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Taleban Releases Afghan Soldiers In Eid Gesture

12/05/2021

Doha, 12 May 2021 Taleban leadership in a statement to media announced three days Eid ceasefire in Afghanistan and released over 100 Afghan government soldiers captured in various battles from various locations. Among these released soldiers were 21 from Helmand province; 26 from Parwan and Kunduz; 21; 21 from Kandahar, Orozgan and Farah; 14 from...

Turkey Slams US for Calling Israeli Attacks 'Self Defense'

12/05/2021

Ankara, 12 May 2021 (Anadolu News) Turkey's communication director critisized the US early Wednesday for considering Israeli attacks on Palestinians self-defense. Massacring civilians, forcing Palestinians to leave their homes and occupying their lands, attacking mosques, murdering innocent children, since when all are all those attrocities considered self-defense ?," Fahrettin Altun said on Twitter. Does the...

Int'l Jurists Union & Turkey Condemns Israel's 'Heinous' Attack On Al-Aqsa Masjid

08/05/2021

Istanbul, 08 May 2021 (Anadolu News) Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's president on Saturday strongly condemned Israel’s recent violence against worshipers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. "We strongly condemn Israel's heinous attacks against our first qibla Al-Aqsa Mosque, that are unfortunately being carried out every Ramadan," he said in a tweet. The president also expressed...

Qatar Orders Arrest of Finance Minister Amid Probe

06/05/2021

Doha, 06 May 2021 (AlJazeera News-Reuters) Qatar’s attorney general has ordered the arrest of Finance Minister Ali Shareef Al Emadi as part of an investigation into alleged misuse of public funds and abuse of power, according to state media. Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported on Thursday that the decision had been taken after the review...

Pakistan: Former Prime Minister Sharif's Party Won Another By-election

06/05/2021

Khushab, 05 May 2021 (Geo News) Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) has won the PP-84 Khushab by-election with a significant margin as he retained the seat that was vacated after the death of party lawmaker Malik Muhammad Waris Kallo in March. According to an unofficial and unconfirmed count that concluded early Thursday morning, Moazzam Sher Kallu...

India: Modi’s Ruling BJP Loses Crucial West Bengal State Election

03/05/2021

kalcuta, India, 02 May 2021 (AlJazeera) The incumbent chief minister’s party in India’s West Bengal state has defeated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party in state elections held as the coronavirus pandemic surged to crisis levels. Modi has been criticised for focusing on the elections instead of making the pandemic his top priority. Mamata Banerjee, 66...

EU Parliament Adopts Resolution Calling for Review of Pakistan's GSP+ Status Over Blasphemy Law Abuse

03/05/2021

30 April 2021 (Daily Dawn) The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling for a review of the GSP+ status granted to Pakistan in view of an "alarming" increase in the use of blasphemy accusations in the country as well as rising number of online and offline attacks on journalists and civil society organisations, it...

Iran Blames Saudi Arabia, Israel for Zarif Leaks

01/05/2021

Ankara, 01 May 2021 (Anadolu News) Iran’s Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said Saturday that Saudi Arabia and Israel are believed to be behind the recent leak of an audio recording for Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Jahangiri said in statements cited by local media that the recording was released in a "sensitive time" amid talks...

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