09-07-2021 JERUSALEM: Israel has said it will begin seizing cryptocurrency accounts used by the Palestinian Hamas group to raise money for its armed wing. Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz ordered security forces on Thursday to seize the accounts after a joint operation, the ministry said, “uncovered a web of electronic …
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09-07-2021 DHAKA: Thousands of people are defying a nationwide coronavirus lockdown in Bangladesh to see Rani, a 51-centimetre (20-inch) tall cow whose owners claim it is the worlds smallest. The 23-month-old dwarf cow has become a media star with scores of newspapers and television stations throwing the spotlight on the …
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09-07-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ KABUL/ WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden said on Thursday the US military would complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan by August 31, ahead of schedule, and dismissed mounting concerns about a civil war developing in the country occupied by the …
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09-07-2021 WASHINGTON/ RIYADH/ ISTANBUL: The United States Biden administration is facing criticism from rights groups and anti-war advocates for its welcome of Saudi Arabia Prince Khalid bin Salman to Washington, DC, for high-level meetings this week. Prince Khalid bin Salman is the brother of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also …
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08-07-2021 BEIJING/ ISLAMABAD: Chinese Foreign Minister and State Counselor Wang Yi promised Wednesday to stand firmly with Pakistan, despite changes in world politics, as per a report in The News. Yi was addressing a conference titled “Pakistan-China At 70: A Unique Bilateral Partnership” arranged by the Pakistan-China Institute (PCI) in commemoration of …
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08-07-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies LONDON/ ISLLAMABAD: Labour Member Parliament (MP) Naz Shah has made a blistering speech in the British Parliament stating that the emotional harm caused to billions of Muslims is unbearable when bigots and racists defame, slander, or abuse Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be …
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08-07-2021 NEW DELHI: Indian scientists have discovered a new plant species in Antarctica. Polar biologists stumbled upon a species of moss during an expedition to the ice-covered continent in 2017. Identification is laborious, and it took the scientists five years to confirm that the species had been discovered for the …
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08-07-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban launched a major assault on a provincial capital in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the first since the US military began its final drawdown of troops from the country, as insurgents press on with a blistering offensive. Fierce fighting …
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08-07-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies DUBAI: A container ship anchored at one of the world’s largest ports in Dubai caught fire late on Wednesday, local authorities said, after an explosion shook the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates. The blaze sent up giant orange flames on a vessel at …
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08-07-2021 PARIS: A French court has convicted 11 of the 13 people charged with harassing and threatening a teenager over her anti-Islam online videos. The court on Wednesday sentenced the defendants to suspended prison terms of four to six months, meaning they will not serve time in jail unless they …
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