Retired J&K Cop, Mohammad Shafi, A Former SSP, Shot Dead By Terrorists In Baramulla While Praying In Mosque
New
Age Islam News Bureau
24
December 2023
Retired
J&K SSP, Mohammad Shafi,
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• Retired J&K Cop, Mohammad Shafi, A Former SSP,
Shot Dead By Terrorists In Baramulla While Praying In Mosque
• UN Urges Taliban To Halt Child Recruitment In
Security Forces
• Britain Will Not Tolerate The Escalation Of Iran’s
“Malign” Activities In The Middle East Or On UK Soil, Warns Cameron
• Pakistan President Urges To Streamline Role Of
Mosques To Accelerate Literacy Rate
• Will Close Mediterranean Sea For US If Gaza ‘Crimes’
Continue, Iran Threatens
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South
Asia
• ‘Muslims In China Enjoy Religious Freedom’: Muslim
Scholars Of China
• WHO Points to Risks Facing Anti-Polio Gains in
Pakistan, Afghanistan
• India Collaborating With Bangladesh To Develop
Certain Segments Of India-Bangladesh Protocol Route:: MoPSW
• Tripura youth returns home safely after 1 year in
Bangladesh jail
• Two Boats Full of Rohingya Refugees; One Saved,
Other Vanished
• Tripura: ‘BSF personnel forcibly took away
motorcycles’, say villagers near India-Bangladesh border
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Europe
• Head of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and
Herzegovina Sent a Congratulatory Message on Occasion of Christmas
• Security Tightened At Cologne Cathedral In Germany
Amid 'Islamist Attack' Threat
• East London man jailed over Islamist terrorism
offences
• UK faces Christmas Eve disruption as Met Office
issues high speed wind warning
• Christmas Eve latest: 'Small chance' of hottest UK
Christmas Day on record; flying debris threatens getaway plans
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Pakistan
• House Of PTI’s Ex-Lawmaker Couple Raided, Family
‘Harassed’
• Govt Says Negotiations Underway With Baloch Protesters
In Islamabad
• IHC summons IB, FIA heads in audio leaks case
• Filing of nomination papers picks momentum
• PML-N takes aim at SC for granting bail to Imran
• Dissident PTI leader Noor Alam joins JUI-F
• 1,405 file nomination papers for NA, PA seats in
Karachi
• Investigators claim IED found in train couldn’t
explode due to faulty timer
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Mideast
• "No Place Is Safe" In Gaza, Says UN After
Israel's Latest Evacuation Order
• Islamic Jihad Leaders Plan Visit To Cairo To Discuss
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire
• UN says Swedish citizen faces Iran execution
‘shortly’
• Why Iran-backed Houthi attack on MV Chem Pluto is a
threat to global maritime security
• What Are Palestine’s Unique Christmas Rituals,
Disrupted By Israel’s War?
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India
• Tanker Ship Off Gujarat Coast Hit By Drone 'Fired
From Iran', US Says
• Meghalaya Catholic Priests Can 'Bless' Same
Sex-Couples Sans Marriage Rite
• Infiltration bid foiled in Akhnoor, 1 killed
• 2013 Jhiram Ghati ambush: NIA's 50 lakh reward for
information on 19 Maoists
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Southeast
Asia
• 'Islam Under Threat' Narrative Like A Spooky Ghost
Story - Amanah President
• Amanah National Convention Delegates Want ‘Takfiri’
Practice Eliminated
• In Christmas Message, Taib Hails Setting Up Of Unifor
To Assist Non-Muslims In Sarawakab
• Health Minister: I am not a mufti to make cigarettes
‘haram’
• Penang CM: Water supply disruption due to burst pipe
to be fully restored today
• Anwar: Incoming Agong Sultan Ibrahim knows
Constitution, merely concerned that corruption is systemic
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Arab World
• Saudi Commission Discusses Role Of Private Museums
In Enriching Society
• Culinary Christmas delights in Saudi Arabia
• Saudi Arabia welcomes UN Security Council resolution
on Gaza aid
• Historic Jeddah Unites Football Fans For Club World
Cup Final
• Saudi authorities arrest 16,899 illegals in one week
• King Faisal Foundation enhances cooperation with
Ministry of Economy and Planning
• General Authority for the Care of Two Holy Mosques
harnesses all services to ensure guests' comfort
• AlUla Royal Commission announces Drone Champions
League Super Final 2023
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North
America
• US Okays $1billion In Military Training For Saudi
Arabia
• North Caucasian Muslims Want Arabic to be Taught in
Schools, and Now a Moscow Official is Backing That Idea
• 10k migrants day: US border states shut entry points
• US tensions with China are fraying long-cultivated
academic ties. Will the chill hurt US interests?
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Africa
• Libya's Theatre Stages Comeback After Country's
Years Of Turmoil
• Boko Haram Attack: Governor Buni Directs Restoration
Of Alternative Power Supply
• Again, Boko Haram hit Maiduguri, destroy power
installations, residents groan in darkness
• El Salvador court orders ex-president Alfredo
Cristiani's arrest over 1981 massacre
• 21 Libyan Archaeological Sites On Islamic World List
Of Heritage
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Retired J&K Cop, Mohammad Shafi, A Former SSP,
Shot Dead By Terrorists In Baramulla While Praying In Mosque
Retired
J&K SSP, Mohammad Shafi,
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December 24, 2023
A retired police officer was shot dead by unidentified
terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Sunday morning while
offering prayers in mosque, according to police.
Identified as Mohammad Shafi, a former Senior
Superintendent of Police (SSP), the deceased man was giving the Muslim call to
prayer at a mosque in the city's Gantmulla area, reported Greater Kashmir.
“#Terrorists fired upon Shri Mohd Shafi, a retired
police officer at Gantmulla, Sheeri #Baramulla, while praying Azan in the
mosque and succumbed to injuries. Area has been #cordoned off. Further details
awaited. @JmuKmrPolice,” the Kashmir Zone Police wrote on X.
This comes days after Jammu and Kashmir police
dismantled a terrorist module assigned to target off-duty policemen in
Srinagar. Three terrorists were apprehended for their involvement in the
assault on a police constable in Srinagar's Bemina area on December 9.
They were identified as Imtiyaz Ahmed Khanday and
Danish Ahmed Mala, both from Bemina, and Mehran Khan from Rainawari. The trio
was operating under the guidance of a Pakistan-based handler named
Hamza-Burhan, originally from Pulwama.
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UN Urges Taliban To Halt Child Recruitment In Security
Forces
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By Fidel Rahmati
December 23, 2023
The organization has called on the Taliban to
recognize individuals under 18 years old as children and prevent their
recruitment into security forces.
