (Monday), he said the independence and sovereignty of Palestine should be the first and foremost priority of Muslim Ummah. He said the people of Pakistan consider...
60 killed in multiple blasts attacks in Iraq...
( Iraq )
Baghdad:At least 60 people dead and 65 others injured in a series of terror attacks across Iraq as violence continues unabated in the Arab country. A huge car bomb blast that targeted a police checkpoint in Iraq’s central province of Babil on Sunday left at least 60 people dead while over 65 others suffered injuries. A separate bombing hit a military base in an area in the town of Abu Ghraib, some 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of the capital Baghdad, killing two Iraqi soldiers and injuring five. An...
Nigeria demands immediate release of Sheikh Zakzaky & O...
( Africa )
Zaria:Nigerians have staged fresh protest rallies across the country to call for the immediate release of jailed Shia cleric and leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky. On Thursday, demonstrators took to the streets in several cities, including Zaria, Kano, Kaduna, Yola, in large numbers to protest against the recent killings of Shia Muslims by the Nigerian army and the continued detention of IMN leader and members. The protesters denounced the imprisonment...