BJP will abolish reservation for Muslims, says Shah in Telangana
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Age Islam News Bureau
19
November 2023
Nalgonda, Nov 18 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit
Shah addresses during a public rally in Nalgonda Assembly on Saturday. (ANI
Photo)
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• BJP will abolish reservation for Muslims, says Shah
in Telangana
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US lawmakers seek ‘suspension’ of assistance to Pakistan
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Ministers from Arab, Muslim countries to visit China in bid to end Gaza war -
Saudi minister
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Hamas chief urges Arab-Islamic committee to urgently convene to stop Israeli
war against Gaza
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Al-Sunni: The human tragedy in Gaza constitutes a shame on those who kept
silent about it
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Religious Affairs minister: Curb spread of deviant teachings by MhdMohibKhoulu
Nazem
India
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BJP leaders only raise Hindu-Muslim issue, can't point out flaws in Gehlot's
governance: Pawan Khera
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Gyanvapi mosque survey: Varanasi court reserves order on ASI plea seeking 15
more days to submit report
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Kharge abused my dead father: Modi tears into Congress
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Assembly election: Will implement UCC in 6 months, BJP promises in Telangana
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Maldives President wants Indian military out but talks on for 'workable
solution' on choppers
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Envoys discuss ‘poll concerns’ in meetings with political bigwigs
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Iranians Outraged By Regime’s Renaming Of Pre-Islamic Festivals
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BJP
will abolish reservation for Muslims, says Shah in Telangana
November
18, 2023
Nalgonda,
Nov 18 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses during a public rally in
Nalgonda Assembly on Saturday. (ANI Photo)
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Playing
the caste card, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that if voted to
power then BJP will abolish reservation for Muslims and instead increase
reservation for OBCs and STs. Shah also promised that a BJP government in the
state will also make arrangements for the people to visit Ram Mandir in Ayodhya
free of cost.
Shah
on Saturday held three public rallies before attending the meet of Madiga
Reservation PorataSamithi (MRPS) for further clarity in the issue of
sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes. Addressing rallies in Gadwal, Nalgonda
and Warangal (East) assembly constituencies, he slammed Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar
Rao and said: “KCR gave Muslim reservation on the basis of religion which is
against the Constitution. If you elect a BJP government, we will increase
reservation for the OBCs and SC/STs in place of reservation on basis of
religion.” Telangana has currently 4 per cent reservation for backward Muslims
and BJP has trained its guns on this and proposes to abolish it in favour of
OBC and SC/ST reservation.
The
Union Minister also pointed out that while BCs form 52 per cent of the
population in the state, including 135 castes, the Congress and BRS are not
ready to make a BC leader the chief minister. However, he assured BJP will
elect a BC leader as its chief minister if voted to power. He blamed Vijayshanti, G Vivekananda
and K Rajgopal Reddy for leaving BJP for Congress after it was decided that a
BC leader will be the next chief minister.
“Both
BRS and Congress were unfair to the BCs when it came to ticket distribution but
BJP gave most tickets to BC candidates. In the state’s Budget, KCR had
allocated Rs 3300 crore but only 77 crore were utilised. At the Centre, Modiji
has 27 BC ministers in his Cabinet. BJP also made Modiji the first BC Prime
Minister. Only BJP takes care of the BCs while KCR has been most unfair to
them,” he said.
Shah
also slammed the Congress, BRS and AIMIM for practising family-oriented
politics. “Congress, TRS and MIM are 2G, 3G and 4G parties. Two G means KCR and
KTR, Owaisi‘s party is 3G, there are three generations of family members.
Congress is 4G – Jawaharlal Nehru followed by Indira Gandhi then Rajiv Gandhi
and now Rahul Gandhi. Free Telangana from these parties and vote for the party
which sent Tiranga to the moon,” he said.
Dubbing
the BRS as Bhrastachar (Corruption) Rishwatkhor (bribe) Samithi, he urged the
voters to set up a BJP government. “You have to decide whether you want
development by a double engine government under the leadership of Modiji or the
lies of KCR,” he said and added: “If you elect a BJP government, it will make
arrangements for you to visit Ram Mandir in batches free of cost.”
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US
lawmakers seek ‘suspension’ of assistance to Pakistan
Anwar
Iqbal
November
19, 2023
WASHINGTON:
Eleven members of the US Congress, in a letter to US Secretary of State
Anthony Blinken, have urged the Biden administration to withhold future US
assistance to Pakistan, until the country restores constitutional order and
holds free and fair elections.
The
lawmakers requested a legal determination from the Department of State under
the Leahy Laws and Section 502(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act to assess if
US-origin security assistance had facilitated human rights violations in
Pakistan.
“We
further request that future security assistance be withheld until Pakistan has
moved decisively toward the restoration of Constitutional order, including by
holding free and fair elections in which all parties are able to participate
freely,” they wrote.
The
country’s moves to further strengthen the blasphemy law also figured
prominently in the letter, which warned Secretary Blinken that the proposed
changes would be used to further tighten the noose around smaller religious
groups and minorities.
“We
are extremely concerned about the passing of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill,
2023 which will strengthen the existing blasphemy law, which has historically
been used to persecute religious minorities,” the lawmakers wrote.
They
pointed out that the bill, which is yet to be signed by the president, was
“passed in haste despite repeated calls from many lawmakers for a thorough
parliamentary procedure.”
The
letter also pointed out that on Aug. 16, eight days after the bill was passed,
a mob desecrated churches and set fire to homes of Christians in Jaranwala. It
also referred to reported protests against the bill, including by the Shia
community in Gilgit-Baltistan.
“Religious
persecution remains rampant in Pakistan, and we are concerned about future
restrictions on freedom of religion and belief should this Bill become law,”
the lawmakers warned.
The
move was initiated by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, who is one of the champions of
Muslim causes in the US Congress. Other signatories include Frank Pallone Jr,
Joaquin Castro, Summer Lee, Ted W. Lieu, Dina Titus, Lloyd Doggett and Cori
Bush.
Most
of them are members of the progressive group within Congress, which played a
key role in highlighting the Palestinian issue in Washington and also
participates in protest meetings and rallies held to demand an immediate
ceasefire in Gaza.
In
its latest report on Pakistan, the US Commission on International Religious
Freedom noted that “religious minorities were especially vulnerable to
prosecution or violence based on blasphemy allegations” and “blasphemy cases
remained a substantial threat to religious freedom.”
The
report also noted that the previous government in Pakistan had “weaponised the
country’s blasphemy laws against former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his
cabinet members”.
While
acknowledging Pakistan’s significance as a long-standing ally, the lawmakers
also stressed the need to address issues like restrictions on freedom of
expression, speech, and religion, enforced disappearances, military courts and
the harassment and arrest of political opponents and human rights defenders.
Addressing
ongoing harassment and arrests, the lawmakers mentioned the cases against PTI
chief Imran Khan as well, noting that he could potentially face the death
penalty for allegedly violating the Official Secrets Act.
