Three Lakh Muslim ‘Modi Mitras’ In BJP Campaign To Empower And Educate Muslims About The Muslim Welfare Schemes
07 May 2023
The
nationwide campaign for empowerment of Muslims is set to be launched from May
10 most likely. (Photo | Shashidhar)
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India
• J&K: Shia Community Holds Candlelight March In Srinagar
Against Target Killings Of Shia Teachers In Pakistan
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Europe
• 'I Don't Want You Staying At Home Making Couscous':
What A French Head Teacher Told Muslim Pupils
• In Kyrgyzstan, There Now Really are More Mosques
than Schools
• State Security Service identifies Islamic State terrorist
activities in foreign countries, arrests one
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Arab
world
• Precision airstrike by Iraqi F-16 neutralizes
Islamist group in Diyala
• Minister heads Saudi Arabia’s delegation at Arab
League meeting
• Saudi minister of Industry and Mineral Resources
concludes Switzerland trip
• Saudi authorities arrest 25 in drug smuggling blitz
• Saudi literary contest to discover student talent
• KSrelief continues date distribution project
worldwide
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Mideast
• Israeli Temple Mount Groups Prepare for Mass Raids
in Al-Aqsa Mosque
• Man Indicted For Bringing Hamas Flags To Temple
Mount On Ramadan
• Satellite images show tankers Iran seized off Bandar
Abbas
• Iran to help Syria build communications satellites:
Minister
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South
Asia
• China Asks Afghanistan's Taliban to Address
Terrorism Worries
• 347 People Attempted Suicide in Past Year in
Afghanistan
• Jubo League provides food to 4,47,320 families
during Ramadan
• 4 killed, 25 injured during rainstorm, flash floods
in Afghanistan
• Cattle smuggled across Indo-Bangladesh border with
help of BSF, claims ED
• Border Haat between India and Bangladesh inaugurated
at Bholaganj in Sylhet
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Pakistan
• After Botched Raid On Parvez Elahi’s House, Lahore
Police Operations Chief Replaced
• Man Tortured Over ‘Honour’ In Bahawalpur Succumbs To
His Injuries
• Public Accounts Committee Divided Over Taking Up
Case Against SC Judge
• Imran again seeks video-link facility for hearing of
cases
• Police detain over 20 PTI supporters in Islamabad
• LHC accepts apology of ACE, police
• Face-off with PBC leaves SCBA fragmented
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Southeast
Asia
• Islam Prioritises Safe And Healthy Working
Environment; Brunei Imams Also Called On Muslims To Supplicate For Safety
• Some 2,000 People Get RM500 Haj Pocket Money From
Pahang Govt, Says MB
• Selangor Sultan reminds pilgrims to maintain
discipline when performing Haj
• PM Anwar announces total allocation of RM1.2b for
socioeconomic development in Negeri Sembilan
• Covid-19 pandemic over, but MMA says Malaysia must
not let guard down entirely
• Calling colleagues ‘sayang’, ‘dear’ now considered
sexual harassment at work for civil servants, says Public Services Commission
• PM Anwar offers condolences to ex-Treasury sec-gen
Clifford Francis Herbert’s family
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North
America
• N.J. Muslim Mayor Denied Access To White House Event
Will Still Support Biden Re-Election
• Trump's re-election bid includes plans to reinstate
infamous Muslim Ban, add more countries to the list: Reports
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Africa
• Atrocities Of ‘Repentant’ Boko Haram Fighters
• Battles raged in Khartoum ahead of talks in S. Arabia
• First person: Surviving abuse to help Eswatini’s
neglected children
• Nearly 10,000 flee from Sudan to neighbouring
Central African Republic
• AfCFTA: Effective implementation and reforms to
boost growth - IMF report
Compiled
by New Age Islam News Bureau
URL: https://newageislam.com/islamic-world-news/muslim-modi-bjp-mitras/d/129721
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Three Lakh Muslim ‘Modi Mitras’ In BJP Campaign To
Empower And Educate Muslims About The Muslim Welfare Schemes
The
nationwide campaign for empowerment of Muslims is set to be launched from May
10 most likely. (Photo | Shashidhar)
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07th May 2023
By Rajesh Kumar Thakur
NEW DELHI: The ruling BJP is all set to launch a
nationwide campaign for the empowerment of Muslims tentatively after May 10
this year across the country. Under this, meticulously crafted nationwide
non-political campaign, over 3 lakh Muslim ‘Modi Mitras’ (Friends of Modi) will
carry on this campaign with the objective to empower and educate Muslims about
the Muslim welfare schemes, started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
To begin with, the Muslim ‘Modi Mitras’ (those who are
voluntarily joining this campaign without being members of the BJP for
empowering the community) will be visiting 65 Muslim-dominated parliamentary
constituencies. Speaking to this newspaper, Jamal Siddiqui-national president
of BJP Minority Morcha on Friday said, “The nationwide campaign for empowerment
of Muslims is set to be launched from May 10 most likely. Under this campaign,
3.25 lakh ‘Modi Mitras’ will be involved to spread words about the welfare
schemes of the Modi government in Muslim – dominated all assembly segments of
65 constituencies.”
He said this campaign will cover all assembly segments
in 65 identified Muslim-dominated parliamentary constituencies till the date of
the upcoming 2024 elections is announced. He said that 20 non-political Muslims
will be involved in each assembly segment and each of them will be involving 30
Muslims as ‘Modi Mitras’.
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'Ar-Rahma'
- The First and Only Mosque in Kyiv; Also One Of The Largest In Europe
Image by Kyiv Post. Masjid Al-Rahmah
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by
Marichka Palamarchuk
May
7, 2023
The
Ar-Rahma [Arabic for mercy] mosque, is not just the first and only one in Kyiv;
it is also one of the largest in Europe. Rightly considered to be a real crown
jewel of modern Islamic architecture, it is a part of the larger Islamic
complex on Shchekavytsia Mountain. Built between 1996 and 2012, the complex
sits at an iconic spot next to the remains of an ancient Muslim cemetery in an
area populated by Muslims since earliest times.