The United Nations in a report released on Friday, has
stated that over two years, from the beginning of 2021 to the end of 2022, a
total of 4,519 cases of violence against 3,545 children ranging from a few
months to 17 years old have been reported in Afghanistan. The findings indicate
that the Taliban are the main perpetrators of these violations.
The United Nations states that the Taliban does not
accept the international definition of a child as someone under 18 years old
and considers a child to be someone who does not show signs of puberty.
Virginia Gamba, the Special Representative of the UN
Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, says that despite some
actions by the Taliban, including the issuance of a decree prohibiting the
recruitment of children, the group has not yet made child protection a part of
its governance agenda.
The United Nations says that the absence of a child
protection mechanism has led to the deprivation of their freedom due to
national security-related charges and alleged or actual affiliations with
opposition forces or groups.
Ms. Gamba urged the Taliban to focus on child-related
issues, advocating for protective measures and recognizing anyone under 18 as
children to deter their military recruitment.
Highlighting the dire need for funding, the UN report
identifies Afghan children as frequent victims of landmine incidents, lacking
crucial support in the aftermath.
The report calls for global support to eliminate
explosive threats, emphasizing the critical need for education on munition
dangers and increased investment in children’s safety and rights.
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Britain Will Not Tolerate The Escalation Of Iran’s
“Malign” Activities In The Middle East Or On UK Soil, Warns Cameron
Foreign secretary Lord David
Cameron has made two visits to the Middle East since returning to government
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Edward Malnick
23 December 2023
Britain will not tolerate the escalation of Iran’s
“malign” activities in the Middle East or on UK soil, Lord Cameron has warned.
In his first newspaper interview since returning to
government, the Foreign Secretary described Hamas, the Houthis and Hezbollah as
“proxies” for Iran who were contributing to an “extremely high” level of
“danger and insecurity” around the world.
In a significant toughening of the UK’s approach, the
former prime minister told The Telegraph that Iran must be sent “an incredibly
clear message that this escalation will not be tolerated”.
On Friday night, the US pointed to intelligence
showing that Iran was “deeply involved” in planning Houthi attacks on
commercial vessels in the Red Sea. The attacks are already causing major disruption
to supply chains across Europe.
Lord Cameron also cited “more evidence” of the
“unacceptable threat the Iranian regime poses to the lives of UK-based
journalists” after it emerged that Iranian spies had offered a people smuggler
£150,000 to assassinate two news presenters at a London-based Persian language
news channel.
The Telegraph can reveal that the Foreign Secretary
summoned Iran’s most senior diplomat in the UK to the Foreign Office on Friday
over the revelation “to make clear that these threats will not be tolerated”.
Since the start of last year, there have been more
than 15 credible threats or plots by the Iranian regime to kill British or
UK-based individuals, according to government officials.
Lord Cameron’s warning to Tehran signals rising alarm
in the Government about the increasing aggression being shown by Iran and
groups seen as acting on its behalf, both in the Middle East and around the
world, including in Britain.
He was speaking following a trip to France, Italy,
Jordan and Egypt last week, during which he held discussions about Iran,
including in an hour-long meeting with Emmanuel Macron, the French president.
Lord Cameron identified “the threat of Iran” as one of
five significant “crises” creating an “extraordinarily difficult time for the
world”, along with the Russia-Ukraine war, the conflict in the Middle East,
terrorism and climate change.
He said: “Iran is a thoroughly malign influence in the
region and in the world – there’s no doubt about that. You’ve got the Houthis,
you’ve got Hezbollah, you’ve got the Iranian-backed militias in Iraq that have
actually been attacking British and American bases, troops.
“And, of course, Hamas. So you’ve got all of these
proxies, and I think it’s incredibly important that, first of all, Iran
receives an incredibly clear message that this escalation will not be
tolerated.
“Second of all, we need to work with our allies to
develop a really strong set of deterrent measures against Iran, and it’s
important that we do that. The level of danger and insecurity in the world is
at an extremely high level compared with previous years and decades, and the
Iran threat is a part of that picture.”
Lord Cameron said he was “extremely concerned” about
the Houthi attacks “because the freedom of shipping and maritime security are
incredibly important not just Britain, but actually the whole world”.
Houthi rebels pledged to disrupt maritime traffic over
Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza, attacking at least 15 merchant ships since
mid-November.
Earlier this month, the former prime minister
announced a new sanctions regime for Iran, which included targeting Tehran’s
support for Hamas as part of an initial wave of measures.
The UK will also send warships to join Operation
Prosperity Guardian, an international naval coalition being assembled by the US
to help safeguard commercial traffic from attacks by Yemen’s Houthi movement.
But Lord Cameron’s warning suggests Britain is
prepared to take further action, including new sanctions, if the escalation of
attacks by Iran and its proxies continues. Asked whether there were other
measures, in addition to sanctions, that could be deployed now, he said: “Not
for public consumption.”
He added: “I think the first thing to do is to get
Operation Prosperity Guardian under way, which we’re taking part in, and the
second thing to do is a very clear warning to the Houthis and to their Iranian
backers that we’re not going to tolerate these continued attacks on shipping.”
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Pakistan President Urges To Streamline Role Of Mosques
To Accelerate Literacy Rate
Pakistan’s President Dr.
Arif Alvi
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December 24, 2023
KARACHI-President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday,
emphasizing on engagement of notables and Imams of Masajid to implement the
guidelines of health and education said that religious platforms could be used
for promoting literacy and imparting awareness of mental health in the country.
The president was chairing a meeting with the
delegation of Darul Uloom Karachi at Sindh Governor House. Caretaker Federal
Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Dr. Aneeq Ahmed was also
present in the meeting.
Alvi said that Masajid and Madaris (religious schools)
could play an active role in the promotion of education and welfare in the
country. He also urged to develop a toolkit for mental health and wellness at
the earliest. He said that there was a need to make every possible effort
together with Masajid and Madaris to educate about 36 percent of the country’s
out-of-school children. The meeting discussed the role of Masajid in promoting
the guiding principles of health and education in society. The meeting also
considered developing a collaborative approach between the government and
religious institutions to promote comprehensive health and education
guidelines.
Earlier, a delegation from the Pakistan Institute of
Living and Learning also called on the President and discussed matters about
mental health.
Meanwhile, President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday while
stressing the need for changing attitudes to mitigate growing impacts of the
climate change, said that everyone had to play his role in overcoming the
effects of climate change.
He said that the people avoid to plant a tree outside
of their houses and trees were cut down. He emphasized, ‘Attitudes need to be
changed.’
