All Takfiri Movements Such As Daesh, Al-Nusrah, Boko Haram Have One Ideology and That Is Wahhabism, Says Lebanese Shia Cleric
New
Age Islam News Bureau
10
November 2021
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• Pakistan
to Give a Chance of Peace to Militants Who Accept the Constitution: Information
Minister
• US
Busy Consulting On Recognizing Taliban: Thomas West
• Lawyers
and Journalists Probed Over Tweets on Anti-Muslim Violence
• Myanmar's
Junta Charges US Journalist, Danny Fenster, With Terrorism, Sedition
Arab World
• Saudi
Arabia Allows Non-Saudis to Invest In Real Estate Funds in Mecca and Medina
• UAE
FM meets Assad, signals Arab states keen to engage Syria
• UAE
foreign minister arrives in Syria, meets President Bashar al-Assad
• Saudi
Air Forces intercept three ballistic Houthi missiles
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Pakistan
• Sindh
High Court Orders To Unseal Hindu Community Hall In Clifton, Karachi
• Allama
Iqbal Highlighted Need for Renaissance of Islam, says President Dr Arif Alvi
• Pak
to host US, China, Russia meet on Afghanistan on Thursday
• Hearing
adjourned after PM briefs Supreme Court on progress made in Army Public School
attack case
• Two
‘militants’ killed in Hub operation
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North America
• US
slams UAE meeting with Syria's Assad, urges careful consideration
• Report
warns China may be committing genocide against Uyghurs
• New
US envoy for Afghanistan to visit Pakistan this week
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India
• Five
held for helping terrorists kill 9 soldiers in Jammu forest ambush
• Afghanistan
conference: India looks to forge consensus on terror, legitimacy, aid
• Muslim
Youth Found Dead Inside Kasganj Police Station, Was Called For Questioning In
‘Kidnapping’ Case
• Padma
for Maulana Kalbe Sadiq - Family thanks govt, says ‘real tribute to a great
scholar’
• Kashmir
Civilian Killings Show 'Frustration' Of Pakistan: J&K BJP Chief
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South Asia
• First
Hindu Chief Justice of Bangladesh, Surendra Kumar Sinha, Gets 11 Years’ Jail in
Graft Case In Absentia
• Taliban
to investigate former MP’s torture
• Common
Afghan impersonating journalists flown out of Afghanistan: Afghan Journalists
Union
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Europe
• France,
EU Members Slam Israel’s Settlement Plans, Terror Listing Of Palestinian Ngos
• President
Macron Regrets ‘Misunderstandings’ Over Algeria Comments: Official
• Bangladeshi
premier visits France in bid to boost defense, trade ties
• 'EU
Not Paying Money To Turkish Gov't, But Supporting Refugees'
• Paris
Agreement to come into effect in Turkey on Nov. 10
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Southeast Asia
• Maldives:
Man Who Offended Holy Book of Quran Imprisoned For 10 Days
• London
University blasted for hosting 'racist' Israeli Ambassador
• More
than 5,000 divorce cases reported in Sarawak during MCO, says deputy minister
• Don’t
preach about Keluarga Malaysia only when in govt, says Khalid
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Mideast
• Israel’s
Army Using Facial Recognition Surveillance In Palestinian City
• At
least 10 missing in building collapse in eastern Turkey
• Hamas
sentences three to death for working with Israel, drug trade
• Iran
sends humanitarian aid to victims of Daesh attack on Kabul military hospital
• Iran
Reiterates Continued Support for Palestinian People
• Yemeni
Journalists Syndicate condemns attack on Al Arabiya reporter, his wife
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Africa
• Morocco
Airline to Launch Direct Israel Flights A Year After Normalization
• Sudan
court orders end to internet cut but country remains largely offline
• Tunisia’s
UGTT union calls for a strike in southern town
• Fugitive
Moroccans from diverted Air Arabia Maroc flight ‘fled to Barcelona’
• Protesters
set fire to police station in southern Tunisia amid a growing waste crisis
• Somali
premier orders start of parliamentary elections
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All
Takfiri Movements Such As Daesh, Al-Nusrah, Boko Haram Have One Ideology and
That Is Wahhabism, Says Lebanese Shia Cleric
(Representational
File Photo ISIS)
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November
10, 2021
A
Lebanese cleric deplored the expansion of Wahhabism in the West, saying that
the powers are ignoring such lines of thought partly due to the relations with
creators of the school.