The
letter also mentioned ImaanMazari, a human rights lawyer, who was taken from
her home at 3am without an arrest warrant after speaking at a rally against
enforced disappearances.
The
letter urged the US Embassy in Islamabad to send observers to hearings and
other legal proceedings of human rights defenders and political dissidents,
including for emblematic cases such as MsMazari, Khadija Shah and Mr Khan.
“We
believe that the United States can play a constructive role in supporting
positive change, and it is our hope that our cooperation can contribute to a
more just and equitable future for the people of Pakistan,” the lawmakers
wrote.
However,
it remains unclear how the US government, particularly the Department of State,
will respond to these concerns and whether it will impact the dynamics of the
US-Pakistan relationship.
In
Washington, the focus on human rights violations underscores the delicate
balance between geopolitical alliances and the promotion of democratic values
on the global stage. The State Department has been markedly careful while
commenting on the current political situation in Pakistan.
The
issue has been raised regularly at the State Department’s daily briefings,
where the spokesperson has carefully avoided making statements that could be
interpreted as an expression of support for either the government or the
opposition.
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Ministers
from Arab, Muslim countries to visit China in bid to end Gaza war - Saudi
minister
19-11-2023
Ministers
from Arab and Islamic countries will visit China on Monday on the first stop of
a tour aims at ending the war in Gaza, Saudi Foreign minister Prince Faisal bin
Farhan said.
The
tour will be the first step in carrying out decisions reached at a joint Arab
and Islamic summit held in Riyadh this month, Prince Faisal said on the
sidelines of a conference in Bahrain in comments posted by his ministry on the
social media platform X on Friday.
"The
first stop will be in China, then we will move to other capitals to convey a
clear message that a ceasefire must be announced immediately, and let in
aid," the minister said.
"We
have to work on ending this crisis and the war on Gaza as soon as
possible."
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Hamas
chief urges Arab-Islamic committee to urgently convene to stop Israeli war
against Gaza
19/11/2023
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The
head of the Hamas group's political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, urged the
Arab-Islamic Committee on Saturday to urgently convene "to discuss ways to
halt the war and to break the siege on the Gaza Strip."
The
Arab-Islamic ministerial committee was formed by the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit
held in Saudi Arabia on Nov. 11 to follow up on the implementation of the
summit's outcomes to end the Israeli bloody onslaught on Gaza.
Haniyeh
stressed "the need to quickly act to oblige Israel to abide by the
international resolutions that called for ending the (Israeli) aggression on
the Palestinian people and to protect the hospitals (in Gaza)."
A
statement noted that the Hamas chief held talks with leaders and officials on
the regional and international levels in light of the Israeli "brutal
massacres" against Palestinians displaced in UN-run schools.
Israeli
air raids killed at least 50 Palestinians at the Al-Fakhoura School earlier
Saturday. The school is run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, or
UNRWA, in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.
Israel
has killed more than 12,300 Palestinians in its air and ground attacks on the
Gaza Strip since an Oct. 7 surprise offensive by the Palestinian resistance
group, Hamas. The official Israeli death toll, meanwhile, stands at about
1,200.
Thousands
of buildings, including hospitals, mosques and churches, have been damaged or
destroyed in Israel’s relentless strikes on the besieged enclave.
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Al-Sunni:
The human tragedy in Gaza constitutes a shame on those who kept silent about it
BY
MOHAMEDAHMED
18/11/2023
Libya's
Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher Al-Sunni, in his capacity
as a representative of the Islamic and Arab group in the United Nations General
Assembly, said everyone is talking about the victims of Gaza as mere numbers,
forgetting that they carry stories behind which are families, friends, and
dreams that have faded.
‘The
only just solution is to end the occupation and establish an independent,
sovereign Palestinian state with Holy Al-Quds as its capital,’ Al-Sunni added
during a Security Council session regarding the situation in Gaza.
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Religious
Affairs minister: Curb spread of deviant teachings by MhdMohibKhoulu Nazem
19
Nov 2023
Minister
in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar
said his office also working with the police to curb all forms of deviant
teachings. — Bernama pic
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KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 19 — Agencies under the management of the Prime Minister’s
Department (Religious Affairs), including the Office of the Federal Territory
Mufti, have been told to monitor and stop the spread of the teachings by
MhdMohibKhouli Nazem as they deviated from the true teachings of Islam.
Minister
in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk MohdNa’im Mokhtar
said his office also working with the police to curb all forms of deviant
teachings.
“We
want to make sure that these teachings do not spread and pervert the beliefs of
the Muslim community in our country,” he told reporters at the ZiarahAsnaf
Series 4 programme in Wangsa Maju here today.
He
said this in response to concerns over the teachings of MhdMohibKhouli Nazem
for which an edict (fatwa) had been issued by the Terengganu Mufti Office last
Nov 16 that the teachings deviated from the true teachings of Islam.
Meanwhile,
regarding the programme today, MohdNa’im expressed the need for the local
community to play a role in helping related agencies identify those in need of
help.
“When
you see a neighbour or resident who needs help, asnaf (tithe recipients) who
are sick, inform the relevant agencies. We need the community’s cooperation.
“This
is the basis for the formation of a Madani state and society that the Prime
Minister wants. A society that always sees the hardships of others and quickly
finds ways to help,” he said.
MohdNai’im
was accompanied by the chairman of the Federal Territory Islamic Religious
Council (MAIWP) Tan Sri MohdDaud Bakar and they handed over aid to three asnaf
recipients.
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India
BJP
leaders only raise Hindu-Muslim issue, can't point out flaws in Gehlot's
governance: Pawan Khera
Nov
18, 2023
JAIPUR:
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday said the central BJP leaders coming to
Rajasthan to campaign for the assembly elections only raise the Hindu-Muslim
issue as they cannot point out any flaws in the work done by the Ashok Gehlot
government in the last five years.
Addressing
media persons at a press conference, Khera expressed confidence that Congress
would once again come to power in the state.
"Many
union ministers and chief ministers of BJP came to Rajasthan but not a single
one talked about development. The central leaders of BJP who are coming to
Rajasthan have nothing to say against the guarantees given to the people by the
Ashok Gehlot government of Rajasthan, so they just talk about the Hindu-Muslim
issue and go away," a party statement quoted the Congress leader as
saying.
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Gyanvapi
mosque survey: Varanasi court reserves order on ASI plea seeking 15 more days
to submit report
Nov
19, 2023
During
the hearing, standing government counsel Amit Srivastava, who filed the
application on behalf of the ASI, prayed to the court to grant 15 more days for
completion and submission of the report
The
Varanasi district court on Saturday reserved its order on a plea by the
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), seeking 15 more days for submitting its
scientific survey report of the Gyanvapi mosque complex here.
The
ASI filed the application on November 17 which the court heard on Saturday.
During the hearing, standing government counsel Amit Srivastava, who filed the
application on behalf of the ASI, prayed to the court to grant 15 more days for
completion and submission of the report.
