26 November, 2019 TIRANA: A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck Albania, bringing down buildings and leaving people trapped under rubble. At least 13 people have died. One man was killed after jumping from a window in panic, a defence ministry spokeswoman said. The quake hit 34km (21 miles) north-west of …

26 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri BEIJING/ MELBOURNE: China Cables is an investigation into one of the 21st century’s most chilling situations: the surveillance and mass detention of ethnic minorities in western China. Secret documents leaked to ICIJ confirm the truth behind the detention and religious repression of more than …

25 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri RIYADH/ MELBOURNE: On specific directions of the ruler of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Muhammad Bin Salman (MBS), the security forces have detained at least eight people, mostly intellectuals and writers, London-based Saudi rights group ALQST said, amid a two-year crackdown on free expression in …

24 November, 2019 CAIRO: Egyptian news outlet ‘Mada Masr’ said on Sunday security forces raided their Cairo office a day after one of its editors was arrested. “Plain-clothes security forces have raided Mada Masr’s office in Cairo. Staff are currently being held inside, and their phones have been switched off,” the …

24 November, 2019 PARIS/ MELBOURNE: Marches have been held in dozens of French cities to condemn femicide and other forms of gender-based violence. Using the hashtag #NousToutes (All of Us), protesters accuse the authorities of turning a blind eye to the problem. Measures to tackle domestic violence are expected to …

23 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies RAMALLAH/ JERUSALEM/ MELBOURNE: Thousands of social media users have taken part in a campaign to support Palestinian freelance journalist Muath Amarneh, who lost his eye after being wounded while covering a protest in the occupied West Bank last week. Journalists from across the …

ATTACKED PREGNANT WOMAN CALLS FOR SOLIDARITY 23 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri (Bureau Chief Australia) SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE/ CANBERRA: Australia has become 8th (eighth) most dangerous country on earth for Shia Muslims after Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, India, China, America and France,  whereas, neither both Shia men and women are safe …

DESECRATION OF HOLY QURAN IN NORWAY 23 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri OSLO/ ISLAMABAD/ ISTANBUL/ MELBOURNE: Social media was set ablaze with praises on Friday for a ‘Muslim hero’ who interrupted an anti-Islam rally last week to stop another man from burning a copy of the Holy Quran in Norway. …

22 November, 2019 ‘ANOTHER WHITE AUSTRALIAN TERRORIST EXPOSED’ By SJA Jafri (Bureau Chief Australia) SYDNEY/ TIKRIT/ DAMASCUS/ GHAZNI: Daesh/ ISIL/ISIS/IS vowed revenge with Aussies as well as all concerned authorities particularly present government officials including Prime Minister against a brutal attack on an innocent pregnant Muslim woman in Sydney’s café …

The first ever pink ball Test match between India and Bangladesh will begin at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata this afternoon. The second test of the two-match series against Bangladesh will also be a historic Day-night Test. The play will begin at 1 PM. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, West …