‘Hand Over The Mosques In Kashi And Mathura As A “Good Will Gesture”, RSS Leaders To Muslim Intellectuals
New
Age Islam News Bureau
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February 2024
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• ‘Hand Over
The Mosques In Kashi And Mathura As A “Good Will Gesture”, RSS Leaders To Muslim
Intellectuals
• The Legal Dispute Over Varanasi, Mathura Mosques -
Places Of Worship Act 1991 Is Once Again In Focus
• Saudi Arabia Hosts Islamic Military Coalition,
Announces $26.6 Mn to Support Initiatives
• Carrier Screening For Genetic Diseases For Family
Planning Permissible In Islam: Singapore Fatwa Lab Research Findings
• Paris Knife Attack Suspect Told TikTok Followers He
‘Hated France’ And Claimed He’d Soon Be ‘Welcomed In Paradise’ By Allah
• Saudi Arabia Is Hiring Physicians And Nurses From
Bangladesh
India
• UP ATS Arrests Indian Embassy Worker,
SatyendraSiwal, In Moscow For Spying For Pakistan’s ISI
• Gujarat: FIR Against Islamic Preacher For
Inflammatory Speech; Event Organisers Arrested
• Eyeing Muslim outreach, U.P. BJP’s minority wing to
start ‘Qaumi Chaupal’ campaign from Muzaffarnagar
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Arab
world
• Saudi defence minister holds bilateral meetings
during counterterrorism talks in Riyadh
• New heritage conservation campaign highlights
fragility of AlUla heritage
• Road safety fears amid Jeddah food delivery boom
• Children with special needs have fun at Jeddah’s
Little Asia festival
• Minister meets Finnish member of parliament in
Riyadh
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Southeast
Asia
• IGP tells public to report any cop, including
himself, breaking the law
• A bane now, but analysts say Najib’s pardon could
turn boon for BN and Pakatan at crunch time
• KSrelief distributes over 4,500 food parcels in
Gaza, Sudan, and Afghanistan
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Europe
• 'Ignorance leads to intolerance': The people
bringing Manchester's Muslims and Jews together
• L.A. County teen accused of 'swatting' Florida
mosque, suspected in other hoax threats
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South
Asia
• UK advises citizens against travelling to
Afghanistan
• Pakistan’s Caretaker PM: Afghan Taliban leadership
understands Islamabad’s concerns
• Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Responds to World
Bank Report on Economic Progress
• Gambia keen to import jute, leather goods from
Bangladesh
• Miles to go to develop a healthier Bangladesh
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Pakistan
• Imran Khan's Party To Move High Court Against
'Shameless' Verdict In ‘Un-Islamic Nikah' Case
• SECP Devises Strategy For Adoption Of Sharia
Standards
• All set to hold free, fair, peaceful polls on 8th,
says minister
• ECP disqualifies Qureshi from contesting polls for
five years
• PTI holds rally in Swabi despite police raid
• Sindh CM takes notice of students’ plight, orders
probe into first year results
• Banned SRA booked for ECP blast in Karachi
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Mideast
• Thousands Join Pro-Palestine Marches In London And
Edinburgh
• US launches airstrikes on 85 Iran-linked targets in
Iraq, Syria in retaliation to attack on troops
• Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 27,238:
ministry
• ‘Imam Khomeini calls for greater unity’
• Iran become protector of oppressed people After
Islamic Rev.
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North
America
• Dearborn Ups Police Patrols Following Wall Street
Journal Column Calling City 'America's Jihad Capital'
• US strikes Iran-backed groups as Israel-Hamas war
rages
• Farmers Block Roads With Tractors in Protest of EU
Regulations
• With U.S. strikes in Iraq and Syria, Biden sends
Iran a signal of deterrence — and restraint
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Africa
• Four Officers Killed As ISWAP Fighters Attack Police
Quarters In Borno
• Order Miyetti Allah leader’s release, Fulani youths
beg Tinubu
• Southern Muslims to pay N4.9m for 2024 hajj
• Residents say Ethiopian soldiers kill more than 50
civilians in Amhara town
Compiled by New
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‘Hand Over The Mosques In Kashi And Mathura As A “Good Will Gesture”, RSS Leaders To Muslim Intellectuals
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by Muslim Mirror
January 25, 2023
Senior members of the
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) met several Muslim leaders and
representatives of Muslim organizations at the former lieutenant governor
Najeeb Jung’s Delhi home.
Issues like hate speech, riots, mob lynching, and
the Kashi Mathura temple were discussed in the meeting, according to a Times of
India report.
On January 14, a group of
senior RSS pracharaks, including Ram Lal and Krishna Gopal, as well as Indresh
Kumar, patron of the Rashtriya Muslim Manch met the Muslim delegation which was
represented by the former Delhi LG Najeeb Jung, the former Election
Commissioner Shahabuddin Yakub Qureshi, journalist and former MP Shahid
Siddiqui, and the hotelier Saeed Sherwani. Lt. Gen. Retd. Zameeruddin Shah, a
former vice chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, couldn’t attend.
This meeting was significant
because it included representatives from Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Jamiat
Ulema-e-Hind, and Darul Uloom Deoband. To pave the way for such meetings with
the RSS delegation, Najeeb Jung and representatives of Muslim intellectual and
religious communities met earlier on January 13 at the home of journalist
Shahid Siddiqui.
Confirming the meeting,
Siddiqui told TOI, “We had another cordial meeting to discuss the continuing
polarisation and marginalisation of the Muslim community. We hope to meet again
in different cities.”
Laeek Ahmed, National
assistant secretary, Jamaat-e-IslamiHind (JEIH) also confirmed the meeting,
saying, “Our representative was present. The issue of hate speeches was taken
up and the RSS leaders agreed that it gives India a bad name, internationally.”