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Kharge
abused my dead father: Modi tears into Congress
Nov
19, 2023
JAIPUR:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on
Saturday of making derogatory remarks about his deceased father, who passed
away 40 years ago, during a public rally in Hyderabad the day before. At an
election rally in Nagaur, which was his second of the day in poll-bound
Rajasthan, the PM said: “Yesterday, Congress president Kharge abused ‘Modi’s
father’. Kya ho gayahai Congress ko? Kharge ji aaptohaisenahi the. (What has
happened to Congress? Kharge ji, you were not like this).”
Referring
to Kharge’s comments in Hyderabad, the PM assured the audience that he would
continue to fight against corruption. “Dear brothers and sisters, you should be
assured that they can abuse me, or they can spread the bad word for me, but I have
given you the guarantee that I will continue to fight against corruption. Every
corrupt person will be brought to justice,” the PM said.
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Assembly
election: Will implement UCC in 6 months, BJP promises in Telangana
Nov
19, 2023
HYDERABAD:
With only 11 days left for the assembly elections in Telangana on November 30,
BJP on Saturday unveiled its manifesto, promising to implement the Uniform
Civil Code (UCC) in the state and to set up a judicial commission to probe
corruption allegations against the BRS government, apart from a host of welfare
schemes.Releasing the 48-page document, Union home minister Amit Shah said a
committee could be constituted to implement the UCC within six months of
government formation in the state.
The
manifesto also promised to appoint a commission of inquiry headed by a retired
Supreme Court judge to probe into all corruption allegations and other
financial irregularities committed by the BRS government.
“BJP
will make sure to get those involved in corrupt deals jailed. Under CM KCR’s
leadership, Telangana democracy has turned into ‘loot tantra’ and ‘praja
tantra’ has turned into ‘parivaar tantra,” Shah said.
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Maldives
President wants Indian military out but talks on for 'workable solution' on
choppers
Nov
19, 2023
A
day after he took oath as Maldives president, Mohamed Muizzu asked India in an
official communication to pull out its military personnel from the Indian Ocean
archipelago. The president’s office said Muizzu requested withdrawal of Indian
troops in a meeting with Indian minister Kiren Rijiju, who was in Male for the
inauguration of the president, expressing hope that India will honour the
"democratic will" of the people of the Maldives.Muizzu, however,
acknowledged the role played by Indian military choppers, which Indian
personnel help fly, in facilitating emergency medical evacuations and,
according to Indian government sources, agreed to find a ``workable solution’’
for their continued operation. Importantly for India, Muizzu called for
accelerating work on India-assisted projects, including the $ 500 million
Greater Male Connectivity Project that was launched by PM Narendra Modi and
Muizzu’s predecessor Ibrahim Solih.
"They
(the choppers) are also central to the confidence that international tourists
have staying on remote islands. He appreciated their role in monitoring and
combating drug trafficking," said an Indian source.
The
expulsion of all Indian personnel will likely render uncertain the fate of the
2 choppers and also a Dornier aircraft provided by India to the Maldives. As
president-elect, Muizzu had on several occasions said he wanted to rid Maldives
of Indian military presence, preferably in the first week of his presidency,
but the announcement on Saturday still seemed hasty, given that there is, and
by his own admission, no clarity on the number of Indian troops in the country.
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Pakistan
SMOKERS’
CORNER: ZIONISM AND MUSLIM NATIONALISM
Nadeem
F. Paracha
November
19, 2023
Pakistan
and Israel are often understood by various political scientists and historians
as nationalist twins. Membership to both is based on nothing but an idea of
religious belonging. The Islam that Pakistan’s founders evoked to contextualise
the creation of a ‘Muslim nation’ in India, and then a separate Muslim
nation-state in South Asia, was not theological. It was an entirely modern
construct.
Nationalism
itself is a modern construct, not more than 350 years old. It seeks to unite
the people of a territory as a national whole — a people who share a cultural,
linguistic and geographical history. However, many of these histories too are
inventions, shaped through imagined or exaggerated ‘memories’. But the ‘Muslim
nationalism’ deployed by the founders of Pakistan was only loosely tied to a
shared cultural history. It was more of an abstract idea of unity in a South
Asian Muslim milieu that was ethnically diverse and highly sectarian and
sub-sectarian.
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Envoys
discuss ‘poll concerns’ in meetings with political bigwigs
Imran
Ayub
November
19, 2023
KARACHI
/ LAHORE: In a flurry of meetings on Saturday, the envoys of the United
Kingdom and the United States have called on leaders of various political
parties, including the PPP and PML-N, ostensibly to seek their input about the
prospects for polls and their concerns about electioneering.
With
the date proposed for the general elections just two months away, US envoy
Donald Blome spent a busy day in Punjab: after a meeting with PPP leader
Yousaf Raza Gilani and a host of political leaders at a gathering in Multan, he
headed to Lahore to meet former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and
Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party leader Jahangir Khan Tareen.
On
the other hand, UK High Commissioner Jane Marriott met PPP leader Asif Ali
Zardari at Bilawal House in Karachi days after a similar meeting with Mr Sharif
in Lahore. A party statement issued after the meeting said that MrZardari and
Ms Marriott, accompanied by their aides, held a detailed discussion on a “range
of issues”.
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Electables
aren’t despicable, says Sana
November
19, 2023
LAHORE:
As the general elections approach, the PML-N has intensified its efforts to
secure a strong foothold in south Punjab as well by relying on electables to
boost its chances of forming the next government — a strategy that mirrors the
party’s recent successful engagement with several influential figures in
Balochistan.
“Of
the 46 National Assembly seats in the south, we have electables on some 35,”
PML-N Punjab President Rana Sanaullah told a presser on Saturday. “We are
feeling weak on 10 seats.”
MrSanaullah
defended the practice of awarding party tickets to such politically influential
people, stressing that “electable” was not a swear word. It was a reality that
the people trusted electables, he said.
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Judge
made OSD a day after ordering defencesecy’s removal
November
19, 2023
LAHORE:
A Rawalpindi additional district & sessions judge (ADSJ) was removed from
his post on Saturday, a day after he admonished the defence secretary for not
complying with a court order.
A
notification issued by the Lahore High Court registrar said ADSJ Waris Ali
would no longer hear the case, as he has been made an officer on special duty
(OSD) and moved to Lahore.
“The
honourable chief justice and judges are pleased to post MrWaris Ali,
Additional District & Sessions Judge, Rawalpindi as OSD at Sessions
Court, Lahore in the public interest, with immediate effect,” said a
notification issued by the registrar Sheikh Khalid Bashir.
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41,000
students across Sindh to take MDCAT today
November
19, 2023
KARACHI:
After a delay of more than two months, the Medical and Dental College Admission
Test (MDCAT) 2023-24 is being held afresh on Sunday (today) across Sindh with
41,000 students expected to take the examination.
A
total of 4,790 seats — 3,600 for MBBS and 1,190 for dental studies — are
available at the public and private sector medical institutions of the
province.
Officials
said four centres have been set up in Karachi (at Expo Centre), Jamshoro (at
Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences), Shaheed Benazirabad (at
Bilawal Sports Complex) and Larkana (at Police Training School bus terminal).