While addressing a two-day Climate Change Conference
and Awards -2023 organized by the Rotary International District 3271 at Bahria
Auditorium, the President said that the human could not be separated from
global warming. He said that Pakistan
put in a lot of efforts and started working on 10 billion tsunami programme to
protect its environment. He said that they had visited a number of schools and
planted saplings along with schoolchildren and made them aware of the effects
of climate change. Alvi advised the people living in multi-floor highrise to
plant saplings in clay-pots and at least grow vegetables in their galleries for
a better planet. He said that the
citizens specially of Karachi should be conscious of climate change effects as
500 million gallons of contaminated water was drained out in the sea on daily
basis. He said that the people must
conserve water and electricity and use alternative energy specially the solar
system.
Speaking on education, health, skill development and
technology, the President said that 20.8 million children were out-of-schools
in the country. He said that the country
needed a big number of schools to put these out-of-school children to schools
as technology could bridge this gap. He said that the children could be taught
through the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Alvi said that there was a shortage of nurses
in the country which needed around 900000 nurses.
He said that 90 percent failure was witnessed in the
drug rehabilitation process. The president also highlighted the increasing
issue of mental stress in almost every home.
While talking about the participation of the woman, he
said that the country could not develop without the empowerment of the women.
He on the occasion, lauded the Rotary International
for its work on main issues including Polio.
Earlier, the president distributed awards and at the outset was briefed
about the paintings made by schoolchildren on climate effects. Director Rotary International Faiz Kadwai and
District Governor 3271 Rotary International Mohammed Hanif Khan also addressed
on the occasion.
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Will Close Mediterranean Sea For US If Gaza ‘Crimes’
Continue, Iran Threatens
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flutters.(Reuters)
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Dec 23, 2023
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group has over the past
month attacked merchant vessels sailing through the Red Sea.
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said the
Mediterranean Sea could be closed if the United States and its allies continued
to commit "crimes" in Gaza, Iranian media reported on Saturday,
without explaining how that would happen.
Iran backs Hamas against Israel and it accuses the
United States of backing what it calls Israeli crimes in Gaza, where weeks of
bombardment have killed thousands of people and driven most of the population
from their homes.
"They shall soon await the closure of the
Mediterranean Sea, (the Strait of) Gibraltar and other waterways," Tasnim
quoted Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi, coordinating commander of the
Guards, as saying.
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group has over the past
month attacked merchant vessels sailing through the Red Sea in retaliation for
Israel's assault on Gaza, leading some shipping companies to switch routes.
Iran has no direct access to the Mediterranean itself
and it was not clear how the Guards could attempt to close it off, although
Naqdi talked of "the birth of new powers of resistance and the closure of
other waterways".
"Yesterday, the Persian Gulf and the Strait of
Hormuz became a nightmare for them, and today they are trapped ... in the Red
Sea," Naqdi was quoted as saying.
The only groups backed by Iran on the Mediterranean
are Lebanon's Hezbollah and allied militia in Syria, at the far end of the sea
from Gibraltar.
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India
Tanker ship off Gujarat coast hit by drone 'fired from
Iran', US says
Dec 24, 2023
NEW DELHI: A Japanese-owned chemical tanker was attacked
off the Indian coast on Saturday, targeted by a drone “fired from Iran” the
Pentagon said.
This incident marks an extension of security risks for
commercial shipping beyond the Red Sea. The tanker fell victim to the attack on
Saturday around 10 am local time (06:00 GMT), it said.
The merchant vessel, Chem Pluto, caused a fire on
board the ship and disrupted its power supply. Fortunately, there were no
reported casualties, and the fire was promptly extinguished.
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Meghalaya Catholic priests can 'bless' same
sex-couples sans marriage rite
Dec 24, 2023
GUWAHATI: The Archdiocese of Shillong on Friday
allowed Catholic priests in Meghalaya to bless same-sex couples, but clarified
that the blessing will be in "informal words" and won't signify
approval of the union. This development comes days after Pope Francis approved
this historic change in Vatican policy.
The Shillong Archdiocese is the first diocese of the
Northeast. In a letter to the priests, Archbishop Victor Lyngdoh wrote that the
blessings to same-sex couples will be without any type of ritual of the Church
that resembles a marriage rite. It will be a "spontaneous prayer of a
priest with informal words," the Archbishop wrote, underlining that
"this (the blessing) is not to be mistaken as the official liturgical and
ritual blessings of the Church during marriage".
The Archbishop referred to 'Fiducia Supplicans', Pope
Francis's declaration issued on December 18 which "stresses on the
pastoral meaning of blessings".
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Infiltration bid foiled in Akhnoor, 1 killed
Dec 24, 2023
JAMMU: The Army said Saturday that an infiltration bid
from Pakistan was foiled along the border in the Akhnoor area of Jammu and that
terrorists were seen “dragging one body back”.
The abortive attempt was mounted at a time when
massive search operations were on to flush out the terrorists who ambushed and
killed four soldiers two days ago in Poonch, around 200km away.
According to the army’s White Knight Corps, four
terrorists were caught in surveillance equipment trying to sneak in late Friday
night in Akhnoor. “Infiltration bid foiled in IB sector of Khour, Akhnoor.
Effective fire brought down (terrorists),” White Knight Corps posted on X.
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2013 Jhiram Ghati ambush: NIA's 50 lakh reward for
information on 19 Maoists
Dec 24, 2023
RAIPUR: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has
released a fresh list of 19 Maoists wanted for the May 2013 ambush in Bastar's
Jhiram Ghati in which several frontline leaders of the Chhattisgarh Congress
were massacred. The agency has announced rewards ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 7
lakh, adding up to over Rs 50 lakh, for information leading to their capture.
Maoists had killed 32 people, including most of the
Congress top leadership like then PCC chief Nandkumar Patel, former leader of
opposition Mahendra Karma, former Union minister V C Shukla, and former MLA Uday
Mudaliyar, when they were returning from a "Parivartan Yatra". The
attack took place six months ahead of the assembly elections.
NIA's latest list of suspects includes hardcore
Maoists like Ramesh alias Kumma Dada and Ganesh alias Rajesh Tiwari, on whom
the agency has declared rewards of Rs 7 lakh. The others are Bhagat Hemla alias
Badru, Barse Sukka alias Deva, Jayalal Mandavi alias Ganga, and Soma Sodhi
alias Mandavi Seema, carrying rewards ranging from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 7 lakh.
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South
Asia
‘Muslims In China Enjoy Religious Freedom’: Muslim
Scholars Of China
By Faizan
December 24, 2023
LAHORE : Muslim scholars of China as well as local
people following the religion of Islam have stated that the Islamic community
is practicing its religious duties without any trouble.