Muslims
in Ukraine have waited for a mosque for over 100 years, it is unsurprising that
Ar-Rahma's opening was a momentous event. Attempts to build a mosque date back
to 1897, when, according to official data, there were 1,759 Muslims, out of a
total population of around 100,000, residing in the Ukrainian capital at that
time.
By
1913, construction plans were ready and the first foundation stone was laid.
However, the outbreak of World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution and the World
War II, postponed the dream of having a mosque in the capital of Ukraine for a
long time. Construction was only resumed after Ukraine became independent.
After obtaining land for construction, extensive legal preparation and work on
project documentation, the long-desired
The
mosque was built in stages. The construction was funded by Muslims of all ages
and social groups as well as substantial financial contributions from the
ambassadors of Islamic countries. Oleksandr Komarovsky, one of the city's
famous architects, who also designed Independence Square, prepared the
engineering project. After Komarovsky's death, the work was carried on by his
colleague, the architect SerhiyBabushkin. Famous Muslim architects Riduan and
Khoja Ahmad also acted as advisers during preparing of the project.
The
mosque covers an area of 3,200 m2. The material for its decoration was
delivered from Azerbaijan and the carpets for the prayer hall, which is over
1,000 m2, were sent from Turkey. The mosque has 3 halls containing 24 circular
columns.
In
addition to these two, the complex has 7 more domes with a height ranging from
1 to 2.5 meters, all of which are covered with copper. The windows under the
main domes are made of stained glass.
The
mosque has two mihrabs - special niches in the wall indicating the Qibla
direction for namaz and two minbars - a platform from which the imam delivers
his sermon. In the courtyard, there is a minaret - a tower to call believers to
prayer. It is 27 meters high the top of which is reached by an internal spiral
staircase consisting of 118 steps.
The
mosque hosts events dedicated to Islamic religious holidays, on a regular
basis. The "Aya Group" publishing house, the "Mplus" Muslim
radio studio, the "Islamic Media" media center, the Quaran reading
school, the Halal Certification Center, playgrounds, kindergarten, the
"Al-Ishrad" school and Islamic University all operate on the
territory of the "Ar-Rahma" Islamic complex. There is also a large
Islamic library, containing Islamic literature translated into many languages.
The
mosque performs marriage rites (nikah), as well as Islamic healing (ruqya) and
burial (jinazah) rituals. Every Friday there is a sermon - khutba and Jumu'ah
Namaz.
One
of the greatest treasures of the "Ar-Rahma" is a hair from the
Prophet Muhammad, a sacred relic. Therefore, Muslims in Ukraine have the unique
opportunity to seek blessing from a relic of the Righteous (tabbaruk) in their
home country.
The
mosque can accommodate about 3,000 people simultaneously and is open to
everyone. There are free tours and lectures about Islam and, on Fridays, there
is food distribution to those in need. At night, the complex is illuminated in
green and looks particularly lovely.
Source:
Kyiv Post
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First
Muslim, Sultan Al Neyadi, An Astronaut From The UAE, Walks In Space
Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi posted new
pictures of his April 28 spacewalk. Photo: @Astro_Alneyadi / Twitter
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Elf
Habib
May
07, 2023
Sultan
Al Neyadi, an astronaut from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), earned a unique
honour and created history on April 28, to become not merely the first ever
Arab but even the first Muslim to walk in space. The day incidentally being a
Friday in many Muslim countries, was also quite auspicious for them. Attired in
the requisite space safety and protection gear, he emerged from the
International Space Station (ISS), to perform a spacewalk or rather float in
space as part of his mission in the ‘Expedition 69’ that lifted off from the
NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre, in Florida on March 02. His mission comprised a
6.5-hour extravehicular activity or assignment (EVA) that involved the
retrieval of a radio frequency communication console meant to be brought back
to earth. Neyadi was accompanied by Stephen Bowen of NASA and their stroll also
involved some groundwork to enable the ISS to be equipped with new solar
panels, planned to be sent from earth by some next mission.
His
performance was quite appreciated by the ground controller with the remarks,
“That was impressive, Sultan. You have a surgeon’s hand”. This admiration
evidently highlighted his precise, refined and systematic knack. He had
rigorously trained for the reduced gravity lunar environs by spending more than
55 hours underwater in a specially designed pool at the Houston Centre and
earned the NASA’s golden pin award for the astronauts. He is stipulated to stay
in space for six months and conduct 19 more experiments dealing with various
problems about the back pain plus plant cultivation and growth in space.
But
his walk has already vowed the UAE as the first Muslim country to have an
astronaut with a spacewalk feat. He is also the first long duration astronaut
of the Emirate and the second after Hazza Al Mansouri, who flew to the ISS from
the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 25, 2019, for an eight-day
mission. He also conducted some experiments on the innovative use of reduced
gravity on various industrial techniques. Neyadi, likewise also shares his
stature with eight other Muslims including four from the Soviet and Russian
regions and four from KSA, Syria, Malaysia and Afghanistan, who have also
visited space.
Yet
his iconic eminence, is not merely a spacewalk but also another marvelous
milestone for the Emirates’ long cherished ideals and achievements in space.
The founder of the UAE, as per some accounts, relished to look at the stars and
wonder about reaching them even while building the roads to link various parts
of his emerging nation. Idolising his vision, the nation in July 2009, launched
Dubai Sat-1, its earth observation satellite, from Baikonur, the Soviet
launching site in Kazakhstan. It spurred and stimulated the national space
sector and furnished the teams of the space engineering and expertise. An
autonomous National Space Agency created in 2014 developed its partnership with
the French and UK agencies and was expanded to become Khalifa Mohammad bin
Rashi Space Centre in 2015. Barely three years after it enabled the nation to
design and build one of the world’s most advanced remote sensing satellite.
Known as Khalifa Sat and carried by a Korean Satellite bus, it was launched
from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Centre.
