Turkey: PM defends police handling of protests as dozens detained across country
Iraq: 32 killed in twin suicide bombings in Baghdad Shi’a Muslim mosque
Afghanistan: Four NATO soldiers killed in E. Afghan attack
India: Monsoon fury in north India: 131 dead, 70,000 stranded
Pakistan: Five killed in overnight violence in Karachi
Pakistan: Suicide blast at Mardan funeral; death toll rises to 34
Mali: Tuareg rebels sign peace agreement with Mali government
US to hold peace talks with Afghan Taliban in Doha
Palestine: Three Palestinians kidnapped in Qabalan
Palestine: Israeli settlers attack village near Nablus
Palestine: Israeli settlers slash tires of 28 Palestinian cars in Jerusalem
Palestine: Five Palestinians kidnapped in West Bank
Libya pushing arms to Syria rebels
France: Muslim woman loses baby after veil attack
India: Heavy rains continue in north India, Uttarakhand worst hit; flood warning in UP, Delhi
Nigeria: Boko Haram insurgents kill 7 students, 2 teachers in Damaturu
Gambian president slashes West for killing innocent people in anti-terror war
Afghanistan: 3 killed in suicide bombing in Kabul
Pakistan: Lawyers on strike against Quetta carnage, Residency attack
Turkey: PM defends police handling of protests as dozens detained across country
[Police raided multiple addresses in several cities across Turkey on Tuesday and detained dozens of people over anti-government protests. (Photo: İHA, Gülçin Özden)] Ankara, (Today’s Zaman): Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday defended the way the Turkish police … Continued
Iraq: 32 killed in twin suicide bombings in Baghdad Shi’a Muslim mosque
BAGHDAD, (Xinhua): Up to 32 people were killed and 57 wounded in a twin suicide bomb attacks at a Shiite mosque in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Tuesday, an Interior Ministry source said. “The toll rose to 32 killed … Continued
Afghanistan: Four NATO soldiers killed in E. Afghan attack
KABUL, (Xinhua): Four NATO soldiers were killed early Wednesday morning in an attack in eastern Afghanistan, the NATO- led coalition forces confirmed. “We can confirm four International Security Assistance Force ( ISAF) service members died following an indirect fire attack … Continued
India: Monsoon fury in north India: 131 dead, 70,000 stranded
Dehradun/Shimla, (Agencies): The famous Kedarnath shrine was virtually submerged in mud and slush where 50 people died in the unprecedented flash floods that claimed over 131 lives in Uttarkhand and Himachal Pradesh and left over 70,000 pilgrims for Himalayan shrines … Continued
Pakistan: Five killed in overnight violence in Karachi
KARACHI, (The News) : Five people were killed in overnight violence across the southern metropolis, Geo News reported. According to police, unknown assailants opened fire on a vehicle killing its driver Imran in the Khwaja Ajmer Nagri police station. … Continued
Pakistan: Suicide blast at Mardan funeral; death toll rises to 34
By Zahir Shah Sherazi PESHAWAR, (Dawn): The death toll from a suicide attack at a funeral in Mardan district of restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province rose to 34 on Wednesday after seven victims died overnight in hospital, police said. … Continued
Mali: Tuareg rebels sign peace agreement with Mali government
Mali’s government has signed an accord with separatists for the military to return to areas under Tuareg rule. Security forces will resume their posts before the July 28 presidential election, according to the agreement. According to the Associated Press … Continued
US to hold peace talks with Afghan Taliban in Doha
After 12 years of war, the US and the Taliban have announced that they will seek a negotiated settlement to the conflict in Afghanistan. The announcement came after the Taliban opened a political office in Qatar. US President Barack Obama … Continued
Palestine: Three Palestinians kidnapped in Qabalan
By Saed Bannoura IMEMC & Agencies: Several armored Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Tuesday night Qabalan town, southeast of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and kidnapped three Palestinians. Local sources have reported that the soldiers were heavily … Continued
Palestine: Israeli settlers attack village near Nablus
By Saed Bannoura IMEMC & Agencies: A number of extremist Israeli settlers attacked on Tuesday evening the village of Aseera Al-Qibliyya, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and burnt the room of the guard of the local … Continued
Palestine: Israeli settlers slash tires of 28 Palestinian cars in Jerusalem
IMEMC & Agencies: Local sources in occupied East Jerusalem have reported [Tuesday morning] that a number of extremist Israeli settlers punctured tires of 28 Palestinian cars in Abu Gosh area in the city. The settlers carried their attacks out during … Continued
Palestine: Five Palestinians kidnapped in West Bank