‘People gather at this place five times a day after
Azan, on Friday, the gathering takes place regularly and similarly on both the
Eids, the Muslims offer prayers and it has been happening for years here’ said
Mehmeti Juma, the Imam of the main Kashgar Mosque known as Id Kah (Eid Gah) in
the Muslim dominated city of Kashgar, a part of Xinjiang, an autonomous region
in northwest China.
Talking to Pakistani media during its visit to the
main mosque, the prayer leader stated that Muslims in big number gather here
and there has been no issue at all concerning their religious freedom. At the
time while Pakistani delegation reached the main Masjid known as Id Kah, it was
time for Asar prayer and within minutes, a large number of people from
adjoining areas gathered at the Masjid to offer the prayer. The Id Kah is
situated close to a busy market of Kashgar and most of the people living in
surrounding areas pertain to the business community. Kashgar is an ‘Uyghar’
community dominated city, and major chunk of its population practice Islam.
Abdul Raqeeb, the head of Xinjiang Islamic Institute
situated in the city of Umurqi received the Pakistani media delegation on
December 14 afternoon in a very cold day when the temperature was around Minus
10. The delegation was taken to different sections of the institute, including
library, classrooms, hostel, mosque etc.
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WHO Points to Risks Facing Anti-Polio Gains in
Pakistan, Afghanistan
December 23, 2023
ISLAMABAD — Only 12 children around the world have
been paralyzed by wild poliovirus so far this year, all of them in Pakistan and
Afghanistan — with six reported in each.
Moreover, the World Health Organization has warned
that the countries’ vaccination programs continue to miss a large number of
children, posing a significant risk to gains made against the crippling wild
Type 1 poliovirus.
In addition, Pakistan’s campaign to repatriate
undocumented Afghans has increased the risk of cross-border poliovirus spread
and spread within the two countries, the WHO said in a statement Friday.
Since mid-September, nearly half a million Afghans
have returned to Afghanistan, escaping the crackdown on foreigners living
illegally in Pakistan. The number of returning Afghans is expected to reach 1.7
million.
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India Collaborating With Bangladesh To Develop Certain
Segments Of India-Bangladesh Protocol Route: MoPSW
December 24, 2023
Three high-level meetings, aimed at improving
Indo-Bangla trade and connectivity across North East, were recently held
between the governments of India and Bangladesh in Dhaka.
The meetings included Shipping Secretary Level Talks,
a meeting of the Standing Committee under protocol on Inland Water Transit
& Trade (PIWT&T) and a meeting of the Inter-Governmental Committee
(IGC) on the use of Chattogram and Mongla Ports for to-and-fro movement of
goods.
TK Ramachandran, Secretary, Union Ministry of Ports,
Shipping & Waterways in an interview with business line, after the
conclusion of the talks, spoke about increasing the ambit of India Bangladesh
protocol route, the rising trade volumes, and investment in waterways.
India is collaborating with Bangladesh to develop
certain segments of the IBP (India-Bangladesh Protocol) route. This includes
the enhancement of navigability in critical and shallow stretches between
Sirajganj and Daikhowa on protocol routes no 1 & 2 and between Ashuganj and
Zakiganj on protocol routes no 3 & 4. The objective is to ensure year-round
navigability with a Least Available Depth of 2.5 meters.
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Tripura youth returns home safely after 1 year in
Bangladesh jail
Dec 23, 2023
Kailasahar, Dec 23: Jailed in Moulvibazar District
jail of neighboring Bangladesh for illegally crossing the border from the state
of Tripura, a youth of Kailasahar Gobindapur area – Ruhi Das Sarkar returned to
his parents on Saturday safely from Bangladesh.
The incident took place on June 3 last year in 2022,
when Ruhi Das Sarkar son of Dulal Sarkat, a daily wage labourer by profession
left his home after being annoyed with his mother Pramila Sarkar and since then
he went missing as he crossed the border to enter Bangladesh illegally.
Soon after he entered Bangladesh, the Border Guard of
Bangladesh (BGB) detained him and later Ruhi Das Sarkar was jailed in the
district jail of Bangladesh’ Moulvibazar.
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Two Boats Full of Rohingya Refugees; One Saved, Other
Vanished
December 23, 2023
PIDIE, INDONESIA — The screams were heard soon after
the ailing boat emerged into view. On board were babies and children alongside
mothers and fathers begging to be saved.
The passengers were ethnic Rohingya Muslims who had
fled surging gang violence and rampant hunger in the refugee camps of
Bangladesh, only to find themselves adrift with a broken engine on the Andaman
Sea. For a moment, it appeared their salvation had arrived in the form of
another boat carrying Rohingya refugees that had pulled up alongside them.
But those on board the other boat — itself overloaded
and beginning to leak — knew if they allowed the distressed passengers onto
their vessel, it would sink and all would die.
With so many Rohingya attempting the crossing in
recent weeks, nobody knows how many boats did not make it, and how many people
died.
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Tripura: ‘BSF personnel forcibly took away
motorcycles’, say villagers near India-Bangladesh border
by Debraj Deb
December 24, 2023
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have been accused
of forcibly taking away a few motorbikes from a village in the Sepahijala
district of Tripura near the India-Bangladesh border.
According to locals, five youths from outside the
village came to attend a social event at the residence of one Sahadeb Das on
Friday evening.
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Europe
Head of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and
Herzegovina Sent a Congratulatory Message on Occasion of Christmas
December 24, 2023
Reisu-l-ulema of the Islamic Community (IZ) in Bosnia
and Herzegovina Husein Kavazović sent a congratulatory message to the
Archbishop of Vrhbosna, Monsignor Tomi Vukšić, on the occasion of the upcoming
Catholic holiday of Christmas.
“Sincerely respecting these days of special spiritual
mood that Christians all over the world feel and are inspired by, and thus you,
our neighbors, on your own behalf and on behalf of the Islamic community in
Bosnia and Herzegovina, I congratulate you personally, Monsignor, but also the
religious men and women of the Catholic Church and to all Catholics in our
homeland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a great feast of the birth of Jesus,” it is
stated in the congratulatory message of Reisu-l-Ulema.
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Security tightened at Cologne Cathedral in Germany
amid 'Islamist attack' threat
By: Ashutosh Acharya
Dec 24, 2023
German police said on Saturday they were heightening
security at Cologne Cathedral following indications of an attack planned for
New Year's Eve and in the wake of government warnings in recent weeks about the
rising threat of Islamist violence.