The topic of Bhagwat’s
recent interview with Panchajanya and Organiser was raised by Jung and company.
The RSS chief’s remarks
about Muslims having to give up their “rhetoric of supremacy” and about Muslims
and Hindus having been “at war for over 1000 years” sparked a political uproar.
The RSS leaders attempted to downplay the comments at the meeting on January
14, claiming that the interview, which was originally in Hindi, had not been
properly contextualised and translated.
Confirming this, Malik
Mohtasim Khan, National Secretary, JEIH, who was a part of the January meeting
at Jung’s residence, said, “They brought up Mathura and Kashi in the context
Babri Masjid and we reminded them about the court cases. We also asked them,
will you stop at three (Babri, Kashi and Mathura) and they said they cannot
guarantee anything.”
The meeting, which lasted
almost three hours, concluded with the possibility of advancing the outreach
through meetings in other cities.
On August 22 of last year,
Mohan Bhagwat, the head of the RSS, had his first meeting with five prominent
Muslim intellectuals.
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The Legal Dispute Over Varanasi, Mathura Mosques -
Places Of Worship Act 1991 Is Once Again In Focus
Devotees line up to enter
the Kashi Vishwanath temple next to the Gyanvapi mosque (background) in
Varanasi on February 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP
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K. VENKATARAMANAN
February 04, 2024
The story so far: The Places of Worship (Special
Provisions) Act, 1991, is once again in focus, albeit in a context in which its
objectives are being ignored. Civil suits questioning the religious character
of mosques at Varanasi and Mathura are progressing apace. These developments
show that legislation freezing the status of places of worship is inadequate to
stop Hindu claimants from making determined legal efforts to achieve their goal
of replacing them with temples.
When the Babri-Masjid Ram Janmabhoomi dispute gained
momentum, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and other Hindu organisations took up the
case of two other mosques — the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi and the Shahi Idgah
in Mathura. In September 1991, the P.V. Narasimha Rao government enacted a
special law to freeze the status of places of worship as they were on August
15, 1947. The law kept the disputed structure at Ayodhya out of its purview as
it was then an ongoing litigation.
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Saudi Arabia Hosts Islamic Military Coalition,
Announces $26.6 Mn to Support Initiatives
Saudi Defence Minister
Prince Khalid bin Salman called for a unified stance to condemn Israeli violations
in the Gaza Strip (SPA)
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Mohammed Helal
4 February 2024
Saudi Arabia will contribute $26.6 million to support
initiatives financing the fund of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism
Coalition (IMCTC), announced Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman on
Saturday.
Prince Khalid, who also serves as chairman of the
coalition’s Council of Defense Ministers, also declared that the Kingdom would
support 46 training programs as part of the Coalition's four ideological
domains, including its media, military, and anti-terrorism financing fields.
The announcement came within the Minister's address at
the second meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the IMCTC member
states in Riyadh under the theme "Combating Terrorism: A Shared
Responsibility."
The Minister inaugurated the second meeting of the
Council, stressing that the presence of the defense ministers of the Islamic
Alliance is only an extension of the first meeting that was held earlier.
He reiterated the role of the message of Islamic
religion in combating extremism and terrorism to achieve global security and
peace.
Prince Khalid pointed out that the aspirations of the
IMCTC require concerted efforts, in addition to integration, cooperation, and
partnership between member states, various countries of the world, and
international bodies.
Prince Khalid stressed that the ongoing Israeli
aggression against the Palestinian people requires a unified stance by the
member states of the Coalition to condemn Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip
and the West Bank.
He asserted the need to stop this aggression
immediately following the decisions of the extraordinary joint Arab-Islamic
summit held in Riyadh on November 11, 2023.
During the meeting, IMCTC Sec-Gen Major General Pilot
Staff Mohammed al-Moghedi gave a briefing on the methodology of the Coalition,
followed by a presentation of the initiatives of donor countries and supporting
countries.
Moghedi announced the final statement, in which the
member states expressed their support for the emphasis conveyed in the speech
of the Saudi Defense Minister on the importance of a unified stance among
member states in condemning the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian
people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
The defense ministers emphasized their countries'
determination to enhance cooperation, coordinate efforts, and unite them to
avert terrorism risks.
They also expressed their satisfaction with the
progress achieved in the Coalition's journey, confirming their commitment to
fight terrorism and eliminate it through organized collective action and
comprehensive planning.
The defense ministers were briefed on the Coalition's
methodology and the initiatives it encompasses, designed based on the needs of
the member states.
The attendees agreed to launch a fund for financing
the Coalition's initiatives, which is dedicated to receiving financial
contributions from the member states, supporting countries, and international
bodies and organizations.
Coalition Advisor Major General Abdullah al-Qahtani
confirmed that the meeting is crucial, whether at the level of its
representation or outcomes.
Qahtani reiterated to Asharq Al-Awsat that the most
essential element is the Coalition's determination to combat terrorism
worldwide.
On the sidelines of the conference, the Saudi Defense
Minister held bilateral meetings with several defense ministers from Islamic
countries.
Prince Khalid received Kuwait's Minister of Defense
and Acting Minister of Interior of Kuwait, Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Al Sabah, and the
accompanying delegation.
The Saudi Minister also held bilateral meetings with
Djibouti's Minister of Defense in charge of relations with Parliament Hassan
Omar Mohamed Burhan, Sudan's Minister of Defense Major General Yassin Ibrahim
Abdel-Hadi, and Mauritania's Minister of DefenseHananaOuldSidi,
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Carrier Screening For Genetic Diseases For Family
Planning Permissible In Islam: Singapore Fatwa Lab Research Findings
Photo Mothersip/ Muslim
couples in Singapore who are planning to have children can turn to carrier
screenings to detect diseases that may potentially be passed on genetically to
their children.