IMEMC & Agencies: Israeli soldiers kidnapped late on [Monday at Night and Tuesday at dawn] five Palestinians, including one child, in different parts of the occupied West Bank. Dozens of soldiers invaded Surif and Beit Ummar towns, the Al-Arroub refugee … Continued
Libya pushing arms to Syria rebels
High ranking Libyan officials are allowing mass shipments of weapons sent from their country to reach anti-government rebels in Syria, an investigative report published Tuesday said. Senior officials in Libya’s army and government told Reuters they backed private arms dealers … Continued
France: Muslim woman loses baby after veil attack
The Local: A pregnant Muslim woman who was allegedly attacked in the suburbs of Paris by two ‘skinheads’ for wearing an Islamic face veil has suffered a miscarriage, it was reported on Tuesday. According to reports in the French media, … Continued
India: Heavy rains continue in north India, Uttarakhand worst hit; flood warning in UP, Delhi
[Photo: People move furniture as homes floods due to the heavy rains in the northern state of Uttarakhand.] New Delhi, (Agencies): Rains lashed Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, taking up the toll to 58 … Continued
Nigeria: Boko Haram insurgents kill 7 students, 2 teachers in Damaturu
YOBE, (Xinhua): At least seven students and two teachers were killed in an attack on a public school by Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Damaturu, the military said on Monday. The insurgents attacked Government Secondary School (GSS) … Continued
Gambian president slashes West for killing innocent people in anti-terror war
BANJUL, (Xinhua): Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Monday slashed some Western countries for killing innocent people in the name of fighting terrorism. “The war on terror by the West is a war on innocent people,” Jammeh told audiences in the … Continued
Afghanistan: 3 killed in suicide bombing in Kabul
KABUL, (Xinhua): At least three civilians were killed and many others wounded Tuesday morning when a suicide bombing hit west of Afghan capital Kabul, witnesses said. “A suicide bomber targeted the convoy of Hajji Mohammad Muaqiq, a member of lower … Continued
Pakistan: Lawyers on strike against Quetta carnage, Residency attack
KARACHI, (The News): Sindh lawyers in sympathy and solidarity with the bereaved families of Quetta carnage observing strike by boycotting court proceedings all across the province on Monday, Geo News reported. The lawyers stayed away from the court proceedings … Continued
Iranian president-elect Rouhani vows moderation
Iran’s newly elected president has vowed to deliver the change demanded by voters after eight years of conservative rule. Hasan Rowhani also pledged to pursue constructive interaction with the rest of the world. Hasan Rowhani described his election as a … Continued
Northern Ireland: Syria divisions dominate Obama-Putin meeting at G-8 summit
Divisions between Russia and the US over Syria have overshadowed talks of G-8 leaders in Northern Ireland’s Enniskillen. The summit had begun on a positive note with progress on a transatlantic free trade deal. US President Barack Obama and Russia’s … Continued
Palestine: ‘We destroyed Arab villages to create our State’: retired Israeli General
By Saed Bannoura IMEMC & Agencies: A retired Israeli military general told the Israeli Army Radio on his 100 birthday that the Israeli army destroyed and depopulated hundreds of Arab villages in order to establishment the state of … Continued
Palestine: Israeli settlers attack elderly woman in Jerusalem
[Fathiyya Mohammad Ajaj, 75 - Maan News] By Saed Bannoura IMEMC & Agencies: Three Israeli settlers attacked Sunday an elderly Palestinian woman in Deir Yassin area, in West Jerusalem. Medical sources said that Fathiyya Mohammad Ajaj, 75, was … Continued
Iran’s lesson to Washington’s Arabs
By Ibrahim Al-Amin Al-Akhbar: Iran’s presidential election poses some important and uncomfortable questions to its Arab neighbors across the Gulf: How has the Islamic Republic’s theocratic political system succeeded in maintaining its religious and ethnic diversity and developing its economic … Continued
Lebanon: Gunmen kill four in Bekaa Valley
Gunmen killed three Lebanese and a Turk on Sunday in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, a security source said, as the conflict in neighboring Syria raised fresh tensions. The unidentified assailants shot dead “two members of the Jaafar family, an Amhaz family … Continued
Syria: Saudi Arabia, France sending Syria rebels anti-aircraft guns
Saudi Arabia, with some French funds, began supplying anti-aircraft missiles to Syrian rebels “on a small scale” about two months ago, a Gulf source familiar with the matter said on Monday. The shoulder-fired weapons were obtained mostly from suppliers in … Continued
Saudi Arabia: Riyadh hopes for warm ties with Tehran under Rouhani