The police said in a statement they would use tracker
dogs to check the cathedral after evening mass and then close it off. On
Sunday, Christmas Eve, they would carry out a security check on all visitors,
and recommended they get to services early.
German newspaper Bild earlier reported that security
authorities in Austria, Germany and Spain had received indications an Islamist
group wants to carry out attacks during the Christmas and New Year festivities.
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East London man jailed over Islamist terrorism
offences
23rd December 2023
By Alex Marsh
Police have said that 42-year-old Kawsor Miah made
several social media posts in which he expressed an “extreme Islamist mindset”.
On Wednesday (December 20), Miah was found guilty of
one charge of encouraging terrorism, and six counts of showing support for a
proscribed organisation.
Metropolitan Police Commander Dominic Murphy said:
“Our investigation into Miah started as a result of an online report from a
member of the public who knew that what Miah was posting online was wrong.
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UK faces Christmas Eve disruption as Met Office issues
high speed wind warning
Brooke Davies
Dec 24, 2023
The UK is waking up to more windy weather this
Christmas as the Met Office issues two yellow warnings.
Travel disruption may once again continue into today
as forecasters predict the strong winds may affect rail, plane and motorway
services.
A tree fallen onto the roof of a Texaco petrol station
in Derby a during Storm Pia, which is expected to cause disruption in parts of
Scotland, the north of England and Northern Ireland. Picture date: Thursday
December 21, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story WEATHER Wind. Photo credit should
read: Jacob King/PA Wire
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Christmas Eve latest: 'Small chance' of hottest UK
Christmas Day on record; flying debris threatens getaway plans
24 December 202
There are part closures on the DLR and Elizabeth lines
this morning and a planned closure on the Waterloo and City line.
The King will deliver his Christmas message from the
room behind the Buckingham Palace balcony, which has been decorated with a living
Christmas tree.
The King is pictured standing in front of the large
doors that lead onto the iconic balcony, where he waved to the crowds after the
coronation.
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Pakistan
House of PTI’s ex-lawmaker couple raided, family
‘harassed’
Majeed Gill
December 24, 2023
BAHAWALPUR: A heavy contingent of law-enforcement
agencies (LEAs) on Friday night raided and allegedly ransacked the residence of
the PTI’s former minister, Chaudhry Samiullah and his wife, Sumaira, who was
party’s MPA, besides causing harassment to the members of their family,
including women and children.
The sources says the LEAs personnel conducted the raid
on a tip-off regarding presence of the both former lawmakers at their
residence. Mr Samiullah is in hiding since the May 9 riots in the country.
The nomination papers of the couple had been filed in
their absence on Friday, by their confidants, for NA-168 and PP-253 (Bahawalpur
city).
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Govt says negotiations underway with Baloch protesters
in Islamabad
Abdullah Momand
December 24, 2023
The caretaker government on Sunday said negotiations
were underway with Baloch protesters, who are staging a sit-in outside the
National Press Club in Islamabad against enforced disappearances and
extra-judicial killings.
“A cabinet committee formed by the prime minister is
holding talks with the protesters,” Interior Secretary Aftab Akbar Durrani
said, emphasising that staging peaceful protests was every Pakistani’s right.
The statement comes a day after the Baloch Yakjehti
Committee — organiser of the Baloch long march in the federal capital — gave
the authorities a three-day ultimatum to quash cases registered against
students and activists and release all protesters.
The long march led by Baloch women — which started in
Turbat on December 6 after the alleged “extrajudicial killing” of a Baloch
youth by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) officials — had reached the
federal capital on Wednesday.
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IHC summons IB, FIA heads in audio leaks case
Malik Asad
December 24, 2023
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court has summoned
directors general of the Intelligence Bureau and Federal Investigation Agency
in connection with an audio leaks case as the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)
expressed its inability to trace the source of leaked recordings.
Justice Babar Sattar, in a written order issued on
Saturday on petitions filed by Bushra Bibi, wife of former prime minister Imran
Khan, and Najam Saqib, son of ex-CJP Saqib Nisar, sought a report from the IB
and FIA at the next hearing.
During the hearing, Attorney General for Pakistan
Mansoor Usman Awan informed the court that no law enforcement or intelligence
agency had been authorised by the federal government to intercept or record
telephone calls. “The right to privacy of all citizens must be upheld and their
private phone conversations ought not be recorded, and such conversations are
protected by attorney-client privilege.”
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Filing of nomination papers picks momentum
Khalid Hasnain
December 24, 2023
LAHORE: As the two-day extended period is scheduled to
end on Sunday (today), activities related to receipt and filing of nomination
papers picked momentum on Saturday with filing of papers by the former premier
and top PML-N leader Shehbaz Sharif, his niece Maryam Nawaz Sharif and receipt
of papers by the Pakistan Peoples Party Co-Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and
several other political leaders.
According to reports, Shehbaz Sharif filed his
nomination papers for NA-132 and NA-242 (Karachi) and Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party
top-tier leader Aleem Khan for NA-119. While PML-N Supreme Leader Nawaz Sharif
is reportedly set to submit his papers for NA-130 (Lahore), Mr Bhutto-Zardari
also obtained papers from the returning officer to contest elections also from
NA-128.
IPP’s President Aleem Khan filed his nomination papers
for NA-119, PML-N Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz filed her papers from NA-119 and
NA-120. Shehbaz Sharif is also expected to file papers for NA-123, PP-158 and
164 and NA-132. PTI’s Ahmar Bhatti filed papers for PP-165.
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PML-N takes aim at SC for granting bail to Imran
Zulqernain Tahir
December 24, 2023
LAHORE: The PML-N, which recently was showering praise
on the judiciary for providing ‘expeditious justice’ to its convicted supreme
leader Nawaz Sharif in corruption cases, on Saturday turned its guns on the
apex court for providing “certificate of innocence” to PTI founder Imran Khan
in the cipher case.
Reacting strongly to the SC decision at separate
press conferences, PML-N’s central information secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb,
Malik Ahmad Khan and former minister Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjah taunted that
“Imran is now being portrayed as innocent”.
Since his arrival from London on Oct 21 after a
four-year self-imposed exile, Nawaz Sharif has been given VVIP protocol from
the caretaker governments at the Centre and in Punjab, while his convictions in
Al-Azizia and Avenfield cases have been set aside by the Islamabad High Court
after a few hearings.
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Dissident PTI leader Noor Alam joins JUI-F
December 24, 2023
PESHAWAR: Noor Alam Khan, a dissident former MNA of
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and former chairman of National Assembly’s Public
Accounts Committee, on Saturday joined Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl.
Mr Khan said he along with family and supporters was
joining JUI-F. He said he was thankful to JUI-F leadership for visiting his
residence.