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Seri Mazliana
February 03, 2024
Muslim couples in Singapore who are planning to have
children can turn to carrier screenings to detect diseases that may potentially
be passed on genetically to their children.
Speaking during a plenary discussion at the Conference
on Fatwa in Contemporary Societies 2024, Husna Azzakiyah Muhammad Haniff from
Fatwa Lab said research findings conclude that such screenings are permissible
in Islam and in line with Shariah.
The Fatwa Lab is a platform for researchers and
scholars to discuss, analyse and collaborate on contemporary issues under the
remit of fatwa work.
The discussion focused on exploring the effective
implementation of a value-based approach to customised carrier screening. It
aims to offer religious guidance for Muslim couples to make decisions in line
with Shariah principles.
Other panellists include Muis Deputy Mufti Mohammad
Hannan Hassan, associate member of the Fatwa Committee MohdRizhan Leman and
Saumya Shekhar Jamuar, senior consultant at Genetics Service in KK Women's and
Children's Hospital.
The two-day conference organised by Muis covered
topics such as how contextualised fatwas can cultivate intellectual and ethical
empowerment in Muslims, as well as how fatwa institutions can address the
evolving needs of the Muslim community.
Husna spoke about how her research team, in
collaboration with Saumya, studied how carrier screenings can be implemented
for Muslim couples considering current medical practices along with the
fundamental tenets of Islam.
The research also analysed the "maslahah"
consideration in Islam. "Maslahah" is an Islamic concept referring to
the necessity or benefit of Islamic rulings or law.
However, the team also acknowledged that there are
bigger implications to the community when it comes to the topic of genetics
than just announcing a specific ruling.
Couples should also incorporate the Islamic concept of
"tawakkul" while considering the balance of health and suffering,
Husna added.
"I would prefer an organic change," said
Mohammad Hannan Hassan, adding that the Muslim community should be able to get
used to these tests and gradually see it as a normal process.
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Paris Knife Attack Suspect Told TikTok Followers He
‘Hated France’ And Claimed He’d Soon Be ‘Welcomed In Paradise’ By Allah
THOMAS BROOKE
04-02-2024
The Malian national suspected of stabbing three
passengers at a Paris train station was a prolific user of the TikTok social
media platform and hinted to his followers about his planned attack.
Le Figaro newspaper named 32-year-old
SagouGounoKassogue as the perpetrator arrested by French authorities after
setting fire to a backpack and using a knife and a hammer to injure three
people, seemingly indiscriminately, at the Gare De Lyon train station shortly
after 7:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Several internet users drew attention to Kassogue’s
TikTok account through which he regularly berated France and the West for
“impoverishing developing nations” in Africa and claimed that French people
would soon “reap the storm” they had sowed for decades.
The Malian national, who was granted asylum in Italy
back in 2016, told his 44,000 followers that France was a “terrorist state that
finances terrorists” and declared, “I hate all French people,” blaming them for
“all the problems on this planet.”
In a video uploaded in December last year, Kassogue
hinted that “Allah will welcome me in paradise in three months,” suggesting the
attack was religiously motivated, although French authorities claimed the
stabbing spree was not terror-related.
“As we speak, there are no elements to suggest that
this is a terrorist act,” said Paris police prefect Laurent Nuñez following the
attack.
Kassogue also praised Russian President Vladimir Putin
calling him “an intelligent man” and “a man of his word,” evidencing the
growing influence of Russian-fuelled propaganda in the suspect’s home nation.
Following a psychiatric evaluation, Kassogue’s police
custody was lifted late on Saturday, and the Malian was transferred to the
psychiatric infirmary at the police headquarters in Paris.
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Saudi Arabia Is Hiring Physicians And Nurses From
Bangladesh
Riyadh’s Ambassador to Dhaka Essa Al-Duhailan/ File
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04 Feb 2024
Saudi Arabia is hiring physicians and nurses from
Bangladesh. The development came following the Kingdom’s recent decision to
approve their recruitment and qualifications, according to Arab News.
Citing the Bangladesh Medical Association data, the
Saudi newspaper also reported that there are only a few dozen clinicians among
nearly 3 million Bangladeshi expatriate workers residing in the Kingdom.
Both countries signed an agreement on the recruitment
of medics in 2022, while the maiden batch of Bangladeshi health workers
departed for the Kingdom in November, 2023.
In this regard, Riyadh’s Ambassador to Dhaka Essa
Al-Duhailan told Arab News, “For a long time, Saudi Arabia didn’t recruit any
medical staff from Bangladesh. But now we started recruiting them, because they
already reach our criteria.”
“This number, insha’Allah, will jump in the near
future ... It’s just to tickle the market and to see how it’s going,”
Al-Duhailan said in an interview last week.
“A team from the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia
already visited Bangladesh twice last year. And they will continue to visit
Bangladesh to recruit more.”
Meanwhile, Khairul Alam, additional secretary at the
Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment, said “Kingdom
authorities asked us to send over 150 trained nurses. Our ministry is now
scrutinising the demands, like where the Bangladeshi nurses will be employed,
whether they will be employed by government-run hospitals or private health
facilities, etc.,”
“We welcome this latest move from Saudi Arabia to
appoint Bangladeshi health sector workers in the Kingdom, a country that is a
key destination for our migrants. There are scopes to increase this opportunity
further,” Alam said.
Bangladesh’s more than 100 medical colleges produce
large numbers of certified doctors, nurses and medics. Working in the Kingdom
with top-quality equipment also offers them learning opportunities.