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Protesters
demand release of ‘missing’ JPMC doctor
November
19, 2023
KARACHI:
Young doctors on Saturday staged a protest demonstration outside the Karachi
Press Club against the alleged enforced disappearance of their fellow doctor.
They
said that around one dozen persons, some of them in police uniforms, took away
Dr Ismail, who works at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), from his
residence near Tariq Road. Dr Ismail originally hails from Balochistan.
The
protesters warned that if the missing doctor was not released within 48 hours,
they would be compelled to chalk out their future line of action after
consultation with doctors across the country.
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Illegal
migrants unwilling to return identified: officials
Umer
Farooq
November
19, 2023
PESHAWAR:
With hundreds of undocumented Afghan migrants leaving Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for
their country on Saturday, the provincial authorities have identified the
“illegal aliens”, who are staying put despite the expiry of the Oct 31 deadline
for voluntary repatriation.
Officials
told Dawn here that the government had conducted another survey to find the
foreign nationals continuing to live in the province without documentation.
They
said that 19 out of 36 districts in KP had no undocumented foreigners any more
but 18,665 “illegal aliens” continued to live in the rest of the districts,
mostly in Peshawar.
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Dawn.Com
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Man
travels to Islamabad on horseback with a mission
Jamil
Nagri
November
19, 2023
GILGIT:
A polo player has started his journey from Siachen to Islamabad on horseback to
promote awareness about climate change and adventure tourism in
Gilgit-Baltistan.
Musa
Ali, 48, set off from his village on November 13 and is expected to arrive in
the federal capital on International Mountain Day (Dec 11).
Talking
to Dawn, Musa Ali said he was a polo player and retired armyman. He decided to
travel the 900km distance to Islamabad riding his horse through the
Juglot-Skardu Road and Karakoram Highway.
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South Asia
Driven
out of Pakistan, Afghans to lose their homes, and businesses yet again
November
19, 2023
Haji
Mubarak Shinwari had come to Pakistan in 1982 with his five sons and two
brothers. He worked assiduously to build a healthy network of businesses
including cloth, fabrics, transport, and giving loans and now owns numerous
properties at Al-Asif Square on the outskirts of Karachi.
“We
have lived here without documents for all these years and set up our businesses
with the help of locals,” Mr. Shinwari said.
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Shakib
Al Hasan Makes Debut In Politics; Eyes On Bangladesh's 2024 General Elections
Ritam
Nov
19 2023
Shakib
Al Hasan, Bangladesh's skipper and star all-rounder, has entered politics,
seeking the endorsement of the ruling Bangladesh Awami League to run in the
upcoming general election on January 7.
However,
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's parliamentary board for the ruling
party must approve Shakib's candidacy. According to Nasim, he intends to run
for office in the capital city of Dhaka or in his native district of Magura,
which is in the southwest of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh's
full-time captain across formats, Shakib, will not be playing in the upcoming
Test series against New Zealand due to a finger injury. He sustained the injury
during a World Cup 2023 match against Sri Lanka, where he gained notoriety for
his peculiar appeal against Angelo Mathews, which led to the first-ever timed
out in international cricket history.
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Outrage
after Taliban member speaks at German mosque
19-11-2023
A
Taliban representative has sparked an outcry in Germany after it was revealed
that he attended a mosque in Cologne.
Videos
shared on social media show Abdul Bari Omar, the director of Afghanistan's food
and drug authority, speaking at the mosque on Thursday.
Germany's
Foreign Ministry said it had not been informed about Omar's visit to the
country and said it had not issued his visa.
"We
strongly condemn the appearance of Taliban representative Abdul Bari Omar in
Cologne," the Foreign Ministry said on social media on Friday.
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USIP:
‘Afghanistan’s Economy Once Again Nears the Precipice’
19-11-2023
The
US Institute of Peace (USIP), after reviewing the recent reports of the World
Bank on the economic situation of Afghanistan, said that Afghanistan’s economy
once again is near "the precipice."
Senior
economic experts of USIP noted that “more than two years into Taliban rule,
Afghanistan remains one of the poorest countries in the world with some of the
highest humanitarian needs.”
“Two
recent World Bank reports — which were launched at a USIP event last week — lay
out the landscape of the Afghan economy and the situation of Afghan households.
Despite some signs of economic stability over the past year, the economy
remains weak and unable to generate the jobs and livelihoods needed to
accommodate the growing population — hence unemployment and underemployment are
widespread and increasing. Poverty remains very high, and large numbers of
Afghans are still unable to meet their basic food and non-food needs,” said
William Byrd, Senior Expert, Afghanistan.
“There
are no quick fixes to the Afghan economy, and the World Bank’s recent reports
show that demographic pressures from population growth and the return of
hundreds of thousands of refugees from Pakistan will likely outpace economic
growth in the short term. When it comes to maintaining — let alone increasing —
Western donor assistance and removing the formal and informal sanctions that
have been hindering the Afghan economy, the Taliban would have to moderate
their severe restrictions against female education and women working, which
seems most unlikely to happen in the light of past experience,” said Scott
Worden, Director, Afghanistan and Central Asia Programs said.
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Pak
Province To Launch Major Op To Evict Illegal Afghan Migrants: Report
November
18, 2023
Peshawar:
Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to launch a major
operation to evict thousands of illegal Afghans from the provincial capital
Peshawar, a senior official said on Saturday.
The
move by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government came amid the ongoing
deportation of illegal Afghan nationals residing in Pakistan. The crackdown has
so far forced about 340,000 Afghans in recent weeks to leave Pakistan after
spending years in the neighbouring country.
"The
KPK Provincial Government has decided to launch a grand operation for the
eviction of illegal Afghans from this northwestern city of Peshawar," said
the official.
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UN
may hold ‘important’ meeting on Afghanistan next month
Javed
Ahmad Kakar
18
Nov 2023
ATLANTA
(Pajhwok): The United Nations may convene an ‘important’ meeting regarding
Afghanistan in Qatar next month.
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Pajhwok.Com
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Bangladesh
Emerges as Key Market for Kashmiri Apple Exports
November
18, 2023
SRINAGAR:
Moin-ud-din, a Bangladeshi trader, has established a presence in north
Kashmir’s Sopore, indicating a rising trend that signifies a potentially
lucrative market for Kashmiri apples.
Moin-ud-din
daily exports more than two trucks of apples to his homeland, where the demand
for these fruits is increasing consistently.
While
shedding light on the trade right now, he said, “We have been associated with
the apple trade in Kashmir for nearly a decade now. We mostly export American
varieties of apples to our native country, where the demand for this variety is
manifold.”
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Polls
loom but old fault lines still haunt Bangladesh
Swapan
Dasgupta
Nov
18, 2023
US
backing has only emboldened the Opposition in Bangladesh, which is set on a
boycott of the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled to be held on
January 7, 2024
In
an ideal world, the announcement by Bangladesh’s Election Commission to hold
parliamentary elections on January 7, 2024, should have reduced the quantum of
political turbulence there. Unfortunately, the persistent breakdown of
understanding and civility between the ruling Awami League and the opposition
Bangladesh National Party and Jamaat-e-Islami could ensure that the election
will be marred by violence, patchy participation, and a one-sided verdict in
favour of Sheikh Hasina.