He said everyone believed the political sagacity of
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, and the same influenced his decision to join
the party.
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1,405 file nomination papers for NA, PA seats in
Karachi
Ishaq Tanoli
December 24, 2023
KARACHI: As Sunday (today) is the last day of filing
nomination papers for the Feb 8 general elections, 1,405 candidates submitted
their candidatures on 22 National Assembly and 47 Sindh Assembly seats in
Karachi till Saturday, data released by the office of the provincial election
commissioner said.
The aspirants include leaders and workers of various
political and religious parties as well as those willing to contest the
forthcoming elections as independent candidates from the city’s seven districts
— South, East, West, Central, Malir, Korangi and Keamari.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president and former
prime minister Shehbaz Sharif also filed his nomination papers from a Karachi
national assembly constituency (NA-242, Baldia Town) on Saturday. PML-N leader
Khawaja Ghulam Shoaib submitted his papers to the returning officer (RO)
concerned.
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Investigators claim IED found in train couldn’t
explode due to faulty timer
Imtiaz Ali
December 24, 2023
KARACHI: Investigators on Saturday launched a probe
into the recovery of an improvised explosive device (IED) from a train at
Cantonment Railway Station on Friday night.
The IED, fitted with a timer and over two-kg
explosives, was concealed in a school bag. It was defused by the Bomb Disposal
Squad (BDS).
DIG-South Syed Asad Raza said that all parts of the
IED as well as a clearance certificate and samples of the explosive material
sent for a lab analysis by the BDS to the railway police.
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Mideast
"No Place Is Safe" In Gaza, Says UN After
Israel's Latest Evacuation Order
December 24, 2023
Palestinian Territories: Israel's latest evacuation
order for civilians in the central Gaza Strip would force them to relocate to
areas "where there are ongoing air strikes", the UN agency for
Palestinian refugees said on Saturday.
In the evacuation order issued on Friday, the Israeli
army instructed residents in the Bureij refugee camp and surrounding areas to
"leave immediately for their own security" and head towards Deir
al-Balah city further south.
"People in Gaza are people. They are not pieces
on a checkerboard -- many have already been displaced several times,"
Thomas White, Gaza director for the UN's agency for Palestinian refugees,
UNRWA, wrote on social media.
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Islamic Jihad leaders plan visit to Cairo to discuss
Israel-Hamas ceasefire
DECEMBER 24, 2023
The leaders of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, led by
Ziyad al-Nakhalah, are preparing for a visit to Cairo after discussions about a
hostage deal with Hamas and Egyptian government officials, reported the Qatari
news source Al-Araby Al-Jadeed on Sunday.
On the visit, leaders plan to "discuss several
issues, including ending the war in Gaza and reconstitution of the Gaza
Strip."
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UN says Swedish citizen faces Iran execution ‘shortly’
December 23, 2023
GENEVA: The United Nations warned Saturday that an
Iranian-Swedish citizen is facing imminent execution in Iran, after a Swedish
court upheld the conviction of a former Iranian prison official.
“Disturbing news that Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali could be
shortly executed on charges of ‘enmity against God’,” the UN human rights
office said on X.
Before his arrest in Iran in April 2016, Djalali was a
visiting professor in disaster medicine at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, a
Belgian research university.
The comments came amid fears that a Swedish appeals
court decision confirming the conviction of former Iranian prison official
Hamid Noury could jeopardize the fate of several Swedish prisoners in Iran.
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Why Iran-backed Houthi attack on MV Chem Pluto is a
threat to global maritime security
By Shishir Gupta
Dec 24, 2023
New Delhi: The Iran-backed Houthi drone attack on
Mangalore bound MV Chem Pluto took place 210 nautical miles off Dwarka with the
Iranian coast 500 nautical miles to the north-west and the Yemen coast 860
nautical miles off the incident site on December 23.
While the Pentagon has said that this is the seventh
Iran-backed Houthi militants attack on commercial shipping since 2021, the
attack has ominous portents for maritime security in the Arabian Sea area as
Tehran is even firing at vessels that at least have no overt connections to the
targeted ship. MV Chem Pluto is a Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned and
Netherlands-operated tanker with largely Indian crew and it was way out of the
currently contested Red Sea and Gulf of Aden region.
Although Iran has missile firing Shahed drone with a
range of 1350 nautical miles, it is also important to investigate the role of
Iranian Dhow MV Saviz, which was 47 nautical miles off the attacked vessel, and
bulk carrier MV Artenos, 230 nautical miles of MV Chem Pluto, in case the two
vessels were involved in any way in identifying or targeting of the
Mangalore-bound chemical tanker.
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What Are Palestine’s Unique Christmas Rituals,
Disrupted By Israel’s War?
By Sarah Shamim
24 Dec 2023
Through carols, cookies and Christmas lights, December
25 is marked by jubilation and celebration of the birth of Jesus for more than
2 billion Christians worldwide.
The safety of Christians in Palestine was shaken by
the bombardment of Gaza’s oldest Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in
October, which killed at least 18 people including children. Israeli forces
also shot and killed an elderly Christian mother and her daughter in a Catholic
church in Gaza on Saturday.
This year, the many gleeful rituals that characterise
Christmas in Palestine will be replaced by simpler ceremonies, mourning and
prayer, shining a harsh light on the current reality of the region. The
Lutheran Church, for instance, has the Baby Jesus in a manger of rubble and
destruction.
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Southeast
Asia
'Islam Under Threat' Narrative Like A Spooky Ghost
Story - Amanah President
Alyaa Alhadjri
Dec 24, 2023
Amanah president Mohamad Sabu has likened the “Islam
under threat” narrative played up by Pakatan Harapan’s political opponents to a
spooky ghost story.
In his winding-up speech at the Amanah National
Congress, Mohamad noted how the narrative, despite being unproven, had during
the last 15th general elections successfully taken down Harapan and Umno
leaders in their strongholds...
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AmanahNational ConventionDelegates Want ‘Takfiri’
Practice Eliminated
24 Dec 2023
KLANG, Dec 24 — The Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah)
National Convention today approved a motion to eliminate completely the
practice of ‘Takfiri’ or accusing another Muslim of apostasy or declaring
another Muslim as infidel (Kafir).
The motion, tabled by Kubang Pasu Amanah delegate Asri
Bahrom, was approved unanimously at the convention which was attended by nearly
1,000 delegates here.
When tabling the motion, Asri suggested four steps to
eliminate the practice which would cause disputes among the people in Malaysia.