“The more medical staffers we can send and the more we
can upgrade them in terms of quality, the more it will create a win-win
situation for both countries,” said Shariful Hasan, associate director of the
migration program of BRAC, the largest development organisation based in
Bangladesh.
“Secondly, it will be helpful for our migrants ... Our
doctors, nurses, and medical staffers can also offer treatment to our migrants
in the Kingdom.”
“As a result, we are exporting the highest number of
migrants but receiving a lesser amount of remittance in comparison with the
number of migrants. In this context, if we can send more skilled workforces, it
will increase our remittance,” Hasan said.
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India
UP ATS Arrests Indian Embassy Worker, Satyendra Siwal,
In Moscow For Spying For Pakistan’s ISI
By: Express News Service
Lucknow: February 4, 2024
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) said on
Sunday it has arrested an employee of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
posted in Moscow for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI.
According to the ATS, the accused has been identified
as SatyendraSiwal, who was working as Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) at the MEA.
Siwal was arrested in Meerut.
In a statement, the ATS said, “The UP ATS had received
inputs from several confidential sources that the Pakistani spy agency ISI’s
handlers had used money to influence some people working at the Foreign
Ministry of India to leak top secret information regarding the Indian Army and
its strategies. The ATS developed this information and through electronic
surveillance and evidence collection, and it was found that SatendraSiwal, a
native of the Hapur district of UP, who works at the Foreign Ministry as an MTS
(Multi-tasking staff), and is currently posted at the Indian Embassy in Moscow,
Russia was involved in this.”
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Gujarat: FIR Against Islamic Preacher For Inflammatory
Speech; Event Organisers Arrested
03 February 2024
Junagadh: Two persons were arrested by Junagadh police
in Gujarat on Saturday after a video of an inflammatory speech allegedly
delivered by an Islamic preacher went viral on social media.
Police were trying to trace the preacher, Mumbai
resident Mufti Salman Azhari, said Superintendent of Police Harshad Mehta.
The speech was delivered at an event held on an open
ground near the 'B' division police station here on the night of January 31, he
said.
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Eyeing Muslim outreach, U.P. BJP’s minority wing to
start ‘Qaumi Chaupal’ campaign from Muzaffarnagar
February 03, 2024
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minority wing in
Uttar Pradesh will launch its ‘Qaumi Chaupal’ campaign in roughly 4,100
Muslim-dominated villages across the State with special focus on 23
parliamentary seats which have a sizeable Muslim electorate. Qaumi is an Urdu
term that refers to a community.
Launched in the run-up to the Lok Sabha election, the
BJP outreach will begin on February 10 from Muzaffarnagar, a communally
sensitive district in western U.P. which had witnessed Hindu-Muslim riots in
2013.
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Arab
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Saudi defense minister holds bilateral meetings during
counterterrorism talks in Riyadh
ARAB NEWS
February 04, 2024
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Defense Prince
Khalid bin Salman held talks on Saturday with the Prime Minister and Minister
of Defense of Libya’s Government of National Unity Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, in
Riyadh.
The talks were held on the sidelines of the second
meeting of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition inaugurated earlier
on Saturday by Prince Khalid, who is also the chairman of the Council of
Defense Ministers of the IMCTC’s member states.
The two sides reviewed bilateral relations and
discussed many topics on the meeting’s agenda, along with defense cooperation
and the latest regional and international developments.
Source: Arabnews.Com
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New heritage conservation campaign highlights
fragility of AlUla heritage
JASMINE BAGER
February 03, 2024
DHAHRAN: The Royal Commission for AlUla recently
launched an ambitious site-specific artwork to highlight the need to protect
the area’s ancient ruins and heritage.
The I Care initiative aims to raise awareness about
the importance of preserving cultural and civilizational heritage and historic
sites.
The campaign’s centerpiece work of art is currently
visible in the shifting desert sands, but over the coming weeks it will
naturally fade back into the landscape, symbolizing the need to conserve
heritage before it vanishes.
“We had members of the community attend the curation
of the artwork, from schoolchildren to rawis (oral storytellers). They came
along to learn more about the artwork, its purpose, and how it was being
created using sustainable techniques.”
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Road safety fears amid Jeddah food delivery boom
SALEH FAREED
February 03, 2024
JEDDAH: Demand for food delivery is booming in Jeddah
but it comes with a side of road disruptions and traffic due to the increasing
number of two-wheelers on the coastal city’s streets.
Some say the boom has transformed roads and drawn
thousands of delivery riders into high-risk situations in an effort to deliver
food hot and on time. The riders’ behavior is being criticized by those who
claim that they drive their motorcycles at high speeds and recklessly,
committing violations that may lead to fatal traffic accidents.
In front of one of the famous restaurants in Jeddah,
where delivery drivers gather, Pakistani national Irfan Hassan told Arab News:
“The way we drive is normal, but the car drivers deal with us with intimidation
and harass us. We have a specific time for delivery so that the food does not
get cold.
Mahmoud Shukry, an Egyptian rider, said: “In almost
one year, I’ve been in involved in about 3-4 accidents — some major, some
minor.” Shukry added that he knows one rider who died on the job after being
hit by a car.
Source: Arabnews.Com
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Children with special needs have fun at Jeddah’s
Little Asia festival
ARAB NEWS
February 03, 2024
JEDDAH: The Ministry of Environment, Water and
Agriculture in Jeddah recently organized “Volunteering for Them,” an initiative
at the Little Asia festival aimed at providing happy times for more than 30
children with special needs from both the IradaCenter and the Day Care Skills
Center.
Ahmed Al-Harbi, the assistant director general at the
ministry’s branch in the Makkah region, spoke of the significance of trips
organized by the volunteering and social responsibility team.