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Mideast
Iranians
protest civilian Gaza deaths: 'Israel will end up in history's dustbin'
By
Mallika Soni
Nov
18, 2023
Israel-Hamas
War: Protesters carried bundled white shrouds symbolising the children killed
in Gaza during the nationwide marches.
Thousands
of Iranians participated in marches to protest against the deaths of children
and civilians in the Gaza war. At the protest, a top military commander
Revolutionary Guards Commander Hossein Salami said Israel was going towards its
doom in a war of attrition.
"Palestine
stands on the path of a war of attrition...Israel will face a definitive defeat
and end up in the dustbin of history," he told a rally in the capital
Tehran.
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Hindustan Times.Com
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Iranians
Outraged By Regime’s Renaming Of Pre-Islamic Festivals
Maryam
Sinaee
19-11-2023
Iranians
are expressing outrage on social media over the renaming of two beloved
pre-Islamic festivals, viewed as an attempt to erode "ancient Iranian
culture."
This
week, Iranian media reported that the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution
(SCCR) has chosen to rename certain events on the official calendar of the
Islamic Republic, including the festivals of Yalda and CharshanbehSouri, both
of which predate the Islamization of Iran in the 6th century AD.
The
Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution, comprising several appointees of
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, is tasked with neutralizing external cultural
influences and ideologies, particularly Western, and ensuring that education
and culture align with Islamic values.
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Thousands
rally across Iran to protest Gaza deaths, slam Israel and US
18
Nov 2023
Thousands
of Iranians held rallies across the country against Israel’s unrelenting
bombardment of Gaza, with a top military commander warning that Israel was
heading for a long and bloody war with Palestinian group Hamas.
The
demonstrations on Saturday in the capital Tehran and other cities were held in
“support of the oppressed children of Gaza” under the slogan “Palestine is not
alone”, according to local media.
Israel’s
air and ground campaign has killed an estimated 12,000 people in the
Palestinian territory, including 5,000 children, according to Palestinian
authorities.
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Israel
Thinking Putin, Not Biden, Is Best Bet For Preventing Iran Attack? Ex-General
On Hamas War
Nov
19, 2023
Former
Israel general RelikShafir said that Tel Aviv needs to maintain close ties with
Russia. Speaking with the Jerusalem Post, Shafir said Moscow can help keep
Israel's war on Hamas from escalating into a global conflict. He also added
that "we certainly have cultural and humanitarian ties, but there are also
the political interests of Israel, an obvious strategic reason: Russia has a
presence in Syria and is working with Iranians, which makes the game more
complicated." Watch this video to know more.
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Hindustan Times.Com
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In
Iran, Gaza War Overshadows Preparations for 2024 Legislative Vote
November
18, 2023
TEHRAN,
IRAN — As the war in Gaza continues to hold public attention, Iran is gearing
up for parliamentary elections next year where many conservatives are
determined to tighten their grip on power.
The
Islamic republic has since August opened registration for candidacy in the
upcoming parliamentary elections slated for March 1, 2024.
Last
week, officials announced that out of the 24,982 applicants, around 28% have
been disqualified in an initial screening phase.
The
decision can be appealed and a final list of candidates competing for the
290-seat parliament will be announced one month ahead of the March vote.
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Iran's
Former VP Sentenced To 12 Months For Insulting Parliament Speaker
19-11-2023
Iran’s
former vice president under Hassan Rouhani, Es’haqJahangiri, has been sentenced
to 12 months' imprisonment for “false accusations against the parliament
speaker.”
The
court's recent verdict sentences Jahangiri to “four months of imprisonment for
defamation and eight months for spreading falsehoods,” but considering
Jahangiri's legal position, the prison term has been commuted to a cash fine of
440 million rials (less than 1$,000).
Earlier
this year, Mohammad Saeed Ahadian, the political and media assistant to the
Parliament Speaker, referred to Ghalibaf's complaint against Jahangiri in a
tweet, explaining that “Ghalibaf had filed a complaint in 2017 due to false
statements made by Jahangiri.”
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Iranian,
Azerbaijani FMs hold phone talk on bilateral ties
Nov
19 2023
Tehran,
Nov 19 (IANS): Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his
Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov held a phone talk to exchange views on
bilateral relations and relevant issues.
The
two top diplomats agreed that the improvement in bilateral ties has been
satisfactory lately, according to a statement published by the Iranian Foreign
Ministry's website on Saturday.
Amir-Abdollahian
stressed the necessity to improve regional mechanisms for ensuring peace and
convergence in the region, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Africa
Jordanian
foreign minister joins Arab-Islamic ministerial delegation to visit countries
to help stop war against Gaza
Ahmed
Asmar
19.11.2023
Jordanian
Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi is set to join an Arab-Islamic ministerial
delegation to visit the capitals of the five permanent members of the UN
Security Council to gather international support for the immediate halt in the
Israeli war against Gaza.
The
delegation is formed by the foreign ministers from Jordan, Egypt, Qatar,
Türkiye, Indonesia, Nigeria and Palestine as well as the Arab League
Secretary-General and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Secretary-General.
In
a statement cited by the official Jordanian Petra news agency, the Jordanian
Foreign Ministry spokesman Sufyan Qudah said the first stop is China on Sunday.
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Over
60 terrorists killed in renewed clash between Boko Haram, ISWAP fighters in Borno
19-11-2023
Over
60 fighters of the Boko Haram terrorist group, and terrorists of Islamic State
of West African Province, ISWAP, involved in a supremacy battle, have been
reportedly killed in a fresh infighting in Borno State.
A
counter-insurgency expert with vast knowledge of the Lake Chad region,
ZagazolaMakama who confirmed this on Saturday stated that heavy fight broke out
between the two groups at Tumbum Ali Island in Marte LGA at about 1400hours
(2pm), with the Commanders of the warring groups killed
Writing
on his X social media platform, he said there were many casualties on both
sides and that the number of the dead could be more than 60 as the infighting
continued.
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Meet
Lt. Col. Abubakar-Surajo Imam, Nigerian Army’s first professor
By
AjisafeOlayiwola
18th
November 2023
The
Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna State, on Friday, announced the promotion of
Lt. Col. Abubakar-Surajo Imam to the rank of a Professor of Mechatronics
Engineering.
He
said, “This recognition not only honours Professor Imam but also highlights the
commitment of the Nigerian Defence Academy to acknowledging and rewarding
outstanding contributions within its academic community.”
In
this piece, PUNCH Online highlights the profile of Imam, the first professor
among serving personnel in the history of the Nigerian Army.
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Abubakar-Surajo
Imam: Jubilation as Nigerian Army Gets First Professor, Full Profile Emerges
November
19, 2023
by Adekunle Dada
Tukur
said Imam was promoted to the rank of a professor after it was ratified during
the NDA Council Meeting in September and took effect from October 1, 2023,
according to TheCable.
