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26-11-2023 WASHINGTON/ DUBAI: A suspected drone attack has hit a container ship owned by an Israeli businessman in the Indian Ocean, according to a United States defence official. The attack was likely carried out using an Iranian-made Shahed-136 drone on Friday, an unnamed US defence official told The Associated Press …

26-11-2023 MINNEAPOLIS: Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The attack happened at the Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, a medium-security …

25-11-2023 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY/ DOHA: 39 Palestinians and 13 Israelis welcomed home after being released from Israeli prisons and captivity in Gaza, respectively. Ten Thais and one Filipino were also released from Gaza and remain in Israel. Israeli Prime Minister’s Office says it has received the list of the captives …

25-11-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ KABUL: The Afghanistan embassy in New Delhi has been shut down after the diplomats appointed by the Ashraf Ghani-government failed to get visa extensions from India, reported media citing the outgoing ambassador’s statement issued on Friday. Even though India, like all other countries, is yet …

25-11-2023 By SJA Jafri + Agencies PARIS/ JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: Israeli forces have been killed 63 journalists and injured dozens during the period of 44 days while 11 are still missing since October 07, 2023, NGOs, victims’ families, officials and independent sources told PMI. Journalism is in the process of …

25-11-2023 NEW YORK/ BEIJING: China is closing, destroying and repurposing mosques, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has alleged in a new report. The crackdown is part of a “systematic effort” to curb the practice of Islam in China, HRW said. There are about 20 million Muslims in China, which is officially …

25-11-2023 AMSTERDAM/ THE HAGUE: Dutch Muslims expressed shock on Thursday at the election win of far-right populist Geert Wilders, who has previously called for mosques and the Koran to be banned in the Netherlands. Wilders and his Freedom Party (PVV) beat all predictions on Wednesday night by winning 37 seats …

25-11-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ A controversial theory that some Hindu groups call “Love Jihad” which claims that many Muslim men are taking part in a plot to seduce Hindu women and convert them has circulated in India for years, despite lack of evidence. Now a reverse theory …

25-11-2023 VATICAN CITY: Jewish groups have criticized Pope Francis and demanded clarifications over his comments that they saw as accusing both Hamas and Israel of “terrorism”. Francis made the comments on Wednesday after meeting separately with Jewish relatives of hostages held by Hamas and with Palestinians with family in Gaza. …

25-11-2023 By SJA Jafri + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ QUETTA/ KARACHI: Pakistan has confirmed that it is charging an $830 fee to undocumented refugees who want to leave the country. The exit fee applies to people who arrived without a visa. In October Pakistan announced that it would deport 1.7 million undocumented …