He said that the activities aimed to enhance awareness
and foster a sense of belonging among the children. The trips assisted in
developing their understanding of the world around them while teaching them to
care for the environment.
Source: Arabnews.Com
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Minister meets Finnish member of parliament in Riyadh
ARAB NEWS
February 03, 2024
RIYADH: Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal
Al-Ibrahim recently met with Finnish Member of Parliament Ville Skinnari in
Riyadh, the ministry reported on X on Saturday.
During the meeting, they discussed matters related to
the Saudi-Finnish Parliamentary Friendship Committee and ways to further
strenghten cooperation between the two countries in several fields, including
through the involvement of Finnish private-sector representatives.
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Southeast
Asia
IGP tells public to report any cop, including himself,
breaking the law
By ShathanaKasinathan
04 Feb 2024
KLANG, Feb 4 — Tan Sri Razarudin Husain today said he
would not tolerate any wrongdoing by law enforcers and urged the police to file
complaints if they witness any violation, even if they were against himself.
He emphasised the importance of transparency and
accountability within the Royal Malaysia Police, better known by its Malay
abbreviation PDRM.
“If I myself violate the law or if any officer or
member of the PDRM is found to violate regulations, report it immediately,” he
told reporters while on a walkabout around JalanPandamaran here this morning.
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A bane now, but analysts say Najib’s pardon could turn
boon for BN and Pakatan at crunch time
By Muhammad Yusry
Sunday, 04 Feb 2024
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri
Najib Razak’s partial pardon could be advantageous eventually for the
BarisanNasional and PakatanHarapan coalitions despite the backlash and
unhappiness now, according to analysts.
They said Najib’s personal appeal with Malay voters
could be an asset in the tussle with the rival PerikatanNasional coalition for
the community’s support in coming elections.
After prolonged speculation, the Federal Territories
Pardons Board announced on Friday that Najib’s prison sentence will be reduced
by half while his fine will be cut from RM210 million to RM50 million.
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KSrelief distributes over 4,500 food parcels in Gaza,
Sudan, and Afghanistan
ARAB NEWS
February 04, 2024
RIYADH: Saudi aid agency, KSrelief, distributed more
than 4,500 food parcels for displaced families in war-hit Gaza, Sudan, and
Afghanistan, state news agency (SPA) reported.
The team distributed essential food items in Khirbat
al-Adas, located east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, in coordination with
the Palestinian Red Crescent as part of a campaign to provide relief to the
Palestinians amid intense Israeli bombardment.
In Sudan’s Khartoum, 16,677 individuals received 2,000
food baskets, while 2,155 families, comprising 12,903 people, got 2,155 food
baskets in Al-Damir locality of the Nile River State.
Source: Arabnews.Com
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Europe
'Ignorance leads to intolerance': The people bringing
Manchester's Muslims and Jews together
By Damon Wilkinson
4 FEB 2024
On a Sunday night last month, a group of friends and
acquaintances gathered together at a restaurant in Prestwich. They came from
different backgrounds, from across Greater Manchester.
But they had one thing in common. In the face of the
ongoing horrors of the war in Gaza, they were determined to maintain ties
between Greater Manchester's Muslims and Jews.
For 20 years a small group of volunteers have been
bringing the two communities together. The aim is to build cultural and social
connections.
And the Israel-Gaza war has made the efforts of the
Muslim Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester all the more vital. "It's
important not to import the conflict over here," says the forum's Muslim
co-chair Mohammed Amin.
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L.A. County teen accused of 'swatting' Florida mosque,
suspected in other hoax threats
Karen Garcia
February 3, 2024
He called law enforcement to say he was going to shoot
up a Florida mosque. Then, there were sounds of gunfire.
But it was all fake, authorities say. And now, a
teenager from Lancaster has been arrested on suspicion of phoning in the phony
threat.
The incident occurred May 12, when law enforcement in
Seminole County received a call from someone who said he was entering the
Masjid Al Hayy in Sanford, Fla., to carry out a mass shooting.
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UK advises citizens against travelling to Afghanistan
Feb 4, 2024
The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development
Office (FCDO) advised British nationals against travelling to Afghanistan, TOLO
News reported.
According to an FCDO statement, there is a
“significant risk of detention of British nationals” and “terrorists are very
likely to try to carry out attacks” in Afghanistan during the month of Ramadan.
The statement read, “You should not travel to
Afghanistan. Terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in
Afghanistan. There is a heightened threat of terrorist attacks in or around
religious sites and during religious events and celebrations, such as the month
of Ramadan.”
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Pakistan’s Caretaker PM: Afghan Taliban leadership
understands Islamabad’s concerns
By Fidel Rahmati
February 3, 2024
Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister, Anwaar-ul-Haq
Kakar, acknowledges that the leadership of the Taliban government in
Afghanistan understands Pakistan’s security concerns and considers them to be
real.
In an interview with Khyber News TV channel, Kakar
emphasized that while the defector administration has assumed power, it does
not yet possess complete central control over Afghanistan’s territory.
Kakar highlighted that the Taliban cannot be expected
to establish full control within a short span, considering the challenges faced
by previous governments in achieving central authority.
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Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Responds to World Bank
Report on Economic Progress
2024-02-03
KABUL (BNA) In response to the recent World Bank
report on Afghanistan’s economic situation, the Deputy Prime Minister for
Economic Affairs Office of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has issued a
statement acknowledging the report’s accurate and positive aspects while
cautioning against elements not grounded in reality.
The statement emphasizes the importance of accuracy
and urges international institutions, including the World Bank, to ensure that
their reports genuinely reflect the facts on the ground.
According to the World Bank report released on January
31, 2024, Afghanistan experienced significant developments in its economy in
2023.
