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A Well-Kept Open Secret: Washington Is Behind India’s Brut...
Norbert Haering
( Germany )
In early November, without warning, the Indian government declared the two largest denomination bills invalid, abolishing over 80 percent of circulating cash by value. Amidst all the commotion and outrage this caused, nobody seems to have taken note of the decisive role that Washington played in this. That is surprising, as Washington’s role has been disguised only very superficially. US-President Barack Obama has declared the strategic partnership with India a priority of his foreign policy....
Bloodshed, Blindness and Controversies marks 2016 in Kashmir...
Bilal Bashir Bhat
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Global organizations like United Nations, European Union, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch apart from countries like Pakistan, Iran. USA, UK, China, Turkey, Italy and others expressed concern over the Kashmir tense situation.
By:Bilal Bashir Bhat
Undoubtedly the year 2016 will always be recalled among the most significant and historical years in Kashmir, which witnessed several happenings day in and day out right from the beginning. The civil uprising...
Turkey plane transfers Daesh terrorists from Aleppo to Yemen...
( Turkey )
Sanna:Yemeni sources say a Turkish plane transporting scores of Daesh Takfiri terrorists has landed in the Aden International Airport in southern Yemen. Yemen’s al-Masirah news website reported that the plane carried 150 terrorists who were evacuated from Syria’s northwestern city of Aleppo after Syrian government forces fully retook control of the city. On December 22, the Syrian army said Aleppo had completely returned to government control after the last batch of civilians and militants were...
Saudi Arabia invites Iran to discuss Hajj...
( Saudi Arabia )
Riyadh:Reports say Saudi Arabia has invited Iran to discuss the resumption of Hajj pilgrimages by Iranians, a process that has been halted over a litany of Hajj-time disasters and moves by Riyadh impeding the performance of the Islamic ritual by Iranians. London-based daily al-Hayat reported that Saudi Pilgrimage Minister Mohammed Bentin had opened discussions with more than 80 countries, including Iran, to work out the details of the 2017 Hajj. “Iran’s hajj delegation was invited to come to...
Ahlul Bayt World Assembly condoles on Kashmiri Scholar demis...
( Iran )
Tehran:The Ahlul Bayt World Assembly has issued a message of condolence following the death of Hujjat ul-Islam Syed Maqsood Ali Rizvi, Kashmiri member of the Assembly. The full text of the message is as follows: In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful The demise of the divine scholar Hujjat ul-Islam Sayyed Maqsood Ali Razavi, has left us full of sorrow. He was one of the greatest academic and seminary characters in the Kashmir region, who gave valuable services to the...
First ever street Photowalk held in Kashmir...
( Kashmir )
Srinagar:Kashmir based a group of photographers hailing from different genres of photography school collaborated in a group to form the first ever international standard Photography Club of Kashmir under the title of “Kashmir Scape”.
The said group is working through social media platform and booms to work for the upliftment of the Photography art in Kashmir and make the artists of photography especially young buds as par with international standards of photography.
The photowalk was open...
Kashmiri Cleric Syed Maqsood Rizvi passes away in Iran...
( Kashmir )
Srinagar:Prominent Kashmiri Shia cleric and Principal of Jamia Imliya Imam Reza (as) Lawaypora Srinagar Moulana Syed Maqsood Rizvi passed away at the age of 74 after brief illness in Iran on Wednesday. Moulana Syed Maqsood , younger brother of late Justice S M Rizvi, was buried in the holy city of Qum, Iran family sources said adding that the congregational Fateha will be held at his ancestral home Sharief Abad, HMT Srinagar on Sunday. Syed Maqsood born to renowned Sada’at-e-Rizvi family of...
Stop killing innocents & using excessive force over Kas...
( Kashmir )
Srinagar:Senior National Conference leader and Member of legislative Council Dr Bashir Ahmad Veeri along with hundreds of party activists took out a protest rally in Anantnag against BJP-PDP led government. National conference activists raised anti-government slogans and marched from Dak Banglow to Khanabal Chowk. They were carrying placards reading” Lifelong pension for visually handicapped “, ‘Stop Killing of Youths’, ‘rehabilitate Pellet victims’, ‘Revoke PSA & release...
Muslim World must unite behind UN vote against Israel settle...
( Iran )
Tehran:An Iranian official has urged all Muslim countries to stand united behind a recently-approved United Nations Security Council resolution that censures Israel for its settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories. “Muslim countries’ united support for the Security Council resolution against the Zionist regime’s settlements is the least that must be done,” said Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Iranian parliament speaker’s special advisor on international affairs,...
Muslims needed to follow the true path shown by Holy Prophet...
( Kashmir )
Srinagar:Jammu Kashmir Awami Action Committee (AAC) organised a Seerat conference at its party headquarters at Mirwaiz Manzil Rajouri Kadal in Srinagar Kashmir. The programme was presided over by the AAC President and All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Chairman, Mirwaiz Molvi Umar Farooq while prominent Ulemas, intellectuals, religious and political scholars threw light on the different aspects of the life of Prophet Muhammad (SAWW). In his presidential address Mirwaiz said presently when...