The
progress in space probes rapidly advanced further and the rover rockets built
at the Rashid Centre, started rattling to reach the Mars and Moon. The Mission
to study the Mars’ surface and atmosphere, named as Hope, was launched in July
2020 by using nation’s own Rashid Rover spacecraft, sent from the Cape
Canaveral site, USA, aboard Falcon 9 by the SpaceX contractors. It entered the
Mars’s atmosphere on February 9, 2021, making UAE the first Arab and Muslim
country to command a mission to the Mars but also the first in the world to
send a mission in that month. It is also ranked with the USA and China to have
accomplished a successful mission during that span.
It
was named Hope to inspire the Youth’s focus on optimism, innovation and
leadership to revive the medieval Arab traditions for advancement of human
knowledge and progress. The success was evident once again as yet another Rashid
spacecraft was launched to land at the Atlas crater on the nearside of the
Moon. Prepared in partnership with Japan, mounted on a Hakuto-R, it lifted off
from the same renowned US facility on December 11, 2022.
The
probe was equipped with a thermal imaging as well as a high-resolution camera
combined to analyse the composition of the lunar geology. They were also meant
to record the dust movement above the lunar surface, reveal the nature and
approximate amount of various chemicals in its rocks as well as to explore the
conditions of its surface plasma. Another unique aspect of the rover was the
ingenuity to test a variety of different materials that could be used to build
lunar wheels. The materials are attached as adhesive strips to Rashid’s wheels
to determine which ones offer the best protection against lunar dust and other
harsh conditions. One such material is a graphene-based composite that was
devised by the University of Cambridge, UK, and Belgium’s UniversitéLibre de
Bruxelles It reached the lunar orbit yet the communications with it were barely
seconds before it ventured to land on the Moon.
While
the attempts to restore the communication, are eagerly awaited the UAE vision
for the National Space Strategy 2030 envisages to enhance and expand the
probes, performance and presence of its space sector in space race as well as
to improve its contribution to the national economy. in the national economy.
Yet another aspect of its initiatives in space, has been to beckon and inspire
the other Arab and Muslim countries to Saudi Arabia has already announced some
of its space programmes. Its success and eminence, similarly can also encourage
some other Muslim countries to venture in the space race.
Source:
Nation.Com
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Tehran
Friday Imam Claims Clerics In Iran Are “Oppressed” And Most Live Below The
Poverty Line
Tehran interim Friday prayer imam Kazem Seddiqi
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07-05-2023
Clerics
in Iran are “oppressed” and most live below the poverty line, according to
Tehran Friday prayer imam KazemSeddiqi.
Ebrahim
Fazel had gone missing on Tuesday as he had travelled from the religious city
of Qom – where he was studying at the seminary – to his hometown in the
northern province. His body was found in the coastal waters near the city of
Jouybar.
The
circumstances around his death remain unclear. The evidence has yet to reveal
whether he drowned or his body was thrown into the water.
In
recent months members of clergy have increasingly become targets of attacks by
Iranians who see them as symbolizing the nation’s problems.
Last
month, media close to the Revolutionary Guard reported that two clerics were targeted
by a driver in Qom after another similar attack a few days earlier. It was the
third attack on clerics within a few days. Tehran police announced on April 27
that a manhunt was underway to find another driver in the attempted murder of a
cleric in the capital.
Since
the 1979 revolution, the clergy have gained increasing power, but discontent
has risen in recent years, particularly amid waves of protests over economic,
political, and civil rights issues.
Source:
Iranintl.Com
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Shah
Rukh Khan's Pathaan Becomes FIRST Hindi Film To Release In Bangladesh Post 1971
Pathan
Poster
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by:
Simran Khan
May
7, 2023
Bollywood
Badshah Shah Rukh Khan's Bangladeshi fans are currently gearing up for the
release of his last film Pathaan. The spy action thriller, which emerged as the
highest-grossing Hindi film of all time, is set to be released in theatres
there on May 12. Notably, the Sidharth Anand directorial is the first Hindi
film to release in Bangladesh post-1971. Fans are super excited about the grand
release and SRK has a sweet message for them.
SRK
reacts to Pathaan's Bangladesh release
Shah
Rukh held an #AskSession on Twitter after announcing the new release date of
his upcoming film Jawan. During his interaction with tweeple, a Twitter user
asked SRK to share a message for his Bangladeshi fans. The superstar had a
sweet response.
"Finally,
Pathaan is releasing on 12th May in Bangladesh.. Any words for your Bangladeshi
fans? #AskSRK," read the netizen's question. The superstar replied,
"I hope you all enjoy it and then get ready for #Jawan."
According
to Nelson D'Souza, Vice President, International Distribution at YRF, Pathaan
is set to become the first Hindi film" to release in Bangladesh since the
country attained freedom in 1971.
Talking
about the release, he said, "We have learnt over the years that Shah Rukh
Khan has a tremendous fan following in Bangladesh and we feel Pathaan, our
latest offering from YRF's Spy Universe, is the perfect first film of SRK and
Hindi cinema to release in the country and represent Indian culture and cinema
in its full glory."
For
those unversed, Indian films were banned there in a bid to promote the local
film industry. Earlier this year, the government approved the release of movies
from India on certain conditions, reports said.
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Timesnow News
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India
J&K:
Shia community holds candlelight march in Srinagar against target killings of
Shia teachers in Pakistan
06
May 2023,
People
of the Shia community in Kashmir held a protest in Zadibal against the targeted
killings of Shia teachers in Pakistan. Several people from the Shia community
carried out a candlelight march expressing anger against the targeted killings
of the Shia community in Pakistan. On May 04, Tehreek-e-Taliban, an umbrella
group of several Sunni Muslim terrorist groups, claimed responsibility for
killing the Shia teachers in a government-run school in Pakistan. Seven
teachers were killed in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Source:
Economic Times
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Europe
'I
Don't Want You Staying At Home Making Couscous': What A French Head Teacher
Told Muslim Pupils
MAY
6, 2023
By
Yasmine Sellami
Last
autumn France's Ministry of Education issued an update on the rules and advice
to education authorities regarding the wearing of “conspicuous” religious
symbols, which are banned in French schools. Mediapart has investigated how
this latest advice is being applied in one secondary school in Marseille.