These developments include an upswing in exports
compared to the previous year, an appreciation of the Afghani against foreign
currencies, a reduction in prices, an increase in revenue, and an uptick in
import volume, indicating improved purchasing power among the population.
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Gambia keen to import jute, leather goods from
Bangladesh
04 Feb '24
Gambia is keen to import jute and leather goods from
Bangladesh, the former’s high commissioner to the latter Mustapha Jawara told
the South Asian nation’s textile minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak.
Both discussed several issues, including the progress
of various development projects in Bangladesh’s textile and jute sectors and
the prospects of Gambian students studying in Bangladesh’s educational
institutions, a news agency reported.
The textile minister told reporters that the envoy
praised the Bangladesh government for development carried out in various
sectors.
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Miles to go to develop a healthier Bangladesh
Md. Abdul Aahad
04 February, 2024
Despite the notable progress over the last two
decades, significant concerns and challenges in health and nutrition services
still exist and need to be addressed in order to reach global nutrition
targets.
The current nutrition status of Bangladesh provides a
mixed picture of both success and drawbacks. According to the latest Bangladesh
Demographic Health Survey (BDHS) 2022, the under-5 child death rate has reduced
from 43 in 2017 to 31 per 1,000 live births in 2022 while stunting dropped from
31% to 24%.
Due to persistent efforts to reduce child
undernourishment, Bangladesh has improved slightly in the Global Hunger Index
score, ranking 81st among 125 countries with a score of 19.1 at a moderate
level. However, in terms of meeting the targets related to mothers, infants and
young children (MIYCN), Bangladesh is substantially behind.
The goal of lowering anaemia among women of
reproductive age has not been achieved since 36.7% of women aged 15 to 49 years
are currently affected. On a positive note, 62.6% of infants younger than six
months are breastfed exclusively, and there has also been a modest improvement
in the low birth weight rate.
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Pakistan
Imran Khan's party to move high court against
'shameless' verdict in ‘un-Islamic nikah' case
Feb 3, 2024
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party on
Saturday announced that it will move the high court against the trial court's
verdict that sentenced its founder and ex-premier Imran Khan and wife Bushra
Bibi to seven years in the ‘un-Islamic nikah' case.
This is Khan's fourth conviction since 2022 and adds
to the troubles of the beleaguered founder of the political party ahead of the
February 8 polls.
Senior Civil Judge Qudratullah sentenced Khan, 71, and
his Bushra Biwi, 49, and also slapped fines of Rs 5,00,000 each on the couple
at the Adiala Jail premises at Rawalpindi.Ahead of the general elections next
week, Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party has been robbed of the
iconic election symbol of the cricket bat, his and his party colleagues'
nomination papers have been rejected and at least one of his party leaders has
been killed in the poll-related violence.
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SECP Devises Strategy For Adoption Of Sharia Standards
February 4, 2024
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of
Pakistan (SECP) has published a consultation paper to seek comments and
feedback from stakeholders on the implementation of a new strategy for the
adoption of AAOIFI’s Sharia, accounting, auditing and governance standards.
The proposed new strategy aims to enhance the adoption
of Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions
(AAOIFI) standards by introducing a more comprehensive and interactive
approach, with a phased implementation of all standards to ensure effective
compliance.
By considering the maturity level of the industry and
practical difficulties in adopting all standards at once, the proposed strategy
suggests a staggered approach to implementation.
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All set to hold free, fair, peaceful polls on 8th,
says minister
Iftikhar A. Khan
February 4, 2024
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Information and
Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi has assured foreign and national media
that all is set to hold peaceful, free, fair and transparent elections on
February 8.
“More than ample resources are available to ensure
peaceful, free and fair elections,” he added at a press briefing here on
Saturday.
Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch,
special secretary to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Zafar Iqbal
Hussain, principal information officer Dr Tariq Mehmood Khan and Executive
Director General (External Publicity Wing) Ambreen Jan accompanied the
minister.
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ECP disqualifies Qureshi from contesting polls for
five years
Iftikhar A. Khan
February 4, 2024
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)
has disqualified senior PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi from contesting
elections for five years, effectively throwing him out of electoral race days
before the Feb 8 polls.
A notification issued a day earlier and shared with
the media on Saturday stated the decision has been taken after Mr Qureshi’s
conviction by a special court in the cipher case.
The PPP leader was in the run for NA-214, Tharparkar,
Sindh. The nomination papers of Mr Qureshi and his son Zain Qureshi had been
rejected by the returning officer, but allowed to contest by the Sindh High
Court’s appellate tribunal last month.
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PTI holds rally in Swabi despite police raid
Muqaddam Khan
February 4, 2024
SWABI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leaders during a power
show here on Saturday said implicating the party founder and former prime
minister in what they said baseless and politically-motivated cases had
backfired as popularity of the incarcerated leader had increased manifold,
which would be proven in the Feb 8 elections.
PTI district president Sohail Yousafzai claimed that
the party managed to hold a successful show despite facing roadblocks from the
police and the district administration.
The speakers said the powers that be were adamant on
bringing to the helm PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif by entangling their leader
(Imran) in ‘fabricated cases’.
The police attempted to take away chairs, loudspeakers
and other material from the gathering’s venue, but the PTI leaders and workers
thwarted their bid and held the convention.
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Sindh CM takes notice of students’ plight, orders
probe into first year results
Waqas Ali
February 4, 2024
KARACHI: After days of protests by a large number of
students and intervention of political parties seeking justice for them,
caretaker Sindh Chief Minister retired Justice Maqbool Baqar took notice of the
“flawed” result of first year exams conducted by the Board of Intermediate
Education Karachi (BIEK) and formed a three-member probe committee on Saturday.
The gravity of the situation could be gauged from the
fact that the BIEK had declared less than 40 per cent students successful in
the first year exams held in 2023.