He
also holds a Master’s Degree in Mechatronics and a Ph.D. in Mechatronics and
Robotics, both from Newcastle University, United Kingdom
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Scores
feared killed in Boko Haram, ISWAP clash
18th
November 2023
By
Uthman Abubakar
About
70 combatants and commanders were killed in a clash between Boko Haram and its
rival terrorist group, ISWAP on Saturday.
Competent
sources told The PUNCH that the in-fighting between the two terrorist rival
groups worsened in recent times with a fresh flow of arms and combatants from
the Sahel ISIS to join ISWAP in the Chad Basin to restrengthen control of the
region by the terrorists.
With
this development, both terrorist groups, according to reliable sources, have
increased their torments on the Niger Republic section of the Lake Chad Basin,
forcing numbers of Nigeria refugees in the neighbouring Francophone country to
seep back home, leading to the gradual overcrowding of the IDPs camp at
Damasak, Mobbar LGA of Borno State.
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Suspected
Boko Haram Insurgents Kill Two Policemen On Gov Buni’s Convoy
By
Musa Mingyi
November
18, 2023
Suspected
Boko Haram insurgents have attacked the convoy of Yobe State Governor Mai Mala
Buni along Maiduguri-Dramaturg Road, killing two policemen and injuring two
others.
According
to an eyewitness, who was on the entourage but spoke on the condition of
anonymity, the attackers opened fire on the convoy from both sides of the
highway, targeting the pilot.
“We
narrowly escaped death today. The convoy was attacked between Beneshiekh and
Mainok, a distance of less than sixty kilometres to Damaturu after attending
the 24th convocation of the University of Maiduguri.
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Channelstv.Com
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Southeast Asia
PM:
Muslim businessmen, technology experts in San Francisco keen to invest in
Malaysia
18
Nov 2023
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 18 — Several Muslim businessmen and technology experts based in San
Francisco, United States have expressed their interest to invest in Malaysia,
said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar ibrahim.
Anwar
in a Facebook post today said the matter was relayed to him during their
meetings, among them SpaceX Commercial Marketing director Omar Kunbargi;
Rembrand chief executive officer Omar Tawakol; Ornovi chief executive officer,
Fauad Hassan; Z2Data president and chief executive officer, Mohammad Ahmad;
Whizz System president, Muhammad Irfan and Z2Data communications chief, Osama
Ahmad.
Anwar
who is also the finance minister, said they stated their interest after getting
clarifications on the country’s future direction.
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Malay Mail
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Gerakan
says out to dispel non-Muslims’ view of PAS to ensure voters’ backing in
Kemaman poll
By
Kenneth Tee
19
Nov 2023
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 19 — Gerakan president Datuk Dominic Lau has reportedly said the
party needs to dispel non-Muslims’ perception of its ally PAS to convince
ethnic Chinese voters to back Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, the Perikatan
Nasional (PN) candidate for the Kemaman by-election.
Free
Malaysia Today quoted him claiming rival Barisan Nasional would seek to employ
“dirty tactics” to instigate the Chinese to vote against PN by pointing to
prohibitions such as alcohol consumption and wearing shorts if the Islamist PAS
wins — something which he said does not exist in Terengganu.
Lau
said Gerakan would also highlight the failures of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s
government in looking out for the welfare of non-Muslims.
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Malay Mail
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Zahid’s
daughter confirms father in good health following surgery
By
Kenneth Tee
19
Nov 2023
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 19 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is in good
health after undergoing surgery on Thursday, his daughter confirmed today.
Datuk
Nurulhidayah Ahmad Zahid said she was compelled to provide an update on her
father’s well-being after news of his current state of health went viral on
social media.
“Thank
God, Abah is well after undergoing a surgery procedure on Thursday (November
16) which was supposed to have initially taken place earlier due to time
constraints and a packed schedule.
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Malay Mail
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DPM
Zahid urges people in areas at risk of floods to take precautionary measures
19
Nov 2023
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 19 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi urged
all residents, especially those in flood-prone areas, to take appropriate
preventive measures following the severe-level continuous heavy rain warning
for Terengganu and Kelantan until tomorrow.
“I
pray and hope that this flood situation can be avoided and that it will not
lead to loss of lives and damage to property,” according to the post.
MetMalaysia
in a statement yesterday informed that the situation is expected to occur
statewide in Terengganu as well as at several areas in Kelantan namely Tumpat,
Pasir Mas, Kota Baru, Jeli, Tanah Merah, Bachok, Machang, PasirPuteh and Kuala
Krai from Nov 18.
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PAS
doing way better in polls after establishment of Perikatan, says Muhyiddin
By
Soo Wern Jun
19
Nov 2023
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 19 — PAS only recorded much higher votes for its president Tan Sri
Abdul Hadi Awang and the party after the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition was
established in 2020, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin reportedly said.
The
PN chairman and PartiPribumiBersatu Malaysia president said before the
coalition was formed, Hadi won general elections with a majority of 10,000 to
15,000 votes — but this jumped to a 40,000-vote majority in the 15th general
election.
“Previously
the number of votes Hadi and PAS won was stagnant, but with PN, they recorded
phenomenal majorities,” Muhyiddin said in Free Malaysia Today.
Drawing
a comparison to the state elections held in August, he said PAS almost wrested
Selangor from PakatanHarapan, on top of the four states it currently controlled
— Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Perlis.
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Malay Mail
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Dr
Zaliha vows tabling of revised anti-smoking law this Parliament session
By
Soo Wern Jun
19
Nov 2023
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 19 — Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa has reportedly given her
assurance the delayed new anti-smoking law would be tabled in the current
Parliament session before its conclusion on November 30.
Dubbed
the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill, Dr Zaliha said this in
response to claims by her predecessor Khairy Jamaluddin that several Cabinet
members had blocked the legislation.
He
named the ministers as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and
Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said and Tourism, Arts and
Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing.
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Malay Mail
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J-Kom
says remains functional despite sudden resignation of former DG Agus over
alleged doctored vid
By
Kenneth Tee
19
Nov 2023
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 19 — The Community Communication Department (J-Kom) reportedly said
it is functioning as usual despite the sudden resignation of former
director-general Datuk Mohammad AgusYusoff who is currently embroiled in a
scandal.
Its
deputy director, Datuk Ismail Yusop said J-Kom remains committed to upholding
the unity government and the department’s main focus was to assist the federal
government in disseminating information to the people more effectively.
“The
question of who is to be appointed the new director-general, let the prime
minister decide. We will continue in our responsibilities and duties entrusted
to us with full dedication.
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Malay Mail
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‘Keluarsekejap’:
Khairy not ruling out return to politics, but mum on details
By
Kenneth Tee
19
Nov 2023
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 19 — Former minister Khairy Jamaluddin has reportedly said that he
is not ruling out the possibility of returning to the political scene.
Khairy
who is now among others a co-host on the KeluarSekejap podcast, however has not
explicitly indicated any immediate intentions to do so and remained
non-committal when directly asked about a return to politics.