JEDDAH, (ARAB NEWS): Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday congratulated Hassan Rowhani on his election as the new president of Iran, while welcoming the new leader’s gesture to improve bilateral ties. “We are glad to congratulate you in … Continued
India: 8 dead, 3700 pilgrims stranded as incessant rains batter Uttarakhand
[ temple submerged in flooded river Ganga due to heavy rains in Uttarkashi. PTI] Dehradun, (PTI): Eight persons were killed in Uttarakhand on Sunday as incessant rains lashed the hill state causing landslips in the higher reaches and … Continued
Egypt’s court sentences Muslim preacher to jail over blasphemy
CAIRO, (Xinhua): An Egyptian misdemeanor court sentenced on Sunday a Muslim preacher and his son to jail over charges of insulting religion and tearing up the Bible, state-run MENA news agency reported. The ultra-conservative Salafist cleric Ahmed Abdullah, known as … Continued
Iran: Hope for Iran’s president-elect to bring changes runs high home and abroad
Hassan Rouhani defeated his rival conservative candidates in Iran’s 2013 presidential election Saturday by gaining 18,613,329 votes out of counted votes of 36,704,156, accounting for 50.7 percent of all the votes, with a turnout rate of 72.2 percent. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz) … Continued
Turkey: Police lock down Taksim, as PM shows off in Istanbul
[The AKP rally in Istanbul drew hundreds of thousands of party supporters, as a police crackdown continued in Istanbul and Ankara. AA photo] Istanbul, (Hürriyet Daily News): As clashes continue near Taksim, which was cleared of protesters in a … Continued
Pakistan: Quetta tragedy : Women university closed for indefinite period
QUETTA, (The News): Sardar Bahadur Khan University has been closed for an indefinite period following Saturday’s bomb attack on one of the university’s buses, killing 14 female students and injuring 19 others. The university announced three-days of mourning, however, … Continued
UK: Syria to dominate discussions at G8 summit in Northern Ireland
Syria is expected to dominate discussions as the leaders of the seven leading industrialized nations, plus Russia, gather for the G8 summit. There appeared to be little chance of reaching common ground on the issue. Serious differences remained between Russia … Continued
Palestine: Elderly man kidnapped near Hebron
By Saed Bannoura IMEMC & Agencies: Israeli soldiers kidnapped an elderly Palestinian man, after a group of extremist Israeli settlers attacked shepherds in a Palestinian village, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Local sources have reported … Continued
Kuwait court dissolves parliament, orders new vote
Kuwait’s constitutional court on Sunday ordered the dissolution of parliament and called for a new vote, but approved a controversial electoral law that sparked massive street protests last year. Kuwait’s opposition boycotted the December parliamentary elections over changes to the … Continued
Saudi Arabia: Pilgrims told postpone Hajj if you can
[Photo: With expansion work going on at the mataf in Makkah, the number of pilgrims in this year's Haj season has to be reduced.] By P K Abdul Ghafour Jeddah, (Arab News): In an unprecedented move aimed … Continued
Iraq: 20 killed in spate of car bombings across Iraq
BAGHDAD, (Xinhua): At least twenty people were killed and 23 others wounded in a series of car bomb attacks and shootings in central and southern Iraqi cities on Sunday, police said. Two car bombs went off in al-Arousah Square in the … Continued
Afghanistan: 4 civilians killed in southern Afghan blast
TIRIN KOT, (Xinhua): Four civilians were killed as six others wounded Sunday morning when a roadside bomb struck a vehicle in southern Afghanistan’s Uruzgan province, said a provincial government spokesman. “One civilian vehicle touched off an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) … Continued
Egypt: President Morsi cuts ties with Syria
[Photo provided by the Egyptian Presidency shows Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi addressing the audience at a popular conference in Cairo announced cutting ties with Syria (Xinhua/Egyptian Presidency)] CAIRO, (Xinhua): Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Saturday announced cutting ties with … Continued
Pakistan: Female suicide bomber responsible for Quetta attack, 25 killed
[People extinguishing fire off the blast after a blast at Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University. Online Photo] By Syed Ali Shah QUETTA, (Dawn): Intelligence officials revealed today that a female suicide bomber carried out the first attack on a bus … Continued
Syria: Russia expresses doubts on Syria’s chemical weapons use