Head
of United Ummah Center Sayyed Fadi al-Sayyed said that strengthening religious
and Islamic moderation, eliminating religious sensitivities, and dealing with
the grounds that prepare extremism in all religions is the only path to achieve
Islamic unity.
Asked
about Wahhabism and Takfiri thoughts and mechanisms to counter them, the cleric
said that there is a need to hold international conferences with the
participation of Muslim scholars to discuss the issue. He said further research
should be made on the history of Wahhabism which was founded concurrently with
colonial eras.
Pointing
to the history of Saudi Arabia’s ties with arrogant and colonial powers, Fadi
al-Sayyed noted that these countries are turning a blind eye to Wahhabi
thoughts as many of the mosques in these states are being equipped and funded
by Wahhabists.
“Wahhabism
has created a negative image of Islam, associating the name of Islam with
massacre, 9/11, vandalizing, and bombing. All these may be completely
intentional; like a person who wears someone else’s dress and makes it dirty
intentionally.”
All
Takfiri movements such as Daesh, al-Nusrah, Boko Haram, and other Takfiri
groups in the Arab and Muslim world had one source and that is Wahhabism
school, he said.
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Pakistan
to Give a Chance of Peace to Militants Who Accept the Constitution: Information
Minister
Nov
10, 2021
Information
Minister Fawad Chaudhry addresses a press briefing in Islamabad on Tuesday. —
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ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan's information minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Tuesday that the
government was willing to give a chance of peace to those militants who were
willing to shun violence and accept the Constitution.
Briefing
the media after a Cabinet meeting which among other issues discussed the
prevailing security situation of the country, Chaudhry said that certain groups
linked with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) wanted to leave
violence and the government too wanted to give them a chance to return to
normal life.
"There
are various groups within TTP; there are (some) ideologues, while there are
others who joined the organisation under compulsion. The state of Pakistan
wants to give its citizens a chance if all of them, some of them or a fraction
of them, want to come back and show their allegiance to the Constitution of
Pakistan," the minister said.
His
remarks came a day after the top military brass briefed the lawmakers about
national security situation.
According
to political sources, Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa made it clear that talks
with the TTP would be held within the framework of the Constitution.
It
was said in the briefing that the TTP would have to follow the Constitution,
surrender arms and get its activists registered with the National Database
Registration Authority (Nadra) to get national identity cards, according to
sources.
The
TTP also in a statement has acknowledged that a month long ceasefire had been
agreed from November 9 during talks with the government, which were going under
the mediation of the Afghan Taliban.
Chaudhry
had said on Monday that a ceasefire had been reached between the government and
the banned militant group.
In
his press briefing, the minister said that the new government in Afghanistan
wanted Pakistan to negotiate a deal with the TTP. "We believe the new
authorities in the neighbouring country want peace in Pakistan," he said.
Talking
about Afghanistan, the minister said Pakistan would not accept the Taliban
government until all regional powers agreed to recognise the new Afghan
administration. But he added that Pakistan would continue to provide help.
He
also said that the Cabinet decided to form a special fund to help Afghanistan
to tackle the looming food crisis.
Chaudhry
also announced that Pakistan would send sufficient amount of wheat and rice to
Afghanistan and also slash all taxes on imports from Afghanistan.
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US Busy
Consulting On Recognizing Taliban: Thomas West
10
Nov 2021
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US
special representative to Afghanistan Thomas West told reporters on Monday that
the United States held a consultation on a road map based on which they will
recognize the Taliban’s government formed after the US troops withdrew and the
previous government collapsed.
Thomas
West has also expressed his concern over the uptick in the attacks of ISIS in
Afghanistan and Al-Qaida’s presence in the country while he applauded the
Taliban’s efforts in suppressing the terror group.
The
special representative added that the Taliban has voiced clearly and openly
their desire to normalize relations with the international community, to see a
resumption in aid, to see a return of the international diplomatic community to
Kabul, and to see sanctions relief.
Though
it is believed that the international community is somehow awaiting the US to
take the lead in recognizing the Taliban, Thomas West acknowledged that the US
can deliver none of the above on their own.
Thomas
is intended to visit Pakistan and attend the Troika plus summit along with
special representatives of Russia, China, and Pakistan to Afghanistan.
Afghanistan’s
acting foreign minister Amir Khan Motaqi is due to leave Kabul for Islamabad on
Wednesday, November 10.