“Even
my weekly podcast KeluarSekejap means ‘out for a while’, which, I would say
fits my political career...at the time being,” he was quoted as saying by News
Straits Times at a charity walk event in Johor Baru.
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Malay Mail
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Thomas
Fann steps down as Bersih chairman, cites divided views among steering
committee
By
Soo Wern Jun
19
Nov 2023
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 19 — Thomas Fann has tendered his resignation from the chairman
post of electoral watchdog Bersih today, citing a “vote of no confidence” from
a divided steering committee pulling in opposite directions.
In
his resignation letter dated today Fann said while he wanted to evolve Bersih
for its future to be a people’s institution, his new deputy chairman Wong Yan
Ke wanted to restore Bersih as the people’s movement.
“Though
I won uncontested for another term as the chairperson of Bersih, it is clear to
me that my leadership and efforts to evolve Bersih into a people’s institution
were rejected by the majority of the endorsing NGOs (non-governmental
organisation) of Bersih.
“In
light of this reality, I hereby tender my resignation as chairperson of Bersih
with a two-month notice,” Fann said in his letter.
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Arab world
Saudi
authorities arrest more than 17k violators
SPA
November
18, 2023
RIYADH:
Saudi authorities arrested 17,556 people in one week for breaching residency,
work and border security regulations, according to an official report.
A
total of 11,219 people were arrested for violations of residency laws, while
3,782 were held over illegal border crossing attempts and a further 2,555 for
labor-related issues, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.
The
report showed that among the 756 people arrested for trying to enter the
Kingdom illegally, 60 percent were Yemeni, 38 percent Ethiopian, and 2 percent
were of other nationalities.
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Iraq's
Islamic Resistance attack a U.S. base in Syria; 62th since Oct. 17
2023-11-19
Shafaq
News/ Iraqi militant groups claimed on Saturday responsibility for a drone
attack on a U.S. military base in eastern Syria.
The
armed group named "Islamic Resistance in Iraq" claimed in an online
statement that its fighters had attacked al-Tanf base, 24 kilometers to the
west of Syria's borders with Iraq and Syria. It said the drone had hit its
target.
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Riyadh
street art festival transforms abandoned building into gallery
NADA
ALTURKI
November
18, 2023
RIYADH:
A building that stood abandoned in Riyadh’s Al-Mughrizat District for 15 years
was transformed on Nov. 15 as crowds attended its rebirth.
The
annual RSH Street Art Festival, which is organized by the Saudi Ministry of
Culture’s Visual Arts Commission and runs until Dec. 6, displays the work of
more than 30 international, regional, and local artists, and aims to build
communities around art while helping to beautify the city of Riyadh.
BasmahFelemban,
co-curator of the festival, told Arab News: “The festival puts on stage the
works of artists from Saudi Arabia and all over the world, and that diversity
really reflects on the different flavors in the works.
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Arabnews.Com
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Misk,
Human Resources Development Fund to support training of Saudi youth
ARAB
NEWS
November
18, 2023
RIYADH:
The Misk Foundation signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Human Resources
Development Fund to support the training and qualification of young Saudis for
in-demand professions.
The
collaboration will unify efforts and promote joint initiatives to develop the
professional skills of Saudi youth in the private sector.
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Arabnews.Com
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Smart
parking innovation for special needs claims top spot at Al-Ahsa hackathon
TAREQ
AL-THAQAFI
November
18, 2023
RIYADH:
A project created for people with special needs has claimed the top spot at the
2023 Al-Ahsa Forum for Startups’ Sana Hackathon after an arduous development
journey.
Developed
collaboratively by Yaqeen Al-Thabit, Joud Al-Kulaib and Sakina Al-Oufi, the
project introduces a technological solution to safeguard parking spaces
designated for individuals with special needs.
The
project seeks to establish a service model linked to technology so as to
instill in this segment of the community the confidence they deserve for seamless
integration into society, enabling them to exercise their full rights in
education and employment. The project also integrates technology with
government entities, enabling direct penalties for parking violations.
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Arabnews.Com
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Saudi
ministry participates in Brazil conference
ARAB
NEWS
November
18, 2023
RIYADH:
The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs participated in the 36th International
Conference for Muslims of Latin America and the Caribbean in Sao Paulo, Brazil,
from Nov.17-19.
The
conference, organized by the Islamic Dawah Center for Latin America and the
Caribbean, was held under the theme, “The Muslim Family: Between Islamic Values
and Contemporary Challenges.”
The
ministry’s participation, the Saudi Press Agency said, “underscores its
commitment to engaging with global Muslim communities and addressing the
multifaceted aspects of family life within diverse cultural and social
landscapes.”
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Saudi
Arabia condemns attack on UNRWA-run schools in Gaza
ARAB
NEWS
November
18, 2023
RIYADH:
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed on Saturday the Kingdom’s
condemnation and denunciation “in the strongest terms” of Israeli bombing of a
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees-run school in the
Gaza Strip, Saudi Press Agency reported.
The
head of UNRWA on Saturday announced the strikes on UN-run schools in Gaza,
including the Al-Fakhoura school, after the Hamas-run health ministry said at
least 50 people had been killed in Jabalia refugee camp.
Philippe
Lazzarini said he had seen “horrifying images and footage of scores of people
killed and injured” in one of his agency’s schools “sheltering thousands of
displaced.”
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Arabnews.Com
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Saudi
Arabia ramps up Gaza aid efforts
GHADI
JOUDAH
November
18, 2023
AL-ARISH,
Egypt: An 11th Saudi relief plane for Gaza, carrying 35 tons of aid including
food, shelter and medical supplies, reached Al-Arish International Airport in
Egypt on Saturday.
A
day earlier, a ninth relief plane carried three of 20 ambulances that will be
transported to Gaza through Rafah on the Gaza-Egypt border.
Mubarak
Al-Dosari, director of branches management at KSrelief and head of the center’s
specialized team in Egypt, told Arab News: “The Saudi humanitarian bridge has
been extended for more than 10 days now and has been expanding every day.
Planes are arriving at this airport, as you can see, to deliver tons of food,
shelter, and medical supplies to be transported to Palestinian families.”
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Arabnews.Com
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Europe
Southend
Mosque Imam on racial slur attack painted on wall
18th
November 2023
On
Tuesday morning, the words “f*** off” followed by a racial slur were painted on
a wall outside Southend Mosque, in West Road, Westcliff.
Mr
Line has raised concerns that both Muslim and Jewish communities in Southend
have seen a spike in hate crime since Hamas’ attacks on Israel and their
response.
He
said: “I was horrified and deeply saddened to see this repugnant racist
graffiti painted onto Southend Mosque, and I’m sure the whole community will be
feeling this way too.
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Asianimage.Com
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Jeremy
Hunt says ‘difficult decisions’ needed on benefits as he hints at inheritance
tax giveaway
By
Jane Clinton
November
18, 2023
Chancellor
Jeremy Hunt has said “difficult decisions to reform the welfare state” are
needed as he considers squeezing benefits while slashing inheritance tax in his
forthcoming autumn statement.