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the US evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria does not meet stringent criteria for reliability. The US has cited that evidence as grounds for arming Syrian rebels. Speaking from Moscow on Saturday, Lavrov … Continued
EU expresses high hopes for new Iranian President
EU nations have reacted positively to the news of the election of a moderate candidate as Iran’s next president. They are hoping for a change in tone from Iran, particularly regarding its disputed nuclear program. A statement released by the … Continued
Palestine: Palestinian injured in Nablus
By Saed Bannoura IMEMC & Agencies: A Palestinian man was injured on Friday in Jama’in town, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, after being attacked by several Israeli soldiers during clashes that took place between local residents and … Continued
Lebanon: Noam Chomsky interview: Sykes-Picot is failing
[First of all, Israel was not opposed to Assad. He has been more or less the kind of dictator they wanted. (Photo: Marwan Bu Haidar)] By Maha Zaraket American author and professor Noam Chomsky was in Beirut to give … Continued
Breaking News: Iran: Hassan Rouhani declared President with landslide victory
Tehran, (IRNA): Hassan Rouhani, won outright majority of the votes, was declared President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said that Mr. Hassan Rohani won outright majority of the votes in presidential election.
Iran wins 1 silver, 1 gold medals at 2013 Junior Asian Championships
Tehran, (IRNA): Iranian 50kg and 120kg freestyle wrestlers on Saturday won a silver and a gold medals at the 2013 Junior Asian Championships (June 13-16) in Phuket, Thailand. wrestlers from 18 countries are participating in the event. To win the … Continued
Libya: Gunmen kill six Libyan soldiers in Benghazi
Six soldiers were killed in clashes between Libyan special forces and armed gunmen outside a special forces’ base in the eastern city of Benghazi, an military official said on Saturday. Residents in the area said heavy gunfire and explosions were … Continued
Pakistan: Multiple blasts, gunfire kill 20 in Quetta; hospital under siege
[Photo shows the extent of the damage to a bus attacked with improvised explosives. At least 11 women were killed in the blast at the campus of the Women University Quetta] By Syed Ali Shah QUETTA: At least eleven … Continued
Jammu & Kashmir: Four drown at Pahalgam
By Khalid Gul Pahalgam, J& K, India, (Greater Kashmir): Four youth drowned to death when a vehicle they were travelling in plunged into the fast moving Lidder river in this picturesque resort of South Kashmir. The road mishap … Continued
UK: Champions Trophy: India win toss, elect to bowl against Pakistan
Birmingham, (PTI): Indian skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl against Pakistan in a Group B match of Champions Trophy 2013 at Edgbaston, in Birmingham on Saturday. India retained their winning combination, Pakistan have made one change to … Continued
US: Louisiana plant explosion kills 1, injures 5
HOUSTON, (Xinhua): One person was killed and five others were injured in an explosion that rattled a fertilizer plant in the U.S. state of Louisiana Friday evening, local media reported. The explosion, caused by a nitrogen vessel rupture, happened at … Continued
Pakistan: Bomb attack destroys Quaid’s residency in Ziarat
[File photo shows the historic wood structure where Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah spent the last days of his life.—File Photo] By Said Ali Shah QUETTA, (Dawn): Militants attacked the Quaid-e-Azam residency in Ziarat with hand grenades in the wee hours … Continued
US: Tech companies clarify their roles in US PRISM data snooping
Facebook and Microsoft have revealed thousands of data requests made by US authorities in 2012. The US has announced that it will provide more information on its controversial PRISM surveillance program to the EU In a statement, Facebook General Counsel … Continued
US: Obama briefs EU leaders on change in US policy on Syria
US President Barack Obama has spoken with several European leaders to explain a decision to send arms to Syrian rebels. Germany has reiterated its opposition to sending weaponry to Syria. The American president spent much of a one-hour-long video conference … Continued
Palestinian injured in Nablus
By Saed Bannoura IMEMC & Agencies: A Palestinian man was injured on Friday in Jama’in town, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, after being attacked by several Israeli soldiers during clashes that took place between local residents and … Continued
Palestine: Man injured by Israeli army fire in Gaza
By Saed Bannoura IMEMC & Agencies: Friday evening Palestinian medical sources have reported that a Palestinian farmer was shot by Israeli army fire, as he worked in his land in Deir Al-Balah, in central Gaza. The sources said that … Continued
Palestine: Israeli settlers burn two cars in Jerusalem