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Lawyers
and Journalists Probed Over Tweets on Anti-Muslim Violence
November
10, 2021
Activists
shout slogans in New Delhi last month during a rally against the recent
violence in Tripura state. PHOTO: AFP
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Lawyers
and journalists are among dozens of people being investigated by police in
India over posts on social media about anti-Muslim violence in a case that has
stoked concern about freedom of speech in the world's largest democracy.
Authorities
on Nov. 7 opened a criminal investigation into the owners of 102 social media
accounts under strict anti-terrorism legislation for allegedly sharing
"fake news" about mob attacks on Muslims in the remote northeastern
state of Tripura last month.
They
include several prominent Indian journalists, an Australian journalist and a
law professor based in the United States. The majority of those under
investigation are reportedly Muslims.
It
follows violence targeting at least four mosques and Muslim-owned homes and
shops in Tripura as Hindu groups rallied against the killings of minority
Hindus in neighbouring Bangladesh.
Police
said the owners of the Twitter, Facebook and YouTube accounts were being
investigated for allegedly aiming to instigate further violence by sharing
misleading visuals and text on social media.
A
case has been opened under the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
(UAPA), vaguely worded legislation that allows people to be held for six months
without charge.
Most
of the offending posts had been removed by Nov. 7. Those that remained online
largely appeared to be highlighting the plight of Muslims targeted in the
attacks.
C.J.
Werleman, the Australian journalist, had tweeted that Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi had not condemned the unrest and that Muslim protesters against
the violence had been detained.
"27
confirmed attacks by Hindutva mobs on mosques and Muslim-owned properties in
Tripura during the past week," Werleman, a reporter with Byline Times,
tweeted on Oct. 30.
Indian
journalist Shyam Meera Singh, another of those being investigated, said he had
tweeted "Tripura is Burning!"
He
shared screenshots of an email from Twitter that said the social media giant
had received a request from Tripura police to take action against his account.
Reporters
Without Borders said on Nov. 8 that it "firmly condemns" the
investigation against the journalists whose "only crime was to cover
recent attacks against mosques in the northeastern state of Tripura".
The
Editors Guild of India demanded an investigation into the riots "instead
of penalising journalists and civil society activists".
Tripura
is ruled by Modi's Hindu nationalist Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).
Critics
say there has been an increase in attacks on the 200-million Muslim minority
community in India under Modi's government. The government denies the
allegations.
The
Tripura police's investigation also drew criticism from Modi's political opponents
including main rival Rahul Gandhi from the Congress party.
"Pointing
out that #Tripura_Is_Burning is a call for corrective action. But BJP's
favourite cover-up tactic is shooting the messenger. Truth can't be silenced by
#UAPA," he tweeted.
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Myanmar's
Junta Charges US Journalist, Danny Fenster, With Terrorism, Sedition
November
10, 2021
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US
journalist, Danny Fenster, is charged with terrorism and sedition by Myanmar's
junta and could face life in prison.
A
US journalist detained for months by Myanmar's junta, is charged with terrorism
and sedition, his lawyer reported to AFP Wednesday, and he could face life in
prison if convicted.
Fenster,
who was arrested while leaving the country in May, was struck with "two
charges under section 50(a) of the Counter-Terrorism Law and 124(a) of the
Penal Code," his lawyer Than Zaw Aung, told AFP.
Conviction
under the counter-terrorism law holds a maximum life sentence.
#UPDATES
New charges of terrorism and sedition against US journalist Danny Fenster in
Myanmar, come as he faces trial for allegedly encouraging dissent against
military, unlawful association and breaching immigration law
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AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 10, 2021
Fenster,
37, is already on trial for allegedly encouraging dissent against the military,
unlawful association, and breaching immigration law.
The
new allegations come only days after Bill Richardson, a former US diplomat, and
hostage negotiator, spoke with junta chief Min Aung Hlaing in the capital of
Naypyidaw.
It
is noteworthy that the military junta currently ruling Myanmar came into power
following the February 1 coup and the overthrowing of Aung San Suu Kyi's
government.
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Arab World
Saudi
Arabia Allows Non-Saudis to Invest In Real Estate Funds in Mecca and Medina
09
November, 2021
The
Capital Markets Authority (CMA) of Saudi Arabia announced that it will allow
capital market institutions to accept subscriptions of non-Saudis in the real
estate funds that invest in assets within the boundaries of Mecca and Medina,
the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Monday.
“CMA
stressed that the capital market institutions must ensure compliance with the
Law of Real Estate Ownership and Investment by Non-Saudis when managing the
investments of investment funds in real estate located” within the boundaries
of the cities of Mecca and Medina, and upon liquidation of those funds,
according to SPA.