Several pupils there who have worn outfits judged to be contrary to the rules
say they have been “persecuted” by the school management. They also complain of
scandalous comments made by the school's headteacher. Teachers meanwhile talk
of a “tense” atmosphere and a divided staffroom. Yasmine Sellami reports.
“It's
a good secondary school as long as you don't wear a headscarf.” 'Imène' – not
her real name – is a pupil at Victor-Hugo, one of three secondary schools or
lycées in Marseille categorised as priority establishments for the southern
city in terms of funding and development. Since the start of the current
academic year she has been summoned in to see school management four times
after her outfits were judged by senior staff and some teachers to be
“Islamic”. Under a 2004 French law the wearing of “conspicuous” religious
symbols is banned in the country's schools. “I no longer know what to wear,”
she says.
Source:
Mediapart.Fr
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In
Kyrgyzstan, There Now Really are More Mosques than Schools
Paul
Goble
May
6, 2023
Staunton,
May 2 – Four years ago, the former president of Kyrgyzstan remarked that his
country had “more mosques than schools.” SooronbayZheyenbekov said that was a
good thing because the mosques helped raise children with good manners who then
formed the backbone of the Kyrgyz nation.
His
remark, however, triggered concerns that Kyrgyzstan, which had largely the
avoided the explosion of mosque construction in the first decade of independent
life, was not becoming Islamicized and that the mosques were a major force in
this process, something the state had to do something about lest Kyrgyzstan
destabilize or become an Islamic state.
Those
concerns continue with each side in the debate offering evidence for its
position. The state is confident that it has the mosques under control because
it requires the country’s 2800 imams to provide monthly reports about what they
are doing to prevent the radicalization of young people.
Source:
Windowon Eurasia2
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State
Security Service identifies Islamic State terrorist activities in foreign
countries, arrests one
6
May 2023
The
Georgian State Security Service on Saturday said it, along with competent
agencies involved in the national counterterrorism system, had identified the
activities of the terrorist organisation Islamic State in various foreign
countries and had arrested one foreign citizen in connection with this.
Bacha
Mgeladze, the Acting Head of the Counterterrorism Centre of the SSS, said that
as a result of complex counterterrorism measures, the Service had obtained evidence,
including electronic information storage device, where satellite images of the
strategic facilities of the capitals of the US and European countries had been
found.
Within
the framework of large-scale counterterrorism measures, the persons involved with
terrorist organisations, means and methods of communication, spheres of
interest and possible targets of attacks abroad have been identified”, Mgeladze
noted.
Source:
Agenda.Ge
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Arab
world
Precision
airstrike by Iraqi F-16 neutralizes Islamist group in Diyala
2023-05-07
following
an airstrike by Iraqi F-16 fighter jets on Sunday.
"Leveraging
intelligence information provided by the Military Intelligence Directorate and
under the expert planning and supervision of the Joint Operations Command's
Targeting Cell, our valiant air force pilots delivered a decisive airstrike
against a terrorist group entrenched in the Sindij area within the Diyala
operations sector," the statement said.
The
precision airstrike resulted in the elimination of the terrorist group's
members and the obliteration of their hideouts, the statement said.
Source:
Shafaq.Com
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Minister
heads Saudi Arabia’s delegation at Arab League meeting
ARAB
NEWS
May
06, 2023
CAIRO:
Abdulrahman Al-Rassi, Saudi deputy minister for international multilateral
affairs, led the Kingdom’s delegation at a preparatory session in Cairo on
Saturday for the meeting of foreign ministers of the Arab League.
During
the meeting, developments in the Syrian crisis were discussed, as well as the
latest updates on the situation in Sudan.
The
meeting was attended by the Kingdom’s deputy permanent representative to the
Arab League, Fahad bin Khaled Al-Khamali.
Source:
Arab News
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Saudi
minister of Industry and Mineral Resources concludes Switzerland trip
ARAB
NEWS
May
06, 2023
RIYADH:
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhorayef
has concluded an official visit to Switzerland, Saudi Press Agency reported.
His
trip was designed to enhance cooperation between the Kingdom and Switzerland in
the industry and mining sectors and increase the trade exchange and non-oil
exports, the report added.
During
his visit, Alkhorayef held talks with Swiss State Secretary for Economic
Affairs Helene BudligerArtieda and with Executive President of Swiss Export
Credit Agency Barbra Huiz.
Source:
Arab News
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Saudi
authorities arrest 25 in drug smuggling blitz
ARAB
NEWS
May
06, 2023
JEDDAH:
Saudi Arabia’s anti-drug campaign has recorded a string of successes in recent
days as the Kingdom steps up its crackdown on smuggling operations.
Six
Pakistani residents in Jeddah were detained by the General Directorate for
Narcotics Control following an attempt to smuggle the drug methamphetamine,
known as “shabu,” as well as a sum of money.
The
General Directorate for Narcotics Control also arrested another six people in
Badr in Madinah governorate in connection with an attempt to smuggle 50,530
amphetamine tablets and 1.4 kg of hashish.
Sami
Al-Shwerikh, spokesman for the General Directorate of Public Security, said
that seven people were arrested in a raid on a house in Al-Muzahimiyah in
Riyadh.
Source:
Arab News
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Saudi
literary contest to discover student talent
ARAB
NEWS
May
06, 2023
RIYADH:
Saudi Arabia’s Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission on Saturday
announced the launch of the Literary Creativity Competition, which targets
university students from across the Kingdom.
The
competition aims to discover and promote distinguished people in various literary
fields as part of the Human Capability Development Program.
The
event will provide competition among creative writers and ignite youthful
energy in literary writing across four fields: Short stories, novels, eloquent
poetry and Nabati poetry.
Source:
Arab News
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KSrelief
continues date distribution project worldwide
ARAB
NEWS
May
06, 2023
RIYADH:
Saudi Arabia launched its annual date distribution project, still ongoing, in
March, with the aim of reaching 72 countries in Asia, Africa, South America and
Europe.
