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Armed men kidnap five UN staff in southern Yemen

Posted on February 13, 2022 by News Desk

ADEN – February 13 (ONLINE): Five United Nations employees have been abducted by unknown armed men in southern Yemen while returning to Aden after a field mission. The staff was abducted on Friday in the Abyan governorate, according to Russell Geekie, a spokesman for the […]

Hijab ban in Indian state violates religious freedom, says US official

Posted on February 13, 2022 by News Desk

WASHINGTON – February 13 (ONLINE): A US official has voiced concerns about the controversial banning of the headscarf at schools and colleges in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, prompting a strongly worded rebuttal from New Delhi. Rashad Hussain, the US ambassador-at-large for International Religious […]

Kremlin denounces US ‘peak hysteria’ after Putin-Biden call

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

Moscow, Feb 12 (AFP/APP):The Kremlin on Saturday denounced US “peak hysteria” surrounding the Ukraine conflict but said Russian President Vladimir Putin and US leader Joe Biden had agreed to continue dialogue. Speaking after new phone talks between Putin and Biden, the Kremlin’s top foreign policy […]

Unfreeze Afghan foreign reserves urgently would help address humanitarian crisis in Afghan

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

Islamabad February 12 (Online): Pakistan has said that finding ways to unfreeze the Afghan foreign reserves urgently would help address the humanitarian and economic needs of the Afghan people. Pakistan has seen the US decision to unfreeze the Afghan assets held by the US banks […]

UK’s Met Police send questionnaire to British PM over lockdown parties

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

London-February 12 (Online): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received a questionnaire from the Metropolitan Police and will respond as required, his spokesperson said. The Metropolitan Police are contacting more than 50 people believed to have attended lockdown parties at Johnson’s Downing Street office and […]

President Biden vow to pick black woman for top court draws republican fire

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

Washington-February 12 (Online): United States (US) President Joe Biden’s pledge to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court is coming under fire from Republicans even before he unveils his pick, a sign of a potentially testy Senate confirmation battle to come. Joe Biden said […]

Hijab Row: Udupi College falls to a new low; leaks contact details of protesting girls

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

New Delhi, February 11 (ONLINE):: The Muslim girls who started the resistance against ban on hijab in their college in Udupi district of Karnataka have alleged that college authorities have leaked their addresses and mobile numbers making them vulnerable to harassment and attacks. According to […]

Deadly attack on Libya PM ahead of polls

Posted on February 11, 2022 by News Desk

TRIPOLI – February 10 (ONLINE): Gunmen have attacked Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah’s convoy in the capital, Tripoli, international news agency reported, citing sources. The attack took place early on Thursday as the interim leader was returning home, the news agency said. One of the […]

Iran Guards unveil missile said to put Israel in reach

Posted on February 11, 2022 by News Desk

TEHRAN – February 10 (ONLINE): Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Wednesday announced the development of a surface-to-surface missile whose stated range would put arch-foe Israel within reach. The Guards’ Sepahnews website said the missile was named the Khaybarchekan after a victorious battle fought by […]

Battle against Da’esh a ‘long-term game’, UN official tells Security Council

Posted on February 11, 2022 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 10 (APP):The global fight against the ever-shifting threat posed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) and its affiliates remains a “long-term game” for which there are “no quick fixes”, the senior United Nations counter-terrorism official has told the Security […]

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Armed men kidnap five UN staff in southern Yemen

Hijab ban in Indian state violates religious freedom, says US official

Kremlin denounces US ‘peak hysteria’ after Putin-Biden call

Unfreeze Afghan foreign reserves urgently would help address humanitarian crisis in Afghan

UK’s Met Police send questionnaire to British PM over lockdown parties

President Biden vow to pick black woman for top court draws republican fire

Hijab Row: Udupi College falls to a new low; leaks contact details of protesting girls

Deadly attack on Libya PM ahead of polls

Iran Guards unveil missile said to put Israel in reach

Battle against Da’esh a ‘long-term game’, UN official tells Security Council

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