IMEMC & Agencies: Palestinian sources reported Friday that extremist Israeli settlers set ablaze two Palestinian cars in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem. The sources added that the settlers also wrote “Price Tag” graffiti on a number of walls in … Continued
Palestine: Seven Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli army in West Bank
IMEMC & Agencies: Israeli soldiers invaded on Friday at dawn various districts in the occupied West Bank, searched homes and kidnapped seven Palestinians in Hebron, Bethlehem, Nablus and Jenin. Local sources in Beit Ummar, north of the southern West Bank city … Continued
Iran’s Presidential Election: Rebellion of the third generation
By Elie Chalhoub Iran’s presidential election seems to be moving along with few controversies. Nevertheless, the election represents a profound shift in the country’s politics as a “third generation” of voters assert themselves. One exception to the prevailing calm in … Continued
Lebanon: Nasrallah accuses West of hypocrisy over Syria
[Hizbullah supporters listen to a televised speech by Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut's southern suburbs on 14 June 2013. (Photo: Haytham al-Moussawi)] Al-Akhbar: Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday defended his party’s intervention in Syria’s two-year long war, accusing … Continued
India: UP: Lover’s family burns girl to death in front of panchayat
A woman was brutally assaulted and her daughter burnt alive in public view, and in the presence of the village panchayat, Uttar Pradesh Police said Friday. The incident occurred at Karahkol village of Deoria, 475 km from state capital Lucknow. … Continued
Nigeria: Two soldiers, civilians killed in northern Nigeria gunmen attack
KADUNA, (Xinhua): Authority of the Nigerian Army on Thursday said they lost two soldiers and unconfirmed number of civilians died when gunmen attacked Kwasakwasa village in central north Kaduna State. A military spokesperson in the state Colonel S U. Kukasheka … Continued
Argentina: 3 killed, hundreds injured in train crash
BUENOS AIRES, (Xinhua): A train carrying passengers during the morning rush-hour Thursday crashed into another stationary empty train outside Buenos Aires, killing three people and injuring more than 300 others. The accident occurred at 7:07 a.m. local time (1007 GMT) … Continued
Philippines: One killed, 22 missing as ship sinks off central Philippines
MANILA, (Xinhua): A 59-year old female passenger was killed while 22 others were missing when a roll-on-roll-off (Roro) vessel sank off central Philippine province of Masbate early Friday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. As of 8:30 a.m., the … Continued
UN: World population heading to 9.6 billion in 2050
UNITED NATIONS, (Xinhua): The number of people in the world is hurtling to the 9.6 billion mark by 2050 from the present estimate of 7.2 billion, with most of the increase coming in developing countries, the United Nations projected on … Continued
US: Chemical plant blast kills 1, injures 77 in Louisiana
HOUSTON, (Xinhua): One person was confirmed dead and 77 more injured in an explosion that rocked a chemical plant in the U.S. state of Louisiana Thursday, local officials said. The blast happened around 8:30 a.m. at Williams Olefins plant in … Continued
Turkey: Gov’t to comply with court ruling suspending Gezi Park’s demolition if appeal fails
[Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a surprise second meeting on Gezi Park's fate in Ankara with a group of 16 representatives of the protesters, including artists and members of the Taksim Solidarity Platform. AA photo] ANKARA, (Anatolia News Agency): The … Continued
Pakistan: Flood in Swat washes away 10 houses
NOWSHERA, (The News): River Kabul witnessing high-level flood at Warsak and Nowshera, while a portion of the Kalam Road in Swat has been washed away, road to Kalam Bazar stands closed and ten houses located on the bank of river … Continued
Iranians vote in presidential election
Iranians have begun voting for a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Reformists have rallied around the moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani, while conservatives and hardliners are divided. Polls opened on Friday in Iran for presidential elections, according to state television. More … Continued
US: Firms cannot patent human genes, US court rules
The US Supreme Court has ruled against patents for extracted human DNA, though synthesized genetic strains remain eligible. The court ruled that isolating naturally occurring material did not satisfy patent requirements. In a unanimous vote on Thursday, the US Supreme … Continued
Palestine: Israel to build 1200 Units for Israeli settlers in W Bank
By Saed Bannoura IMEMC & Agencies: Israeli media sources have reported that despite efforts by the United States to resume the stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, Tel Aviv decided to build 500 units in Brochin settlement, … Continued