Recently,
the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center delivered 25 tons of dates
as a gift from Saudi Arabia’s government to Thailand. Ambassador of the Kingdom
to Thailand Abdurrahman Al-Suhaibani presented the aid on behalf of the
KSrelief.
Vice
President of the Central Islamic Council of Thailand Arun Boonchom, Special
Secretary to Sheikhul Islam of Thailand Sheikh Mabrouk Younis, a representative
of the Ministry of Finance, and a team from KSrelief attended the delivery of
the aid on the premises of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Thailand.
Source:
Arab News
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Mideast
Israeli
Temple Mount GroupsPrepare for Mass Raids in Al-Aqsa Mosque
6
May, 2023
Israeli
Temple Mount groups are preparing for mass raids in Al-Aqsa Mosque on
“Jerusalem Day” marked on May 28.
The
statement pointed out that more than 5000 thousand Israeli settlers are
planning to commemorate the “Reunification of East Jerusalem Day”.
Earlier
on Friday, five Israeli settlers were spotted while trying to enter sacrifices
into Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound. However, they failed.
Source:
Daysof Palestine
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Man
indicted for bringing Hamas flags to Temple Mount on Ramadan
By
MICHAEL STARR
MAY
7, 2023
A
Jerusalem resident was indicted for attempting to bring flags of the Hamas
terrorist organization to the Temple Mount during Ramadan, the Jerusalem
District Attorney's Office said on Sunday.
AyoubAfana,
29, had given a bag full of 23 Hamas flags to his fiancée, asking her to bring
them to the holy site for him.
Source:
Jpost
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https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742285
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Satellite
images show tankers Iran seized off Bandar Abbas
By
JON GAMBRELL
07-05-2023
DUBAI,
United Arab Emirates (AP) — Satellite images analyzed Sunday by The Associated
Press show two oil tankers recently seized by Iran off the coast of one of its
key port cities on the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
The
photos from Planet Labs PBC showed the Advantage Sweet and the Niovi anchored
just south of Bandar Abbas near a naval base in the port city in Iran’s
Hormozgan province Saturday. Their capture represents just the latest ship
seizure conducted by Iran amid tensions with the West over its rapidly
advancing nuclear program, though it appears the two ships may have been taken
for different reasons.
Iran
seized the Marshall Islands-flagged Advantage Sweet, staffed by 23 Indians and
one Russian, on April 27 as it traveled in the Gulf of Oman. Tehran claimed the
vessel had struck another ship, though tracking data for the Advantage Sweet
showed no erratic behavior on its trip. Iran has made claims in the past over
ship seizures to cover for the vessels being taken to use as pawns in
negotiations with the West.
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Iran
to help Syria build communications satellites: Minister
07-May-2023
Iranian
Minister of Information and Communications Technology Isa Zarepour said Iran
will help Syria build communications satellites, official news agency IRNA
reported on Friday.
Zarepour
said that during the visit, he signed a memorandum of understanding with the
Syrian side and attended a meeting with Syrian Minister of Communications and
Technology Iyad Mohammad al-Khatib and his deputies.
Several
agreements were reached on boosting the export of Iranian communications
products to Syria, he said, adding that the two sides held discussions about
private Iranian companies' participation in developing necessary Syrian
infrastructure, among other bilateral issues.
Raisi
visited Syria from Wednesday to Thursday for extensive political and economic
talks with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad.
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South
Asia
China
Asks Afghanistan's Taliban to Address Terrorism Worries
May
06, 2023
ISLAMABAD,
PAKISTAN— Pakistan on Saturday hosted top diplomats from neighboring China and Taliban-ruled
Afghanistan for a trilateral dialogue that seeks to promote regional security,
trade, transit, and counterterrorism collaboration.
Taliban
Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, who faces United Nations travel
restrictions, was granted a waiver to attend the meeting in Islamabad. Chinese
Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Pakistani counterpart, Bilawal Bhutto
Zardari, led their respective delegations at the fifth round of the trilateral
framework.
The
participants held "productive discussions on political engagement,
counterterrorism, trade, and connectivity," said the Pakistani Foreign
Ministry in a brief post-meeting statement without elaborating.
Official
sources said Pakistani and Chinese delegates had shared with Taliban
representatives the security concerns stemming from a growing threat of
terrorism in Afghanistan and the challenges it poses to neighboring countries.
The delegates exchanged views about how to support the de facto Afghan
authorities in the economic reconstruction of the conflict-ravaged impoverished
South Asian nation.
Qin
said before the trilateral meeting that China and Pakistan were ready to
support "actively" the Afghan reconstruction efforts, but he pressed
the Taliban to deliver on their regional and international commitments.
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347
People Attempted Suicide in Past Year in Afghanistan
07-05-2023
At
least 347 people have attempted suicide in nine provinces of Afghanistan within
the last year, TOLOnews’ findings indicate.
“She
drank acid to commit suicide. We took her to the doctor and then took her to
Faizabad. We brought here two to three times here, she has now gone through
surgery and she is in good condition,” said Sakhi, her brother.
“We
have registered 250 suicide attempts. Of them, 188 are female and 62 are male,”
said HomyayounFrootan, head of the provincial hospital.
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Tolo News
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Jubo
League provides food to 4,47,320 families during Ramadan
06
May 2023
DHAKA,
May 6, 2023 (BSS) - Awami Jubo League distributed food items and Eid gifts
among 4,47,320 poor and distressed families across the country on the occasion
of the holy month of Ramadan at the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Awami
League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had given directives to the
party's leaders and workers to refrain from holding Iftar party and distribute
the money, which is usually spent for Iftar party, among underprivileged and
distressed people.
Responding
to the call of Sheikh Hasina, Jubo League Chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash
and General Secretary Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil asked the leaders and workers
of the organization to stand by poor people during the Ramadan, said a press
release today.
Central
Jubo League distributed food items and Eid gifts among 19,000 families. Jubo
League General Secretary Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil in his own initiative
distrusted food items and Eid gifts among 25,000 families in Mirpur in the
capital and his own district Chandpur.