The
authority said that the decision will contribute to relying on the capital
market as a diversified financing channel.
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UAE
FM meets Assad, signals Arab states keen to engage Syria
November
10, 2021
BEIRUT:
The United Arab Emirates foreign minister met Syrian President Bashar al Assad
in Damascus on Tuesday, a sign of improving ties between Assad and a US-allied
Arab state that once supported rebels trying to overthrow him.
Foreign
Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed is the most senior Emirati dignitary to
visit Syria in the decade since the eruption of a civil war in which several
Arab states backed insurgents against President Assad.
The
United States criticised the visit, denouncing efforts to rehabilitate a
“brutal dictator”.
“We
are concerned by reports of this meeting and the signal that it sends,” State
Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters.
US
criticises visit
“This
administration will not express any support for efforts to normalise or
rehabilitate Bashar al Assad, who is a brutal dictator,” Price said, not
referring to him as president.
The
UAE foreign minister led a delegation of senior Emirati officials that discussed
bilateral relations and cooperation in a meeting with Syrian counterparts, a
statement by the Syrian presidency said.
The
participants discussed exploring “new horizons for this cooperation, especially
in vital sectors in order to strengthen investment partnerships in these
sectors”, the statement said.
Sheikh
Abdullah underlined in his meeting with Assad “UAE’s keenness on the security,
stability and unity of Syria,” UAE’s state news agency WAM said.
He
also stressed the “UAE’s support for all efforts made to end the Syrian crisis,
consolidate stability in the country, and meet the aspirations of the brotherly
Syrian people,” WAM reported.
Anwar
Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the Emirates president, wrote on Twitter that
“the UAE continues to build bridges, boost relationships, and connect what was
cut off... and will be keen to spare the region further congestion and
continuous conflicts”.
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Dawn
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UAE
foreign minister arrives in Syria, meets President Bashar al-Assad
09
November ,2021
The
top Emirati diplomat met with Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, Tuesday in a
sign of improved relations between the UAE and Syria.
The
pair discussed “exploring new horizons” for cooperation between the two
countries, the Syrian presidency said. For his part, the UAE FM was quoted as
saying that the UAE would stand by the Syrian people and that he believed a
Syria led by al-Assad would overcome the difficulties of the war.
Foreign
Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed would be the most senior Emirati dignitary
to visit Syria in the decade since the eruption of a civil war in which several
Arab states lined up in support of mainly Sunni Muslim rebels seeking to topple
Assad.
The
foreign minister arrived with a senior delegation, according to al-Manar TV,
which is run by Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah, an Assad ally.
The
pro-government Syrian newspaper al-Watan cited unofficial media sources
“talking about” his arrival.
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Saudi
Air Forces intercept three ballistic Houthi missiles
10
November ,2021
Saudi
Air Forces have intercepted three ballistic missiles launched by Yemen’s
Iran-backed Houthi militia toward Saudi Arabia's southern region, the Arab
Coalition announced in statement on Wednesday.
The
Coalition said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency that
it “thwarted attempts by the Houthi militia to target civilians and civilian
objects.”
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Pakistan
Sindh
High Court Orders To Unseal Hindu Community Hall In Clifton, Karachi
November
10, 2021
KARACHI:
The Sindh High Court on Tuesday directed the local administration to unseal a
Hindu community hall in Clifton and hand it over to a newly-formed committee.
The
district administration had sealed the hall last year to avoid any clash as it
got complaints that some members of the Hindu community were against the body
managing religious events and festivals in the hall.
In
compliance of the court’s last order, an amicus curiae filed names of the Hindu
Panchayat and the lawyer for the petitioner also submitted names of seven
persons to include them in a committee to run the affairs of the community
hall.
The
bench in its order said that the parties were in agreement that in case of
resignation or death of any member of the community, the rest of the six
members would elect the seventh member amongst “Patels of the Panchayat/Jamat”
within a month.
The
district administration had allotted the hall to the Hindu community in Oct
1990 for social activities.
Meanwhile,
the SHC directed the builder of the four-storey Makkah Tower in Saddar to
submit a proposal for compensating owners of those flats who might be affected
due to an action to clear the compulsory open space.
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Dawn
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Allama
Iqbal Highlighted Need for Renaissance of Islam, says President Dr Arif Alvi
November
10, 2021
ISLAMABAD:
President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday said the Pakistani nation will make strides
in every walk of life and achieve progress by following the vision and
philosophy of the great poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal.