Palestine: Israeli army opens fire at Palestinians in Khan Younis
IMEMC & Agencies: Israeli military vehicles, stationed across the border with Gaza, opened fire at Palestinian farmers and homes in Abasan Al-Kabeera town, east of the southern West Bank district of Khan Younis. Eyewitnesses have reported the soldiers, stationed on … Continued
Lebanon: Pregnant domestic worker hangs self
Al-Akhbar: An Ethiopian domestic worker committed suicide in the home of her employer in a town located in Mount Lebanon Wednesday, a security source said. Naifa Niska Dalalti, 23 years old, was found in one of the house’s bathrooms hung … Continued
UN says 93,000 killed in Syria amid reports of new massacre
More than 93,000 people, including over 6,500 children, have been killed in Syria’s civil war, which has grown increasingly deadly over the past year, a United Nations study said on Thursday. The skyrocketing death toll, along with documented cases of … Continued
Syria: Sunni insurgents kill 60 Shi’a Muslims in eastern Syria
DAMASCUS, (Xinhua): After their abject defeat on the hands of the Syrian army and the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah in the central strategic city of al-Qussair near the Lebanese border, the radical Sunni rebels on Wednesday stormed a Shiite village in … Continued
Ethiopia: AU calls for dialogue about Nile river water management
ADDIS ABABA, (Xinhua): The African Union (AU) has called on dialogue and cooperation on the issue of the Nile River water management. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the AU Commission, has been following closely the latest developments in the relations between … Continued
US eases sanctions on Syrian opposition
WASHINGTON, (Xinhua): The Obama administration on Wednesday announced eased sanctions on the Syrian opposition, just as the United States and Britain were holding discussions on more efforts to aid the rebels in their fighting against the government troops. The fresh … Continued
Turkey: Demonstrators form a human chain to prevent friction with police
[The protests at Gezi Park have left a mark on all aspects of society, including the art world. With just a few months remaining until the 13th Istanbul Biennial, the primary focus of which will be the public domain as … Continued
Pakistan: Four killed in Karachi violence
KARACHI, (Dawn): Four people were killed in incidents of firing and violence in different areas of Karachi, DawnNews reported on Thursday. Two bodies bearing torture marks were recovered from Abbas Mor near Karachi’s Northern Bypass. According to the police, the … Continued
US whistleblower Snowden vows to fight possible extradition
Edward Snowden, the US man who revealed a secret scheme to monitor phone and internet data, has given his first interview since going to ground in Hong Kong two days ago. He vowed to resist any extradition attempt. In an … Continued
Palestine: Israeli officer forces Palestinian Muslim to drink wine at gunpoint
Israeli soldiers arrested a Palestinian in the West Bank on Tuesday evening and forced the Muslim man to drink wine at gunpoint, a local committee spokesman said. An Israeli military patrol stopped Mohammed Khalil Abu Dayyah, 24, from the village … Continued
Palestine: Three Palestinians Kidnapped In Hebron
IMEMC & Agencies: Israeli soldiers invaded on Wednesday Doura town, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and kidnapped three Palestinians. Eyewitnesses said that a number of Israeli military jeeps invaded the town, broke into and searched several homes … Continued
Palestine: Five injured by Israeli army fire near Tubas
By Saed Bannoura IMEMC & Agencies: Israeli soldiers invaded on Wednesday Al-Far’a refugee camp, in the central West Bank district of Tubas, and clashed with local youths who hurled stones at the invading soldiers. Eyewitnesses have reported that the soldiers … Continued
Palestine: Home, shed, demolished near Jenin
By Saed Bannoura IMEMC & Agencies: Several armored Israeli military vehicles invaded on Wednesday morning Barta’a Ash-Sharqiyya village, in the Jenin district, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and demolished a home and a shed. Local … Continued
Jordanian man dies after self-immolation in front of social ministry
A young Jordanian man died in hospital on Wednesday after setting himself on fire outside the ministry of social development last week in despair over failing to meet the minister. “Ahmad Robin, 23, died of severe burns that covered more … Continued
Kuwaiti supermarket chains boycott Iranian goods
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The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2014 Nomination Form
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Turkey: Police use tear gas and enter Taksim Square for second time in day