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4
killed, 25 injured during rainstorm, flash floods in Afghanistan
by
Marziya Sharif
6th
May 2023
Jalalabad:
Heavy rains and flash floods killed four people and injured 25 others in
Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, said a statement of the provincial
government released here on Saturday.
Heavy
rains, which triggered flash floods in the province on Friday evening, killed
four people, including three children, the statement added.
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Cattle
smuggled across Indo-Bangladesh border with help of BSF, claims ED
Rajesh
Saha
May
6, 2023
By
Rajesh Saha: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has claimed, in its chargesheet
submitted against TMC leader AnubrataMondal, that cattle were smuggled across
the Indo-Bangladesh border with the help of the Border Security Force (BSF)
personnel.
The
chargesheet was recently filed before the Rouse Avenue court in Delhi. The
204-page chargesheet named AnubrataMondal as an accused in the cattle smuggling
case. The central probe agency has alleged that BSF personnel were involved in
the smuggling.
On
the 12th page of the chargesheet, the ED mentioned that the accused Md. Enamul
Haque, Md. AnarulSeikh and Md. Golam Mustafa used to purchase seized cattle,
with the help of BSF, at a very low price. The cattle were then shown as
auctioned cattle but were illegally smuggled across the Indo-Bangladesh
international border.
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Border
Haat between India and Bangladesh inaugurated at Bholaganj in Sylhet
May
7, 2023
A
new Border-Haat between India and Bangladesh was inaugurated in Bholaganj under
the Companiganjupazila of Sylhet on Saturday. Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas
Employment Minister of Bangladesh Imran Ahmed and Assistant High Commissioner
of India Niraj Kumar Jaiswal jointly inaugurated the Border-Haat.
The
opening of the Border Haat at Bholaganj on the border between Sylhet in
Bangladesh and East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya was welcomed by people on both
sides of borders with great enthusiasm. This is the fourth Border Haat in
Sylhet division out of which three are currently functional. Three more Border
Haats are planned to be opened in the Sylhet division
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Pakistan
After
botched raid on Parvez Elahi’s house, Lahore police operations chief replaced
Asif
Chaudhry
May
7, 2023
LAHORE:
The Punjab caretaker government on Saturday transferred Lahore DIG Operations
Afzaal Kausar days after the police raid on the residence of Chaudhry Parvez
Elahi that also spilt over into the adjoining house of Chaudhry Shujaat
Hussain, causing an outcry from the key government ally.
The
transfer order came days after interim chief minister of Punjab Mohsin Naqvi
visited the PML-Q president’s residence and assured him that action would be
taken against those responsible for misuse of authority during an ‘unreasonable
police raid’ for the arrest of the former CM.
However,
a police official told Dawn that DIG Kausar was made a scapegoat for the
botched raid on Mr Elahi’s residence. He said that the incident had brought
embarrassment even for the PML-N ruling in the Centre after some reports
emerged that the armed police personnel forcibly entered the adjoining
residence of Chaudhry Shujaat.
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Man
Tortured Over ‘Honour’ In Bahawalpur Succumbs To His Injuries
May
7, 2023
BAHAWALPUR:
A man who was brutally tortured by nine suspects, who had chopped off his ears
and fractured his arms and legs allegedly over an “honour” issue, a couple of
days back, succumbed to his injuries in a hospital on Saturday.
After
his death, the Musafirkhana police converted an earlier FIR (237/23),
registered under section 324 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), into a murder
case (302 of the PPC) against the nine suspects, on the complaint of the
victim’s brother Muhammad Ayyaz.
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Public
Accounts CommitteeDivided Over Taking Up Case Against SC Judge
Amir
Wasim
May
7, 2023
ISLAMABAD:
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the parliament is divided over the issue
of taking up the case of Supreme Court (SC) judge Justice Mazahar Ali Naqvi,
who is facing allegations of keeping assets beyond means, Dawn has learnt.
The
resentment within the PAC members, including those belonging to the ruling
coalition, came to the surface at a time when the National Assembly Secretariat
has already issued notices to them for a meeting scheduled to be held on Monday
(tomorrow) to take up the case against the SC judge.
The
matter had been referred to the PAC by Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani on
the demand of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and
federal minister Sardar Ayaz Sadiq during the National Assembly’s sitting on
May 4 with the directive to come up with a report within 15 days.
The
PML-N leader had raised the issue on a point of order during the Question Hour
as lawmakers continued their assault on the superior court judges in the wake
of ongoing executive-judiciary tussle over the issue of elections to the Punjab
Assembly.
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Imran
again seeks video-link facility for hearing of cases
Staff
Reporter
May
7, 2023
LAHORE:
As a Lahore High Court larger bench is set to resume the hearing on Monday on a
petition of former prime minister Imran Khan seeking quashment of as many as
121 cases registered against him, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief has made a
fresh request for allowing him appearance in these cases through video-link
facility.
In
a civil miscellaneous application filed in the pending main petition, Khan says
a plethora of “false” cases have been registered against him and he is required
to appear repeatedly before various judicial forums to defend himself.
The
PTI chief pleads that on each occasion of his appearance before a judicial
forum, he faces a serious threat to his life due to the lack of security being
provided to him despite his entitlement as a former prime minister.
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Police
detain over 20 PTI supporters in Islamabad
Munawer
Azeem
May
7, 2023
ISLAMABAD:
Police on Saturday detained more than 20 Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)
workers, including three women, for allegedly creating a law and order
situation and getting into a physical confrontation with the officials during a
rally taken out by the party to express solidarity with the Supreme Court.
Police
sources said 12 supporters, including three women, were arrested by the Saddar
Zone police while over a dozen were detained by the Rural Zone police and kept
at various police stations.
According
to the police, they were ordered to remain lenient with the participants of the
rally in order to avoid a confrontation with participants during the movement
of the visiting Chinese delegation. Some of the participants, who violated
Section 144 and blocked traffic, were subsequently detained after the Chinese
delegation left.
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Dawn
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LHC
accepts apology of ACE, police
Wajih
Ahmad Sheikh
May
7, 2023
LAHORE:
The Lahore High Court has accepted the unconditional apologies tendered by
officials of the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) and the police and
disposed of a petition of former chief minister Parvez Elahi seeking contempt
proceedings against ACE and police for conducting a raid on his residence.