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In Christmas message, Taib hails setting up of Unifor
to assist non-Muslims in Sarawakab
24 Dec 2023
KUCHING, Dec 24 — The setting up of Unit for Other
Religions (Unifor) has been a great initiative to ensure the needs of
non-Muslims in Sarawak are well looked after, said the Yang di-Pertua Negeri
Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud.
“With the setting up of Unifor, the Sarawak government
has been able to channel financial assistance to Christians to build their
churches throughout Sarawak. Other religions such as the Buddhists, the Hindus
and the Bahais too get their fair share of financial assistance.
“For this great initiative, I would like to personally
commend the leadership of the Premier of Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang
Johari Tun Openg for continuously allocating millions of ringgit for this noble
cause annually,” Taib said in his Christmas message.
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Health Minister: I am not a mufti to make cigarettes
‘haram’
By Zaf Seraj
24 Dec 2023
KLANG, Dec 24 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr
Dzulkefly Ahmad today said that the bill to limit the sale of cigarettes has
been passed and he is in no position to make it haram by Islamic law.
“I am just ensuring that the smoke from the cigarettes
does not come in contact with non-smokers, because it can be damaging,” he said
in his wrapping-up speech at the Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) National
Convention 2023 here today.
His remarks came after a representative during the
motion debates had called for the banning of cigarettes to be viewed as an
Islamic issue here today.
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Penang CM: Water supply disruption due to burst pipe
to be fully restored today
24 Dec 2023
GEORGETOWN, Dec 24 — The water supply disruption due
to a burst pipe on the riverbed of Sungai Perai, which affected 200,000
consumers since last Tuesday, is expected to be fully restored before the day
ends.
Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the recovery
process has reached 97 per cent this morning with the remaining 9,760 consumers
in 11 areas in the Barat Daya district expected to get back their water supply
late today.
“The recovery process took a little longer because
consumers in areas where the water supply has been restored may be filling up
their tanks causing those in the higher areas and at the end of the system to
receive their water supply later,” he added.
He told this to reporters after officiating the
ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of an additional building for the
Kek Lok Si Welfare Hospital here today.
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Anwar: Incoming Agong Sultan Ibrahim knows
Constitution, merely concerned that corruption is systemic
By Zurairi A.R.
23 Dec 2023
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 23 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar
Ibrahim today again sought to allay concern over Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of
Johor's suggestion to place the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)
under the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
In a dialogue session with senior editors, Anwar said
Sultan Ibrahim is aware of the role of the constitutional monarchy and, like
the PM, shares the concern that corruption in Malaysia is systemic, with some
elites seemingly untouchable by law enforcers.
"Don't think His Highness does not understand the
Constitution; he does. He told me he had proposed some ideas, but these need to
be discussed with the prime minister and then be decided by the prime minister.
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Arab World
Saudi commission discusses role of private museums in
enriching society
ARAB NEWS
December 23, 2023
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Museums Commission organized a
virtual open meeting titled “How private museums contribute to enriching
society,” the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.
The meeting, which was attended by specialists, museum
owners, and interested individuals, explored the role of private museums and
the Museums Commission’s support for owners.
Speakers discussed the role of private museums in
enhancing heritage content and their contribution to the overall development of
the museum sector.
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Culinary Christmas delights in Saudi Arabia
RAHAF JAMBI
December 23, 2023
This Riyadh bakery offers holiday treats including
gingerbread houses and gingerbread cookies, which kids can color as a festive
pastime. They also stock chocolate cake houses decorated with snowflakes and
other seasonal symbols, creating a truly magical Christmas atmosphere.
Located in Kingdom Centre, Riyadh, the Four Seasons
boasts a festive atmosphere for Christmas, with decorations and high-end bakery
baskets crafted from leather dyed in green and red — a great gift for Saudi
Arabian expat families hosting gatherings over the holidays.
The hotel’s restaurant, The Grill, will feature a set
menu on Dec. 24 and 25, titled “Relive the Magic,” comprising a four-course
meal of delectable holiday dishes and priced at SR450 per guest.
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Saudi Arabia welcomes UN Security Council resolution
on Gaza aid
ARAB NEWS
December 24, 2023
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry said on
Saturday it welcomed the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution
2720, Saudi Press Agency reported.
The resolution called for urgent steps to allow the
immediate, extensive, safe, and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid and to
create the necessary conditions for a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza.
The Ministry expressed hope that the resolution would
be a step in the right direction towards achieving a comprehensive halt to
military operations and protecting civilians in Gaza amid Israel’s war with
Hamas in the enclave, which broke out on Oct. 7.
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Saudi authorities arrest 16,899 illegals in one week
SPA
December 23, 2023
RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested 16,899 people in
one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulations, the
Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.
According to an official report, a total of 11,033
people were arrested for violations of residency laws, while 3,493 were held over
illegal border crossing attempts, and a further 2,373 for labor-related issues.
The report showed that among the 769 people arrested
for trying to enter the Kingdom illegally, 39 percent were Yemeni, 58 percent
Ethiopian, and 3 percent were of other nationalities.
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King Faisal Foundation enhances cooperation with
Ministry of Economy and Planning
ARAB NEWS
December 23, 2023
RIYADH: On Wednesday at the King Faisal Center for
Research and Islamic Studies’ headquarters, the Ministry of Economy and
Planning’s Deputy Minister for Strategic Planning and Organizational Excellence
Fahad Al-Humaidah and the center’s Assistant Secretary-General Ibrahim
Al-Deghaither signed a memorandum of understanding.
The agreement aims to enhance cooperation between the
two parties in building local capabilities in economic research, developing
accurate and comprehensive research tools and economic indicators, and
supporting the decision-making process by contributing to the formulation of
public policies.
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General Authority for the Care of Two Holy Mosques
harnesses all services to ensure guests' comfort
December 23, 2023
MAKKAH — The General Authority for the Care of the Two
Holy Mosques is harnessing all services to ensure the comfort of God’s guests
while performing their rituals.
The Authority is keen to achieve guests' satisfaction
with the quality of provided services, which is being offered within an
ambitious vision of joint work between the participating parties to serve the
visitors through integrated coordination while benefiting from modern
technologies.
Among the services it provides is intensifying the
works of washing, sterilizing the Grand Mosque in Makkah, its roof, courtyards,
and facilities, and preparing it for visitors and worshipers.
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AlUla Royal Commission announces Drone Champions
League Super Final 2023
December 24, 2023
ALULA: As the Drone Champions League Super Final 2023
draws to a close, the Royal Commission for AlUla has announced the results,
which were organized in partnership with Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity,
Programming, and Drones and the Saudi E-Sports Federation, SPA reported.
