01 August, 2019 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif appears to be taking the news that the US is levying sanctions against him in stride. Less than five minutes after the news officially broke Wednesday that Zarif would be under a US financial and travel embargo moving forward, the …
Read More »Boy, 3, falls from 6th floor & survives in China
31 July, 2019 BEIJING: A three-year-old boy in China survived a fall from a sixth-floor apartment balcony on Monday thanks to a group of quick-thinking onlookers who used a blanket to break his fall. The incident happened around 4 p.m. in a residential community in Chongging, located in the southwest part …
Read More »Tanzanian police arrest investigative journalist Erick Kabendera
31 July, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies DODOMA/ MELBOURNE: A prominent journalist’s arrest in Tanzania has sparked widespread anger and renewed concerns over press freedom in the country. Police on Tuesday said investigative journalist Erick Kabendera was detained as part of an inquiry into his Tanzanian citizenship. “We are …
Read More »34 killed as bus hits roadside bomb in Afghanistan
31 July, 2019 KABUL/ HEART: A bus in western Afghanistan was hit by a roadside explosion on Wednesday that killed at least 34 passengers, including children, and injured 17, officials said. “The civilians were traveling on a highway when the blast occurred,” a senior official in the province of Farah …
Read More »Indian coffee tycoon VG Siddharta’ body found
31 July, 2019 MANGALORE: The body of the founder and owner of India’s largest coffee chain, Cafe Coffee Day, has been found near a river on the outskirts of the southern city of Mangalore, police say. VG Siddharta went missing on Monday after apparently walking away from his car and driver. …
Read More »‘Terrorist group we forgot now more dangerous than ever’
31 July, 2019 By Eric Tlosek Courtesy ABC News) MELBOURNE: A global network of terrorist and militia groups ‘a desire to establish an Islamic caliphate and expel non-Muslims from Muslim lands’. A willingness and preparation to execute “spectacular” attacks in Western countries ‘growing strength, capability and influence. No, this not …
Read More »North Korea fires two more ballistic missiles in a week
31 July, 2019 PYONGYANG: North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, according to South Korea’s military, the second such launch in a week. The two missiles were launched from the Wonsan area early on Wednesday. Last week’s launch was the first such provocation since US …
Read More »India criminalizes Muslim ‘instant divorce’ (Triple Talaq)
By: Syed Hussain Ali Sajjad NEW DELHI: Indian parliament has approved a bill that makes the Muslim practice of “instant divorce” (Triple Talaq) a criminal offence. “Triple Talaq”, as it’s known as allows a husband to divorce his wife by repeating the word “talaq” (divorce) three times in …
Read More »World media’s blackout against Saudi airstrike on Yemeni market
30 July, 2019 By SJA Jafri TEHRAN/ RIYADH: Just because of the silence of so-called civilized Western and American world and no reaction of United Nations Organization (UNO) as well as total blackout in global media, the regime of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) known as Aal-e-Saud has once …
Read More »US Senate fails to overturn Saudi arms sale veto
30 July, 2019 WASHINGTON: The US Senate has failed in its latest bid to block the controversial sale of $8.1bn (£6.5bn) worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia. It comes after Donald Trump used his presidential veto to override resolutions passed by both chambers of Congress preventing the sale. Critics fear …
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