Justice
Tariq Saleem Sheikh announced the reserved verdict on Saturday. Mr Elahi had
sought contempt proceedings against the officials for alleged violation of a
court’s order of granting pre-arrest bail to him. He also sought action against
ACE Additional DG Waqasul Hassan for uttering “derogatory remarks” about the
court.
The
replies filed by the officials revealed that there were two FIRs against the
petitioner. They said the high court granted the petitioner bail in one FIR
while the ACE proceeded against him in the other case.
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Dawn
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Face-off
with PBC leaves SCBA fragmented
Nasir
Iqbal
May
7, 2023
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI:
One of the country’s premier lawyers bodies, Supreme Court Bar Association
(SCBA), stands fragmented as a majority group has restrained the association’s
president and secretary from taking unilateral decisions.
The
group also disapproved the move to challenge the show-cause notices and
de-seating of the SCBA secretary and additional secretary by the Pakistan Bar
Council (PBC). Ten of the 17 members of the SCBA executive committee passed a
resolution stating that they will not support any proceedings against the PBC,
which was a regulator of all bar associations, including the SCBA.
Earlier
on Friday, an online meeting by the group expressed no confidence in the
association’s president Abid S. Zuberi. The move, which could have resulted in
Mr Zuberi’s removal, was stayed by the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Saturday.
In
its interim order, the SHC suspended the SCBA resolution to de-seat its
president till May 18. Justice Nadeem Akhtar also suspended till the next
hearing the PBC order to summon some SCBA officer-bearers for not complying
with the resolution passed by its executive committee to remove Mr Zuberi.
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Southeast
Asia
Islam
Prioritises Safe And Healthy Working Environment; BruneiImams Also Called On
Muslims To Supplicate For Safety
May
6, 2023
An
unsafe working environment is the root of uncontrollable danger and may cause
harm as well as affect personal and family lives both financially and socially,
imams said in the Friday sermon yesterday.
“Brunei’s
Safety, Health and Environment National Authority (SHENA) is a statutory body
entrusted and responsible in enforcing workplace safety and health orders.
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Some
2,000 people get RM500 Haj pocket money from Pahang govt, says MB
07
May 2023
KUANTAN,
May 7 — Almost 2,000 prospective pilgrims in Pahang have received aid of RM500
each for them to perform their Haj this year, said MenteriBesar Datuk Seri Wan
Rosdy Wan Ismail.
He
said the government was giving out this RM1 million aid for the first time
because of the state’s strong financial performance.
“This
aid can at least ease their burden and insyaAllah, we will continue in the
future depending on the state government’s financial position.
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Selangor
Sultan reminds pilgrims to maintain discipline when performing Haj
07
May 2023
SHAH
ALAM, May 7 — Malaysian pilgrims, especially those from Selangor, are advised
to maintain discipline and obey the rules set by the Saudi Arabian authorities
while in the Holy Land, said Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.
“I
commend Tabung Haji (TH)for their dedication in ensuring that the welfare of
our pilgrims is always taken care of,” he said at the state-level Perdana Haj
Course organised by TH and the Selangor Islamic Religious Department at the
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque, here today.
“Once
you arrive in the Holy Land, if you have any health problems, seek treatment
immediately at the Tabung Haji clinics in Makkah or Madinah,” he said.
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PM
Anwar announces total allocation of RM1.2b for socioeconomic development in
Negeri Sembilan
07
May 2023
SEREMBAN,
May 7 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today announced a total
allocation of RM1.2 billion for implementation of socioeconomic development in
Negeri Sembilan.
He
said the new projects for the state this year, included building an exit road
from a proposed new toll to the Seremban Central Ring Road, costing RM600
million.
“Building
a road and a bridge across Sungai Sepang to link Bukit Pelandok, Port Dickson,
with Sungai Pelek at a cost of RM160 million.”
“The
construction of the Education Ministry facilities at a cost of RM280 million,
which includes rebuilding of dilapidated schools and strengthening special
education,” he said in his Aidilfitri message at the Malaysia Madani and Negeri
Sembilan Aidilfitri Open House at the Seremban City Council here today.
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Covid-19
pandemic over, but MMA says Malaysia must not let guard down entirely
By
ShathanaKasinathan
07
May 2023
KUALA
LUMPUR, May 7 — Malaysia should continue to take measures that guard against
Covid-19 notwithstanding the World Health Organisation declaring an end to the
pandemic, the Malaysian Medical Association said.
MMA
president Dr Muruga Raj Rajathurai said the WHO still maintained that Covid-19
was a significant threat, and countries must take steps to manage its risk as
an endemic disease.
Malaysia
could play its role in this by adopting long-term prevention, control, and
management policies to contain Covid-19 in line with WHO’s response plan, he
said.
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Calling
colleagues ‘sayang’, ‘dear’ now considered sexual harassment at work for civil
servants, says Public Services Commission
By
Muhammad Yusry
07
May 2023
KUALA
LUMPUR, May 7 — Calling colleagues “sayang” or “dear” as well as “sexting” are
now considered sexual harassment in the workplace and such behaviour is an
offence for civil servants, according to the Public Services Commission (PSC).
These
were among the disciplinary offences for government servants as listed by the
PSC in a circular dated April 7, and subsequently, shared with SinarHarian.
It
stated that calling a colleague “sayang” and “dear” is considered verbal sexual
harassment, while touching, holding, groping, kissing, and pinching would be
physical sexual harassment.
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PM
Anwar offers condolences to ex-Treasury sec-gen Clifford Francis Herbert’s
family
07
May 2023
KUALA
LUMPUR, May 7 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim conveyed his
condolences to the family of former Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Clifford
Francis Herbert who died this morning.
Through
a post on Facebook, Anwar described Herbert as a good officer who had given
excellent service to the country.
“Personally,
I will continue to remember his contributions to the development of the
country, especially the construction of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport
(KLIA).
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North
America
N.J.