Speaking
at the Presidential Iqbal Awards ceremony here, he said the people of Pakistan
could progress and become at par with other nations by seeking knowledge and
innovation and moving ahead with Iqbal’s vision and hope.
“We
are celebrating the birth anniversary of Allama Iqbal who was our national
poet, philosopher, visionary leader, lawyer and a person with knowledge of
science.” He said Allama Iqbal gave Muslims the Two-Nation Theory and stressed
upon renaissance of Islam. Iqbal found Allah through creations in the universe,
stars, atoms, Islam and philosophers like Rumi and pursued a path of discovery
of the self, Dr Alvi observed. He said the great poet propounded his viewpoint
about revival of Islam through his book, “The Reconstruction of Religious
Thought in Islam.” In different phases of his life, the Poet of the East
pursued different strains of thought as at one stage he praised Hindustan
through his poetry.
But
at a later stage he, along with Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, went through
a change of thought and emphasized upon separate identity of Muslims in India
and stopped supporting a united India, he explained.
Alvi
said both were of the view that Muslims and Hindus were two different nations
because their culture, religion, languages and festivals were different, who
could not live together in a unified country. The Two-Nation Theory gave
Muslims the vision of a separate identity and reiterated the past glory of
Islam, he added.
He
said in his poetry Allama Iqbal talked to the Muslim Ummah, adding, his
thinking and beliefs shook the Muslims in India.“The thought of Iqbal deeply
influenced the minds of people,” he remarked.
He
said it was imperative that the Muslim Ummah should learn from the
farsightedness of the visionary poet. “Bricks and mortar do not make a nation
but it is made by knowledge, wisdom and intelligence as happened in the case of
Germany and Japan,” he opined.
The
president gave away the Presidential Iqbal Awards to Dr Khalid Almas, Dr Aslam
Ansari, Dr Syed Abdullah, Zafar Ali Raja, Dr Muhammad Ejazul Haq, Dr Tehseen
Firaqi and Khurram Ali Shafiq for their books on different aspects of life and
poetic work of Allama Iqbal.
Earlier,
the nation marked the 144th birth anniversary of the great poet and
philosopher, Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal, with national zeal and fervor. People
from different walks of life paid glowing tributes to Dr Allama Iqbal for his
unmatched contribution for awakening and uniting the Muslims to stand for the
cause of acquiring a separate homeland, through his thought-provoking messages
and poetry.
Special
prayers were offered in mosques countrywide for development and prosperity of
the country from early in the morning. Special programmes were arranged by
different literary, political, social, educational and cultural organizations
to pay homage to Dr Allama Iqbal for his unmatched literary contributions and
his role in character building of the entire Muslim Ummah.
Born
in Sialkot on November 9, 1877, Dr Allama Iqbal had foreseen that the only
solution of problems being faced by the Muslims in the Subcontinent was a
separate homeland. Iqbal is known as Muffakir-e-Pakistan, Shair-e-Mashriq and
Hakeem-ul-Ummat. His best literary work includes Asrar-e-Khudi,
Payam-i-Mashriq, Bang-i-Dara, Bal-i-Jibril, Zarb-i-Kalim and Armughan-e-Hijaz.
Seminars,
conferences, debates and poetry competitions and discussion programmes were
arranged to highlight different aspects of poetry, thoughts and messages of Dr
Allama Iqbal. The Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), in
collaboration with PTV, arranged the Iqbal Day program titled “Sitaroon se
aagey” to pay tribute to Dr Allama Iqbal in the fields of poetry and
literature. The program highlighted different aspects of Dr Allama Iqbal’s
personality and his contributions. The programme would also be presented on PNCA
official Facebook page.
Bahria
University arranged a conference themed ‘Iqbal’s multidimensional wisdom: His
vision for the social, scientific and technological revival of the Ummah’ on
Tuesday to mark the birth anniversary of the great poet and philosopher.
President Arif Alvi was the chief guest of the conference while a number of
scholars, academics, researchers, faculty and students were present on the
occasion.
The
Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust also planned to arrange week-long activities
comprising over a series of competitions among the students to mark the Iqbal
Day. The Trust also arranged the Iqbal Day function with participation of a
number of poets, scholars and academicians on Tuesday.
An
impressive change of guards ceremony was held at the mausoleum of Dr Allama
Muhammad Iqbal in Lahore. A smartly turned-out contingent of the Pakistan Navy
assumed ceremonial guard duties with traditional spirit and enthusiasm.
