25-10-2020 BAGHDAD: Protesters have gathered in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square to mark one year since a second wave of anti-government protests erupted and gripped Iraq. Iraqi security forces fired water cannon and tear gas at the protesters during Sunday’s demonstrations to prevent those crossing fences on a bridge leading towards government …

25-10-2020 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ PARIS: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan slammed French President Emmanuel Macron over his anti-Muslim attitude on Sunday, criticizing him for hurting the sentiments of millions of Muslims around the world. The French president is being criticized with protests breaking out in several cities across the …

25-10-2020 FLORIDA/ WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has joined more than 56 million people across the United States to cast their ballots early, as the US President voted on Saturday morning in Florida before beginning a day of rallies in key battleground. The president’s campaign blitz 10 days before November 3, reminiscent …

25-10-2020 ANKARA/ PARIS: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched a fresh attack on his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, saying he needed treatment and “mental checks” over his attitude towards Muslims and Islam, leading Paris to recall its ambassador in Ankara. Earlier this month, Macron pledged to fight “Islamist separatism”, which he …

25-10-2020 KUMBA/ UNITED NATIONS: Attackers have stormed a school in southwestern Cameroon with guns and machetes, killing at least eight children and wounding a dozen more, according to the United Nations. Arriving on motorbikes and in civilian clothes, the men attacked the Mother Francisca International Bilingual Academy in the city …

24-10-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: 34 people have been confirmed dead and over 77 wounded in a suicide bomb attack outside an education centre in the Afghan capital, Kabul, while another alleged attack on bus was reported, officials say. The explosion at the private facility, which …

24-10-2020 TEHRAN/ PARIS: Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the obstinate insistence in France on insulting the Prophet of Islam, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). In a statement on Saturday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh vehemently condemned any offensive action against or disrespect for the divine messengers of God, particularly the seal of …

24-10-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ PARIS: Pakistan will remain on a terrorism financing watch list until it completely implements a set of preventive guidelines, a global watchdog said, urging Islamabad to improve financial controls. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an inter-governmental body, praised Pakistan for progress …

24-10-2020 KHARTOUM/ WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM: Sudan and Israel have agreed to normalise relations, US President Donald Trump announced on Friday at the White House, a move that was denounced by Palestinians as a “new stab in the back”. Trump, who is seeking re-election on November 3, sealed the agreement in a …

23-10-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report NASHVILLE/ NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: The final debate between US presidential nominees Donald Trump and Joe Biden did not bring good news for India as the US president described the air in India as “filthy”. The reference to India was made by Donald Trump …