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Syrian President Declares Amnesty to Prisoners
Syrian President, Basher Al Assad has announced a general amnesty on Monday to the country’s prisoners for all the crimes committed before June 9, 2014, reported the State news agency, SANA. Assad who was re-elected for another seven year term in the June 3 elections issued Legislative Decree no. 22 for 2014 that grants general […]
‘Muslim Groups Impose Ideology in UK Schools’
Conservative Muslim school leaders in Britain’s second biggest city of Birmingham conducted an “organised campaign” to impose faith-based ideology on their pupils due to which “a culture of fear and intimidation” existed in some British schools, British Education Secretary, Michael Gove said on Monday. He said that all primary and secondary schools would be required […]
‘Ukraine Free To Have Own Choices’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a statement at a press conference held in Finland, on Monday evening that Ukrainians should have their own choices without any foreign intervention. He made the statement after meeting with his Finnish counterpart Erkki Tuomioja, Xinhua reported. Tuomioja said that Finland wants Ukraine to live peacefully like any […]
Fifa 2022 Row: Sponsers Seek Probe
Visa and Adidas, following Sony, said that allegations engulfing the award of the 2022 tournament to Qatar are damaging to the global reputation of the game, the Guardian Newspaper reported on Sunday. Adidas, which recently renewed its sponsorship until 2030 and is Fifa’s longest serving partner, said: “The negative tenor of the public debate around […]
Al Sissi Inaugurated in Office
After claiming a massive victory in the recently held presidential election, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi was inaugurated on Sunday as the president of Egypt. His election was under scanner, held as it was in the aftermath of ousting the democratically elected Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi, of sentencing Muslim Brotherhood activists to death and many other restrictions. […]
23 Shia Pilgrims Killed in Baluchistan
At least 23 Shia pilgrims and are reported to have been killed by militants who attacked their buses in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province. Around 18 pilgrims are said to have been injured in the attack. The pilgrims were on their way back from Iran after the visit of holy sites. Briefing journalists on the incident, Home […]
Bomb Strike: Abdullah Abdullah Has Close Shave
Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah had a narrow escape in Kabul today, as he survived a bomb attack that killed four people, police spokesperson Hashmatullah Stanekzai stated. As the election, in which the former foreign Minister faces World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, is scheduled next week, the attack has sent shock waves across the region. Abdullah […]
Thai: Overseas Civil Disobedience
The Australia News Networks reported that a group of political activists aligned with the recently ousted government started movement to lead a campaign of resistance from outside the country. Those co-coordinating the plan say it will be a peaceful campaign of organised opposition. General Prayuth Chan-ocha seized power on May 22 and has since led a […]
In Syria, It’s Bashar, Again
Bashar al-Assad was elected as the Syrian President, having bagged 88.7 percent votes in Tuesday’s presidential election. It’s Bashar’s third term in office. The voting was controversial, as it was not held in areas controlled by rebels. There are only three candidates in fray, the two other sharing 7.5 percent votes between them. Assad’s opponents […]
Iran Oil : US Lifts Sanctions for Six Months
With Iran complying with its commitment on a controversial nuclear weapons programme, US President Barack Obama has suspended his action on Iranian oil sanctions for the next six months. Even though there is enough oil in the international market for countries like India and China to reduce their dependence on Iranian oil, so as to […]
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