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Pak
to host US, China, Russia meet on Afghanistan on Thursday
Nov
10, 2021
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan will host senior diplomats from the United States, China and Russia in
Islamabad to discuss the situation in Afghanistan on Thursday.
Pakistan
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and its National Security Advisor Moeed
Yusuf will chair the 'Troika Plus' meeting.
The
representative of the four countries will also meet Afghanistan's acting
Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, Dawn reported.
Muttaqi
is set to arrive in Islamabad on Wednesday. It is the first visit to Pakistan
by an Afghan minister since the Taliban seized control of Kabul in August.
"Troika
Plus at SRs (special representatives level) will meet with Muttaqi," the
Pakistani official said.
The
dialogue is taking place at a time when the Taliban is seeking international
recognition. However, the international community is not in hurry to give
legitimacy to the Taliban interim government unless they fulfil their promises.
"Troika
Plus has become an important forum for engagement with Afghan authorities. It
will express support for an inclusive government, discuss ways to prevent a
humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as well as the protection of human rights,
particularly women's rights," he said.
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Times of India
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Hearing
adjourned after PM briefs Supreme Court on progress made in Army Public School
attack case
Haseeb
Bhatti
November
10, 2021
Prime
Minister Imran Khan, after being summoned by the Supreme Court on Wednesday,
briefed the apex court on the progress made in the Army Public School (APS)
attack case.
A
total of 147 people, 132 of them children, were martyred when Tehreek-i-Taliban
Pakistan (TTP) militants stormed the APS-Warsak School, in Peshawar, in 2014.
The government is in talks with the TTP over a "reconciliation
process", with Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry having announced on
Monday that a "complete ceasefire" had been reached with the banned
outfit.
A
three-judge bench — headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed, and
comprising Justice Qazi Mohammad Amin Ahmed and Justice Ijazul Ahsan — had
summoned the prime minister around 10am. He arrived at the court roughly two
hours later, just before noon.
The
hearing resumed with the prime minister present in courtroom no. 1 along with a
number of lawyers, security personnel, families of APS attack victims and PTI
ministers, including Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and Fawad Chaudhry.
"The
satisfaction of the parents [who lost their children in the APS attack] is
necessary," said Justice Ahsan addressing the premier.
The
chief justice asked the prime minister to inform the court of the work being
done by his government regarding the APS case.
The
apex court adjourned the hearing for four weeks, directing the government to
submit a progress report within that time.
Court
summons PM
During
the last hearing, the Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan
(CJP) Gulzar Ahmed, had directed the attorney general to inform the court about
the steps taken by the government to redress the grievances of the parents of
children martyred in the attack on APS on Dec 16, 2014.
In
today's hearing, the chief justice asked Attorney General Khalid Jawed Khan
whether the prime minister had read the court's order in which he had directed
the AG to take action on the complaints of the victims' parents.
At
the last hearing, the chief justice had assured the parents of the victims of
the court's assistance in their efforts for acceptance of their demands.
"The
AG has been put on notice on the complaints and asked to take action, as
required by the law, and if those who have been named are found guilty of
negligence in the performance of their duties, necessary measures should be
taken," an order dictated by the chief justice said.
The
court emphasised that unless some drastic efforts were made, the petitioners
would not be satisfied.
During
the proceedings today, the AG informed the court that the order had not been
sent to the premier, adding that he would inform PM Imran about it.
"Is
this the level of seriousness?" CJP Ahmed asked. "Call the prime
minister, we will talk to him ourselves. This cannot go on."
The
AG, on behalf of the government, said that "we accept all our
mistakes".
The
parents had demanded the registration of a first information report (FIR)
against those civilian and military officials who, they believe, were
responsible for security measures at the school, at the last hearing.
During
the proceedings today, the AG said, "FIR could not be registered against
higher-ups."
'Where
does the intelligence go?'
"Where
do the intelligence [agencies] disappear when it comes to the protection of
their own citizens?" the chief justice asked. "Was a case registered
against the former army chief and others responsible?"
The
attorney general replied that the inquiry report did not find anything related
to the former army chief and former director general of the Inter-Services
Intelligence (ISI).
At
this, CJP Ahmed remarked, "There is such a huge intelligence system in the
country. Billions of rupees are spent on it. There is also a claim that we are
the best intelligence agency in the world. So much is being spent on
intelligence but the results are zero."
Justice
Ijazul Ahsan said the institutions "should have known there would be a
reaction to the operation in tribal areas".
"The
easiest and most sensitive target were children," he added.