Istanbul, (Hürriyet Daily News): Riot police once again used tear gas and water cannon at around 8:20 p.m against protesters that had gathered in Istanbul’s Taksim Square June 11. Dozens of riot police were seen surrounding all the roads leading to … Continued
US: Man shot dead at Houston shopping center
HOUSTON, (Xinhua): A man was gunned down by an unknown assailant at a strip shopping center in the U.S. city of Houston Tuesday afternoon, local media reported. The man was shot by gunfire shortly before 5 p.m. local time in … Continued
Libya: Bomb found under Italian embassy’s car in Tripoli
TRIPOLI, (Xinhua): A home-made bomb was found Tuesday under a car belong to the Italian embassy in Tripoli, capital of unrest-hit Libya, no one was injured, local security and embassy officials told Xinhua. The bomb was planted by unknown militants … Continued
Pakistan: Two bodies found, 7 injured in Karachi
KARACHI, (The News): Two bodies were found from different areas of the metropolis while seven persons including a woman were injured in separate firing incidents, Geo News reported Wednesday. According to police, a body of a man bearing bullet … Continued
Russian parliament passes bill banning ‘homosexual propaganda’
The Russian parliament has passed with near-unanimous support two controversial bills banning the distribution of “homosexual propaganda” to minors and imposing jail sentences on those who offend religious believers. Around two dozen people staged a “kissing protest” outside the Kremlin … Continued
France: EU parliament scrutinizes PRISM
European parliamentarians debating revelations over broad US Internet surveillance programs such as PRISM have criticized Washington and demanded that it treat private data of European citizens as confidential. The European Union’s justice commissioner, Viviane Reding, told European parliamentarians in Strasbourg on … Continued
Palestine: Palestinian injured by Israeli soldiers in Hebron
By Saed Bannoura IMEMC & Agencies: Palestinian medical sources have reported that a Palestinian man was shot by Israeli army fire, when Israeli soldiers attacks a funeral procession of a child in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern … Continued
Palestine: Child kidnapped by Israeli soldiers in Aida refugee camp
By Saed Bannoura IMEMC & Agencies: Israeli soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian child and his father, from the Aida refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The child was released later on. The Palestinian Prisoners Society … Continued
Palestine: Palestinian injured by Israeli settler’s fire near Qalqilia
By Saed Bannoura IMEMC & Agencies: One Palestinian was shot and injured by a live round fired by a guard of the Oranit illegal Israeli settlement, built on lands that belong to residents of Azzoun Al-‘Atma village, south of the … Continued
Palestine: Israeli soldiers kidnap 10 Palestinians in West Bank
IMEMC & Agencies: Israeli soldiers invaded various districts in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped nine Palestinians in Nablus and one in Hebron. Several armored Israeli military jeeps invaded the village of Orif, south of the northern West Bank city … Continued
Israel: Tel Aviv sold advanced weapons to four Arab countries
By Saed Bannoura IMEMC & Agencies: The British Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, has reported that Israel sold, over the past five years, military and security equipment for four Arab countries in addition to Pakistan. In its … Continued
Syria: Survivors of Qusayr: We lost because of “advanced weapons”
By Radwan Mortada Al-Akhbar: Most of armed groups’ commanders who took part in the battle of Qusayr survived. They fled to the Syrian villages of Hassia, Qara, and Yabrud, while the rest crossed over into the Lebanese town of … Continued
Syria: Damascus twin bombing kills 14
Two bombs killed 14 people in central Damascus on Tuesday, state media said, in an attack which targeted a police station. “The number of casualties after a twin suicide attack in Marjeh square has risen to 14 dead and 31 … Continued
Syria: Right-wing European delegation in Syria “fact-finding” mission
Al-Akhbar: A delegation of ultra right-wing European politicians began a previously unannounced “fact-finding” mission in Syria on Tuesday to assess the presence of foreign fighters in the war ravaged country, a spokesperson for a British MEP said. Nick Griffin, Member … Continued
Iran: Putin: Iran’s nuclear program peaceful
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he has no doubt that Iran is adhering to international commitments on nuclear non-proliferation while reiterating Moscow’s opposition to Tehran developing a nuclear weapon. He also commented on Syria during a question and … Continued
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