Muslim mayor denied access to White House event will still support Biden
re-election
By
David Wildstein,
May
04 2023
A
Democratic mayor from New Jersey who had his invitation to a White House event
pulled still plans to support President Joe Biden for re-election but wants
help fixing the problem of systemic profiling that caused the U.S. Secret
Service to refuse his admission.
Prospect
Park Mayor Mohamed Khairullah, the longest-serving Muslim mayor in the nation,
was invited last month to be at the White House for an Eid al-Fitr celebration
but was disinvited just before the event.
“This
isn’t Iran. This isn’t North Korea. It’s the United States of America,”
Khairullah said. “It’s humiliating when
it happens.”
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Trump's
re-election bid includes plans to reinstate infamous Muslim Ban, add more
countries to the list: Reports
ByPaurush
Omar
May
06, 2023
Trump
first called for a ‘total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United
States’ during the GOP presidential primary in December 2015
Former
President Donald Trump has privately told close associates that he plans to
reinstate his infamous "Muslim ban" if he is reelected in 2024,
according to US daily Rolling Stone. Trump has reportedly called the policy
"beautiful" and has expressed interest in adding more majority-Muslim
countries to the list of those banned from entering the United States.
Federal
courts blocked the initial order, but in 2018, the Supreme Court narrowly
approved a subsequent revision of the ban. President Joe Biden reversed the
executive order in one of his first executive orders after taking office.
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Africa
Atrocities
of ‘repentant’ Boko Haram fighters
By
Editorial Board
07
May 2023
The
arrest, the other day, of a “repentant Boko Haram fighter,” Ba’anaBdiya, over a
bomb attack on Nigerian soldiers that led to the deaths of at least three
soldiers, is yet another strong indication that the federal government’s safe
corridor programme, and its attendant rehabilitation of captured or surrendered
terrorists, is wrong headed and unlikely to aid in ending the war against
terror. That policy is against the grain of justice, and is unduly exposing
Nigerian soldiers to untimely deaths; thus posing whether government is in
support of soldiers or terrorists.
The
policy takes no cognizance of hundreds of innocent citizens who are victims of
terrorist attacks or have lost their relatives and loved ones to these
insurgents. Besides, well meaning citizens wonder what the essence of extant
laws on terrorism is, if the law cannot be invoked, as conceived, against
terrorists and other violators. Government certainly needs a rethink on this
policy, to save Nigerian soldiers, and to bring an end to the unceasing war
against terror in Nigeria.
The
repentant Boko Haram fighter, ‘Ba’ana, also known as ‘Manci,’ was among the
thousands of Boko Haram members who were granted amnesty by the Federal
Government for laying down his arms and accepting rehabilitation back into
society. It was later revealed that despite renouncing his membership of the
terror group, he maintained close contact with his former colleagues and has
been supplying them with sensitive intelligence information on the movement of
Nigerian soldiers, all with a view to ambushing and killing the soldiers.
So
far, the intelligence information shared by Manci led to the ambush and killing
of many Nigerian soldiers, including three soldiers on the outskirts of Banki
town, Borno State where many other people were severely injured in February of
this year, Manci also passed information to his Boko Haram fighter-colleagues
that led to the successful ambushing and killing of Nigerian soldiers at
Ngauri.
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Battles
raged in Khartoum ahead of talks in S.Arabia
07-05-2023
Air
strikes battered Sudan's capital on Saturday (May 6), as fighting entered its
22nd day only hours before the warring parties are to meet in Saudi Arabia for
their first direct talks.
Hundreds
of people have been killed since the outbreak of the conflict on April 15
between Sudan's de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who leads the regular
army, and his deputy turned rival Mohamed HamdanDaglo, who commands the
paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
In
a joint statement, the United States and Saudi Arabia said the army and RSF
would hold direct discussions in Jeddah on Saturday (May 6), describing them as
"pre-negotiation talks".
"Saudi
Arabia and the United States urge both parties to take in consideration the
interests of the Sudanese nation and its people and actively engage in the talks
toward a ceasefire and end to the conflict," they said.
The
army confirmed it had sent envoys to Saudi Arabia to discuss "details of
the truce in the process of being extended" with its paramilitary foes.
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First
person: Surviving abuse to help Eswatini’s neglected children
7
May 2023
Humanitarian
Aid
“In
this community, many children don’t go to school or pre-school, because they
don’t have food. Many others can’t afford the school fees. I can’t afford to
send my own children to pre-school because my husband lost his job.
Some
children suffer from a lack of parental love. We have seen neglected children
left to find their own food, and at risk of sexual abuse from adults, who could
potentially infect them with HIV.
This
also happened to me: although my parents did not neglect me when I was a child,
I faced abuse from adults including neighbours, my teachers, and the pastor at
my church.
Before
we created this Neighbourhood Care Point, this building was full of criminals.
It was used for storing stolen goods, and the walls were covered in violent
graffiti images.
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News.Un.Org
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Nearly
10,000 flee from Sudan to neighbouring Central African Republic
By
Daniel Bellamy
UN
officials returning from a border town in Central African Republic say around
9,700 people have crossed over from Sudan so far and that they expect more to
come.
"We
are currently discussing with the minister who will decide on behalf of the
government where this population will be settled," said Mohamed Ag Ayoya,
the UN's top humanitarian official in the country.
Outbreaks
of disease, in particular malaria are worrying the World Health Organisation
(WHO). And malnutrition is a concern too, if people get weak from it they will
be all the more prone to getting sick.
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Africa News
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AfCFTA:
Effective implementation and reforms to boost growth - IMF report
07-05-2023
A
successful African free trade area implementation could unlock major benefits for
Africa in terms of income, jobs among other things, a report by IMF staff said.
The
departmental paper published Friday (May 5) examined the prospects for African
trade integration in the context of a changing world amid the climate crisis,
risks of geopolitical fragmentation, technological progress, and the
continent’s prospective demographic growth.
The
64-page document found that comprehensive reforms combined with the AfCFTA
implementation could increase the median merchandise trade flow between African
countries by 53 percent and with the rest of the world by 15%.
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