Mr
Hunt indicated he could reduce levies on businesses and has given his strongest
hint yet that he will use Wednesday’s financial statement to cut taxes in a bid
to boost economic growth.
During
a visit to Milton Keynes on Saturday, the chancellor would not be drawn on
reports of tax cuts but said he would “not do anything to jeopardise” the
battle against inflation after the Prime Minister’s target of halving it this
year was hit.
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Inews.Co.Uk
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Adam
Johnson’s team-mates and fans pay emotional tribute to ice hockey star after
death
Alex
Ross
Supporters
and team-mates of Nottingham Panthers ice hockey player Adam Johnson paid an
emotional tribute to the star in the side’s first match since his tragic death.
The
American, 29, died in hospital after being hit in the neck by an opposition
player’s skate during a match against the Sheffield Steelers on 28 October.
On
Saturday evening, the Panthers returned to ice with a Adam Johnson Memorial
Game at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, where further tributes were paid to
their former team-mate.
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Independent.Co.Uk
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Argentine
Election Could Make Trump-Admiring Populist President
November
19, 2023
BUENOS
AIRES, ARGENTINA — Voters in Argentina head to the polls Sunday in a
presidential runoff election that will determine whether South America's
second-largest economy will take a rightward shift.
Populist
Javier Milei, an upstart candidate who got his start as a television talking
head, has frequently been compared to former U.S. President Donald Trump. He
faces Economy Minister Sergio Massa of the Peronist party, which has been a
leading force in Argentine politics for decades.
On
Massa's watch, inflation has soared to more than 140% and poverty has
increased. Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist, proposes to slash the
size of the state and rein in inflation, while Massa has warned people about
the negative impacts of such policies.
"Whatever
happens in this election will be incredible," said Lucas Romero, director
of local political consultancy Synopsis. "It would be incredible for Massa
to win in this economic context or for Milei to win facing a candidate as
professional as Massa."
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Javier
Milei echoes DonaldTrump with fraud claims that inject uncertainty into
Argentina's presidential runoff
Nov
18, 2023
BUENOS
AIRES: This may sound familiar: A self-styled outsider aims to win the
presidency and purge the political establishment so he can restore order to a
broken nation - if only he can overcome a system rigged against him.
But
this isn't former president Donald Trump, or even happening in the US It's
Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei, the latest politician to follow
Trump's playbook and claim that election results are dubious and that
gatekeepers may deprive him of the nation's top job.
Analysts
say it is a tactic to fire up Milei's base and promote vigilance at polling
stations, or set the stage for refusing to concede a loss.
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Times Of India
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Taylor
Swift fan dies at show in sweltering Rio de Janeiro
Nov
18, 2023
RIO
DE JANEIRO: A young Brazilian fan of US singer Taylor Swift died in Rio de
Janeiro on Friday night after falling ill inside the superstar's sweltering
concert venue, leading the government to order drinking water is provided and
made easily accessible at shows.
Ana
Clara Benevides, 23, became unwell at the Nilton Santos stadium, event
organizer T4F wrote on Instagram. It said she was promptly attended to by
medical staff, and then taken to an on-site medical station, before being
transferred to the Salgado Filho Hospital, where she died.
Rio
state health service said she arrived at the hospital with her heart stopped.
Her cause of death is unknown, and will be investigated.
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Times Of India
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UK
Treasury chief signals tax cuts and a squeeze on welfare benefits are on the
way
Nov
18, 2023
LONDON:
UK Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt says the government can afford to lower some
taxes now that inflation is falling, but that any cuts will come along with a
squeeze on welfare benefits.
British
media have reported that there will be relief for businesses and wealthy
property-owners in Hunt's autumn budget statement on Wednesday.
Hunt
told Saturday's Daily Telegraph newspaper that the British economy had
"turned the corner." He said that "there is a path to reducing
the tax burden, and a Conservative government will take that path."
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Times Of India
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North America
Bin
Laden's 2002 letter sparks social media debate on US policies
2023-11-18
The
letter written in 2002 by Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda, the
organizer of the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States, came to the agenda
again during the Gaza war. In that letter, bin Laden, who was killed in a U.S.
operation in Pakistan on May 2, 2011, criticized U.S. policies and argued that
American citizens had become "slaves" of the Jews.
While
Bin Laden's "Letter to America" broke sharing records on TikTok, The
Guardian newspaper removed the link to the letter. The hashtag #lettertoamerica
of the letter, whose videos TikTok banned, was removed from the search engine.
According to the New York Times, the hashtag on TikTok was searched about 14.2
million times.
After
reading Bin Laden's letter, certain TikTok users contended that his criticism
of the U.S. was justified. Users expressed sentiments like "I can never
look at the U.S. in the same way anymore" and "He realized that the
U.S. is the scourge of the world."
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Turkiye Newspaper.
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Toronto
police arrests man over hate-motivated incidents targeting Muslims in three
attacks
Qurat
ul ain Siddiqui
November
19, 2023
Police
on Saturday announced the arrest of a 28-year-old man in three hate-motivated
incidents, with the latest one taking place early this morning at the Toronto
Islamic Centre.
Chandler
Marshall of Toronto is facing over a dozen charges in incidents that saw a taxi
driver, as well as a woman wearing a hijab sprayed with a foreign substance and
worshippers at a Toronto mosque attacked with a rock and bike chain, police
said.
In
the attack targeting congregants that took place early Saturday, Marshall
allegedly approached the mosque and became confrontational towards worshippers.
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Dawn.Com
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Toronto
man facing multiple charges after Muslim community members assaulted, police
say
19-11-2023
Investigators
say a 28-year-old Toronto man is facing multiple charges in three separate
hate-motivated assaults targeting members of the Muslim community.
The
Toronto Police Service says in a news release the first assault was reported on
Wednesday at around 4:30 a.m. near the city’s downtown core.
Police
say a cab driver rolled down his window and asked the suspect if he wanted a
ride before the suspect allegedly asked the driver whether he was Muslim and
then sprayed the victim’s face with an unknown substance.
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Theglobeandmail.Com
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Saad,
who participated in a photo shoot for the New York City Marathon, discovered
her images were omitted from the final campaign, according to a news report by
The New York Times that was published on Thursday.
She
said she suspects the exclusion was due to her Muslim identity and support for
the Palestinians during the Israel-Gaza conflict, the report added.
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Muslim
student allegedly attacked while walking home from school in San Francisco
November
18, 2023
The
local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization is
condemning an alleged assault in San Francisco on a seventh grade Muslim
student walking home from school.
She
is the executive director of CAIR San Francisco Bay Area. She says on Oct. 25,
a Muslim student at Francisco Middle School in San Francisco was allegedly
attacked as she was walking home.
The
victim’s parents shared the following statement saying, “I am deeply concerned
for my daughter’s safety. She was violently attacked and the school and
district have failed to take action to protect her. They need to move quickly
to hold her attackers accountable, protect her, and make clear to our community
that Islamophobia will not be tolerated.”
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Nbcconnecticut.Com
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