Talks
with TTP
Justice
Qazi Mohammad Amin Ahmed observed that there were reports the government is
negotiating with some group — an apparent reference to the Tehreek-i-Taliban
Pakistan (TTP).
"Is
it not the state's job to go after and catch the true culprits?" he
questioned.
Chief
Justice Ahmed remarked that the court "could not leave children to die in
schools".
Action
had been taken against the school's guards and soldiers, however, the
accountability process should have started from the top, he added.
"The
higher-ups took salaries and benefits and left."
Justice
Ahsan said it was "not possible that the terrorists did not have inside
support" and termed the attack a "failure of security".
Judicial
commission report
On
Oct 5, 2018, former chief justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar had appointed a
judicial commission to probe the massacre, asking the late Peshawar High Court
chief justice Waqar Ahmed Seth to nominate a PHC judge for the task.
Justice
Mohammad Ibrahim Khan of the Peshawar High Court conducted the proceedings and
presented the commission's report, which the Supreme Court ordered to be made
public.
The
commission observed in its 525-page report it was regrettable that the APS
episode had tarnished the image of the armed forces. It took to task the Askari
Guards, as well as the other guards on duty, for "inertia in the face of
initial heavy firing by the terrorists".
The
commission's report consisted of statements by the bereaved families, evidence
given by the bureaucracy, the police and the military. It made a special
mention of “the belated response” to the assault by the security detail and
highlighted the grievances shared by parents of the Shuhada (martyred
students).
"Had
the force shown a little more response and could engage the militants in the
very beginning of the attack, the impact of the incident might have been
lesser," the report observed.
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Two
‘militants’ killed in Hub operation
Saleem
Shahid
November
10, 2021
QUETTA:
Two suspected militants were killed in a gun battle with personnel of the
Counter Terrorism Department in the Hub area of Lasbela district on Tuesday.
A
spokesman for the CTD said its personnel had conducted an operation on
information about the movement of activists of the banned Baloch Liberation
Front (BLF) in the area. They cordoned off the area and asked the armed
militants to surrender.
But
the armed men, instead of handing over their arms, started indiscriminate
firing. The CTD personnel took positions and returned fire. The heavy exchange
of fire continued for over an hour. “Two bodies were found in the area after
the firing stopped,” the spokesman said.
The
bodies were shifted to a government hospital in Hub for identification. At
least three militants managed to escape.
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North America
US
slams UAE meeting with Syria's Assad, urges careful consideration
Michael
Hernandez
09.11.2021
WASHINGTON
The
US sharply denounced on Tuesday a visit from the United Arab Emirates' (UAE)
top diplomat to Damascus, and issued a veiled warning to regional states to
carefully consider any effort to normalize relations with the Syrian regime.
UAE
Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed earlier on Tuesday led an Emirati
delegation of senior officials to Damascus where they were received by Bashar
al-Assad in what marks the first such visit since the Syrian conflict erupted
in 2011.
State
Department spokesman Ned Price said the Biden administration is
"concerned" by the meeting, as well as the "signal it
sends."
"This
administration will not express any support for efforts to normalize or to
rehabilitate Bashar al-Assad, who is a brutal dictator," Price told
reporters.
"We
urge states in the region to carefully consider the atrocities that this
regime, that Bashar al-Assad himself, has perpetrated on the Syrian people over
the last decade, as well as the regime’s ongoing efforts to deny much of the
country access to humanitarian aid and security," he added.
Price
maintained the US would not normalize or upgrade its diplomatic relations with
Damascus "nor do we support other countries normalizing or upgrading their
relations given the atrocities that this regime has inflicted on its own
people."
Bin
Zayed's visit comes more than three years after the UAE reopened its embassy in
Syria.
In
June 2020, former US President Donald Trump's administration warned Abu Dhabi
of the repercussions of continued normalization, and the possibility of facing
sanctions under the Caesar Act, which authorizes sweeping sanctions on Assad's
regime.
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Report
warns China may be committing genocide against Uyghurs
Michael
Hernandez
09.11.2021
WASHINGTON
China
has intensified the crackdown against its ethnic Uyghur Muslim minority to
levels that may well qualify as genocide, according to a report on Tuesday.
The
Washington, DC-based Holocaust Museum's Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention
of Genocide pointed to what it said is "damning" evidence that China
is no longer seeking the mere erasure of Uyghur religion and culture in
northwest China's Xinjiang region.
Beijing
is instead implementing policies intended to curtail the population with forced
sterilization to mandated intrauterine device (IUD) placement, and separation
of sexes via mass detention, according to the museum. The museum previously
determined China has committed crimes against humanity targeting the Uyghurs.