This was the first e-sports and professional drone
racing competition of its kind, held at AlUla's Old Town auditorium, as part of
the AlUla Moments festival.
Drone Champions League Super Final 2023 announced
Silas Aaron from Quad Force One won the 'best pilot prize' after his stunning
performance with 16 other drone pilots from around the globe.
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North America
US Okays $1billion in military training for Saudi
Arabia
Dec 24, 2023
The US state department approved $1 billion in
military training for Saudi Arabia, renewing a programme that has deepened ties
between the two partners while still sticking to a ban on the sale of some
offensive weapons. The deal includes flight and technical training,
professional military education and equipment for the Royal Saudi Air Force and
other military branches. The sale will "improve Saudi's capability to meet
current and future threats," the department said.
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North Caucasian Muslims Want Arabic to be Taught in
Schools, and Now a Moscow Official is Backing That Idea
December 24, 2023
Staunton, Dec. 21 – A Moscow official has come out in
favor of introducing Arabic language instruction in the schools of the Muslim
republics of the North Caucasus, something parents there have long wanted but
that raises both practical problems and the likely opposition of non-Muslims
elsewhere in the Russian Federation.
Anzor Muzayev, head of the Federal Service for the
Supervision of Education and Science and himself a native of Gudermes, has
called for the introduction of Arabic as a school subject in Daghestan,
Chechnya, and other Muslim republics of the North Caucasus
(kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/395494).
Parents there have long sought that change in the
curriculum at least in part so that their children can read the Koran and go to
school in the Arabic countries of the Middle East, and experts say the proposal
can be realized but only if those behind it play down the religious aspect.
Otherwise, other religious denominations in Russia are likely to object.
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10k migrants day: US border states shut entry points
Dec 24, 2023
WASHINGTON: US border patrol and several states have
found themselves overwhelmed lately, lacking resources to manage the thousands
of migrants arriving from Mexico every day - a crisis that has exposed
President Biden to intense attacks from his Republican opponents.
Border officials have in recent weeks counted some
10,000 daily crossings - an uptick from preceding months, which had already
seen migrants arrive at an accelerating clip. There were more than 2.4 million
migrant interceptions via land in the year from October 2022 to September 2023.
On Tuesday, authorities closed railroads at Eagle Pass
and El Paso, Texas due to a "resurgence" of undocumented migrants
entering the United States via freight trains.
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US tensions with China are fraying long-cultivated
academic ties. Will the chill hurt US interests?
Dec 24, 2023
WASHINGTON: In the 1980s, Fu Xiangdong was a young
Chinese virology student who came to the United States to study biochemistry.
More than three decades later, he had a prestigious professorship in California
and was conducting promising research on Parkinson's disease.
But now Fu is doing his research at a Chinese
university. His American career was derailed as US-China relations unraveled,
putting his collaborations with a Chinese university under scrutiny. He ended
up resigning.
Beginning in 1978, such cooperation expanded for
decades, largely insulated from the fluctuations in relations between the two
countries. Today, it's in decline, with Washington viewing Beijing as a
strategic rival and there are growing fears about Chinese spying. The number of
Chinese students in the United States is down, and US-Chinese research
collaboration is shrinking. Academics are shying away from potential China projects
over fears that seemingly minor missteps could end their careers.
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Africa
Libya's theatre stages comeback after country's years of turmoil
Dec 24, 2023
TRIPOLI: Dressed all in white, a man pretends to aim a
slingshot towards another who, running away, tries to dodge the imaginary rock
flung towards him.
"Hassituha" (You Felt It), a mostly silent
play from eastern Libya, symbolises both the country's divisions between west
and east, and the rebirth of Libya's National Theatre Festival, which staged a
comeback this week in Tripoli after a 15-year hiatus.
Before that could happen, a NATO-backed uprising led
to the overthrow and killing of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011. With
a myriad of militias subsequently vying for power, more than a decade of
stop-start conflict followed before a period of relative stability.
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Boko Haram Attack: Governor Buni Directs Restoration
Of Alternative Power Supply
Hussaini Jirgi
24-12-2023
Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has directed the
Rural Electrification Board (REB) and Yola Electric Distribution Company (YEDC)
to restore the 33KV line from Potiskum to Damaruru with immediate effect as an
alternative power for Damaturu.
This is contained in a statement signed by the
Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Baba Malam Wali, which was made
available to Leadership Sunday in Damaturu yesterday.
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Again, Boko Haram hit Maiduguri, destroy power
installations, residents groan in darkness
December 23, 2023
Some suspected Boko Haram insurgents once again
launched attack on the National Grid high tension electricity towers, cables
and wires, sending the entire Maiduguri, Borno state capital into total
darkness after they reportedly bombed some of the power poles along
Maiduguri-Damaturu highway.
A reliable and senior security officer on patrol along
Maiduguri-Damaturu road said, “We are also surprised to see some of the
electric towers on ground and cables fell on each other in not far distance
between Mainok and Jakana village while we were on patrol Friday morning which
made us to draw the attention of other security agents and electricity officers
to be aware.
“Yes, we tried to reach the location but we could not
go further to the scene of the incident because by all indications, it is bomb
attack and is dangerous to reach the scene without anti-bomb equipment or
facility or detector to trace the Inmprovised Explosive Devices (IEDs).”
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El Salvador court orders ex-president Alfredo Cristiani's arrest over 1981 massacre
Dec 24, 2023
SAN SALVADOR: A court in El Salvador has ordered the
arrest of former president Alfredo Cristiani for an alleged cover-up related to
a civil war-era massacre of about 1,000 people, a source linked to the case
said Saturday.
The "provisional detention" of Cristiani,
whose whereabouts are unknown, stems from an amnesty he declared after the 1981
killings as part of a "personal cover-up," according to a court
resolution confirmed to AFP by Alejandro Diaz, a lawyer for victims' relatives.
The order, which also calls for the arrest of four
Cristiani deputies, was issued by a court in the city of San Francisco Gotera,
which is prosecuting several members of the Salvadoran military for the
massacre.
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21 Libyan archaeological sites on Islamic world list
of heritage
BY MOHAMEDAHMED
23/12/2023
The Heritage Committee of the Islamic World affiliated
to the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO)
has approved, during its 11th meeting in the Moroccan city of Rabat, the
inclusion of 21 Libyan historical sites and cultural elements on the final
lists of tangible and intangible heritage of the Islamic world.
A statement by ISESCO indicated that the committee
included 31 items in the preliminary list awaiting approval during the next
meeting, pointing out that Libya’s share was the largest in number among those
included in the decision, which places it at the top of the Islamic world’s
final list of tangible heritage.
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