According to the result issued by the BIEK on Jan 9, a
total of 30,512 students appeared in first year Science pre-medical exams and
only 11,254 of them passed in all six papers; 24,449 appeared in pre-engineering
and only 8,328 of them passed all six papers.
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Banned SRA booked for ECP blast in Karachi
February 4, 2024
KARACHI: Police on Saturday registered a case against
unknown militants of the outlawed Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) for their
alleged involvement in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast near the
provincial office of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in Saddar on
Friday evening.
DIG-South Asad Raza said that the case was registered
under Sections 3 /4 of the Explosive Substance Act read with Section 7 of the
Anti-Terrorism Act after the SRA claimed responsibility of the attack on social
media.He said that no one had been arrested so far.
On Friday evening, a man picked a shopper from the
roadside and threw it at a garbage dump, causing a minor blast. The bomb
disposal squad said that only the fuse of the IED exploded.
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Mideast
Thousands join pro-Palestine marches in London and Edinburgh
Donna Ferguson
3 Feb 2024
Thousands have marched in London and Edinburgh as
pro-Palestine demonstrators called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Saturday’s marches were the UK’s first national
demonstrations since the UN’s international court of justice ordered Israel to
ensure acts of genocide are not committed in Gaza.
About 10,000 marched in London on Saturday. Along with
other protesters, Jewish groups backed calls for a ceasefire, displaying
banners calling for the Israeli leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, to secure a hostage
deal and chanting: “Netanyahu, shame, shame, not in our name.”
Tens of thousands of protesters in London march in
solidarity with the Palestinian people and to demand an immediate ceasefire to
end the war on Gaza.
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US launches airstrikes on 85 Iran-linked targets in
Iraq, Syria in retaliation to attack on troops
04 Feb 2024
The United States carried out airstrikes in Iraq and
Syria, targeting over 85 locations associated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard
in response to an attack on US troops, Reuters reported.
Earlier, President Joe Biden, along with other top US
leaders, had issued warnings, emphasizing that the United States would retaliate
against the militias. They explicitly stated that it wouldn't be a singular
strike but rather a "tiered response" unfolding over time.
In an official statement after the Friday strikes,
Biden said, “The United States does not seek conflict in the Middle East or
elsewhere in the world. But let all those who might seek to do us harm know
this: If you harm an American, we will respond."
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Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 27,238:
ministry
2024-02-03
GAZA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian death toll
from the ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 27,238, the
Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Saturday.
A total of 66,452 Palestinians have been wounded since
the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, 2023, ministry
spokesperson Ashraf Al-Qedra said in a statement.
In the early hours of Saturday, at least 24
Palestinians, including children and women, were killed as Israeli airstrikes
and artillery bombardments struck houses in the Gazan cities of Deir al-Balah
and Rafah, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. ■
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‘Imam Khomeini calls for greater unity’
February 3, 2024
TEHRAN- The Tehran Times, which began publishing in
1979, was founded during the early years of Iran’s quest for independence. The
English-language daily newspaper has been regarded by Mohammad Beheshti, one of
the most influential and renowned figures of the Islamic Republic, as the
“voice of the Islamic Revolution”.
Such a label, made the staff at the Tehran Times feel
an even bigger responsibility to accurately and effectively report the daily
occurrences in the country and become a helping hand in the consolidation and
entrenchment of the new people-led governance. For that, the paper needed to
follow the events with a keen eye and try to draw attention to issues that were
essential to be addressed.
That’s why with the approaching of the 10-day Fajr
occasion, the period from February 1st (Bahman 12th) to February 11th (Bahman
22nd) of 1977 during which Imam Khomeini returned to Iran after 15 years of
exile, we have decided to take a look at how the Tehran Times commemorated the
historic period in February of 1980. Such an act would help us understand where
we stand today, and give us a clearer vision of the hardships Iranians had to
endure to be able to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the victory of the
Islamic Revolution today. February 1st in the year 1980 was a Friday. The
Tehran Times’s covering of the Fajr decade began a day later, on Saturday.
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Iran become protector of oppressed people After
Islamic Rev.
Feb 4, 2024
Between January 1978 and February 11, 1979, the Muslim
revolutionary people of Iran, under the wise leadership of Ayatollah Ruhullah
Khomeini, the Founder of the Islamic Revolution, voiced their opposition
against the secular and US-backed rule of Mohamad Reza Shah.
The regime of Mohammad Reza Shah had caused much
suffering and economic gap and inequality in Iranian society and its Secret
Police (SAVAK) had tortured Iranian youth brutally, therefore, widespread
dissatisfaction among the lower classes, Shia clergy, bazaar merchants, and
students led in 1978 to the growth of support for Imam Khomeini who was living
in exile in Paris.
The dictator of Iran and his family fled Iran on
January 16, 1979, and Imam Khomeini returned home after a 15-year- exile, and
the nationwide demonstrations ended up with the Victory of the Islamic
Revolution on February 11, 1979.
The impressive notions and ideologies of the Islamic
Revolution became a role model for all independent Muslim countries and
freedom-seeking nations.
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North
America
Dearborn Ups Police Patrols Following Wall Street
Journal Column Calling City 'America's Jihad Capital'
February 03, 2024
Calling it irresponsible journalism, and reckless and
bigoted, Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud said Saturday he's increased police
patrols following publication Friday of an opinion piece in the Wall Street
Journal titled, "Welcome to Dearborn, America’s Jihad Capital."
"Effective immediately - Dearborn police will ramp up its presence
across all places of worship and major infrastructure points," the mayor
posted on X, fomerly Twitter. "This is a direct result of the inflammatory
@WSJ opinion piece that has led to an alarming increase in bigoted and Islamophobic
rhetoric online targeting the city of Dearborn."
The Wall Street Journal column was written by Steven
Stalinsky, executive director of the Middle East Media Research Institute, a
non-profit press co-founded by Israeli ex-intelligence officer Yigal Carmon and
Israeli-American political scientist MeyravWurmser in 1997. It describes itself
as an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit.
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US strikes Iran-backed groups as Israel-Hamas war
rages
By Heather Chen
February 4, 2024
The US and the United Kingdom have conducted strikes
on Houthi targets in Yemen from air and surface platforms — including F/A-18s —
on over 30 targets across 13 locations, according to officials.
Two US destroyers fired Tomahawk missiles as part of
the strikes, a US official told CNN. The USS Gravely and USS Carney fired the
land-attack cruise missiles and F/A-18 fighter jets from the USS Dwight D.
Eisenhower aircraft carrier were also involved, officials said.
For context: Strikes on consecutive days come as
President Joe Biden's administration has vowed a “multi-tiered” response to a
drone attack that killed three US service members and wounded more than 40 last
weekend.
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Farmers Block Roads With Tractors in Protest of EU
Regulations
February 03, 2024
ROME — A convoy of tractors was poised Saturday to
descend on Rome as farmers' protests caused disruptions across Europe, though
they wound down in France following government concessions.
Farmers have expressed anger at what they say are
excessively restrictive regulations on agriculture and unfair competition,
among other grievances.
Protesters there called for better pay and conditions
and announced their imminent arrival in the Italian capital, an Agence
France-Presse reporter saw.
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With U.S. strikes in Iraq and Syria, Biden sends Iran
a signal of deterrence — and restraint
By Keir Simmons
Feb. 3, 2024
ERBIL, Iraq — The dozens of airstrikes launched by the
United States late Friday are by far its biggest attacks against Iran-backed
militants in the Middle East during this current round of conflict.
However the strikes in Iraq and Syria, an initial
retaliation for the killing of three American soldiers, did not go as far as
some more hawkish figures had hoped, as the White House tries to avoid an
all-out war with Iran. Some regional watchers have warned that this apparent
restraint — including telegraphing the attacks well in advance — may mean the
militias feel emboldened to continue their violence against American forces in
the region.
The bombings drew an angry reaction from Iraq itself,
which summoned the U.S. envoy in protest and said the strikes on its soil had
killed civilians and risked destabilizing the region. Syria said the U.S. was
fueling regional conflict in “a very dangerous way.” Iranian officials have
been similarly hostile, and Tehran, though also reluctant to see a wider war,
has warned American strikes would not go unanswered.
“What you saw last night and what you are going to see
again was not insignificant,” a senior Biden administration official told NBC
News. “When you hit 85 targets over 30 minutes, that sends a strong signal
about the capability that we have,” the official said, adding that “there are
other things we’re going to do. Some you will see and some you won’t see.”
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Africa
Four Officers Killed As ISWAP Fighters Attack Police
Quarters In Borno
4th Feb, 2024
Four policemen have been allegedly killed, and a cache
of ammunition stolen when suspected terrorists believed to be fighters of the
Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked a police station in
Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State.
ZagazolaMakama, a counter-insurgency publication
focused on the Lake Chad region, gathered from sources that the terrorists
disguised themselves and sneaked into the town at about 11 a.m. on Friday.
The suspected ISWAP terrorists were said to have gone
straight to the police quarters in Gajiram town and opened fire killing four policemen.
The sources also said mobile policemen at the police
quarters engaged the terrorists in a heavy gun battle which prevented the
assailant from burning down the quarters.
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Order Miyetti Allah leader’s release, Fulani youths
beg Tinubu
4th February 2024
A socio-cultural group under the aegis of the Fulani
Youth Association of Nigeria has decried the continuous detention of the
President of the Miyetti Allah KautalHore, Abdullahi Bello Bodejo, by the Nigerian
Army.
The group, therefore, called on President Bola Tinubu
to urgently intervene in the matter in the interest of equity and fairness for
all citizens of the country.
This was contained in a statement signed by the
Convener of the Fulani Youths Association of Nigeria, Mohammed Suleiman, and
made available to journalists in Lafia on Saturday.
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Southern Muslims to pay N4.9m for 2024 hajj
3rd February 2024
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has fixed the
final fare prices for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage exercise.
The commission had earlier in October, pegged the
initial fare deposit at N4.5m, noting that the fixed amount was “in tandem with
the dollar rate that will determine the final cost of the coming Hajj”, and
that the amount would give the commission a more realistic figure in bargaining
for the cost of accommodation, airline fares, feeding, and other necessities.
However, in a statement signed by NAHCON’s Assistant
Director of Public Affairs, Fatima Usara, on Saturday, the Commission said it
had made efforts to maintain the fares at N4.5m, but had to make adjustments
because of “the recent instability in the dollar exchange rate.”
Usara added that while the Chairman of the commission,
Jalal Arabi, had negotiated prices with service providers in Saudi Arabia, the
currency situation in the past week necessitated the adjustments, stating that
the fares would have reached up to N6 million otherwise.
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Residents say Ethiopian soldiers kill more than 50
civilians in Amhara town
Feb 4, 2024
NAIROBI: Ethiopian soldiers killed more than 50
civilians this week in a town in the Amhara region during house-to-house
searches that followed fighting with a local militia, three residents told
Reuters.
The reported killings in the town of Merawi appeared
to be among the deadliest incidents of the war, which erupted last July between
the army and the Fano militia and has resulted in more than 200 deaths,
according to UN reports last year.
Spokespersons for Ethiopia's army and government and
for the Amhara regional administration did not immediately respond to requests
for comment about the reported killings in Merawi.
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