Somewhere
between 1 and 3 million Uyghurs have been "arbitrarily detained" and
incarcerated in Beijing's prisons, which have been described as
"concentration camps," said the center. Additionally, it estimated
about the same number of people have been subjected to forced sterilization,
torture, sexual violence and forced labor.
Exact
figures are difficult to determine in part because of China's opacity on
matters related to its crackdown and the report noted that Beijing
"continues to intentionally impede the flow of information concerning its
assault on the Uyghurs of Xinjiang."
"Given
the scale of the atrocity crimes as well as the challenges inherent in
confronting crimes committed by a powerful state, the international community
needs to coordinate their efforts and prioritize protecting the Uyghur
community from these crimes," said the report.
"The
impunity with which the Chinese government has been able to commit these crimes
thus far cannot persist. The future of a people may depend on swift,
coordinated action by global actors," it added.
Naomi
Kikoler, the director of the Museum’s Simon-Skjodt Center, said China's
anti-Uyghur campaign "is alarming in scale and severity."
"The
damage inflicted upon Uyghur individuals, families, and their community has
left deep physical and emotional scars. The trauma from these atrocities will
harm generations of Uyghurs," she said in a statement.
According
to UN data, at least 1 million Uyghurs are held against their will in places
Beijing calls "vocational training centers," but which have been
criticized as a mass incarceration network.
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New
US envoy for Afghanistan to visit Pakistan this week
Anwar
Iqbal
November
10, 2021
WASHINGTON:
The new US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Thomas West, is arriving in
Islamabad later this week to clarify US expectations of the Taliban and of any
future government in Afghanistan, the State Department said.
This
will be his first visit to Pakistan as the top US diplomat for Afghanistan. Mr
West replaced Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad who stepped down this week after a
tumultuous three-year tenure in which he also negotiated a peace deal with the
Taliban.
The
agreement led to a complete withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan and
helped execute the Biden administration’s chaotic departure from the country.
It also paved the way for the Taliban takeover of Kabul in August.
State
Department spokesperson says new peace envoy will not visit war-torn country
Previously,
Mr West served as Ambassador Khalilzad’s deputy, on the National Security
Council staff during the Obama administration, and for Joe Biden when he was
vice president.
State
Department spokesperson Ned Price told a news briefing on Monday afternoon that
Mr West, who is now in Brussels, would also visit Britain, Pakistan, India and
Russia.
“Together
with our partners, he will continue to make clear the expectations that we have
of the Taliban and of any future Afghanistan government,” Mr Price said.
Asked
if the new peace envoy would also visit Afghanistan, the State Department
official said: “There are no plans to do that.”
He
said it was still not clear when Mr West will visit Doha for talks with Taliban
officials based in the Qatari capital.
In
a tweet posted on Tuesday, Mr West said he was in Brussels now to consult with
allies and the EU on the way forward in Afghanistan.
“It
is an honor to assume the role of US Special Representative for Afghanistan. I
look forward to advancing America’s vital interests and supporting the Afghan
people,” he said in another tweet.
Mr
West took charge of his new office on Monday. US Secretary of State Antony
Blinken said in a separate tweet that he discussed various issues with Mr West
ahead of his trip to “discuss Afghanistan with international stakeholders.”
In
a virtual news briefing with reporters from Brussels, Mr West said the US was
worried about an uptick in attacks by militant Islamic State (IS) group’s
affiliate in Afghanistan and remained deeply concerned about Al Qaeda’s ongoing
presence as well.
The
United States, he said, was preparing for the next round of talks with the
Taliban in Doha, but he did not give a date.
Commenting
on Mr West’s statement about the threat posed by IS-K militants, the US media
noted that Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers faced increased attacks by its
ideological foe, Islamic State-Khorasan Province, the regional Islamic State
affiliate.
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India
Five
held for helping terrorists kill 9 soldiers in Jammu forest ambush
Nov
10, 2021
JAMMU:
Five suspected overground workers of a terror outfit have been arrested in
J&K's Rajouri for allegedly helping a group of terrorist infiltrators from
Pakistan ambush and kill nine soldiers as they moved from one forested location
to another, dodging the Army contingent on their trail. Two other suspects had
been nabbed a couple of weeks ago.
"The
terror operatives arrested late on Monday were directly in touch with the
terrorists who engaged in gunfights with the Army in the forests of Bhatta
Durrian in Mendhar and Thannamandi area of Rajouri last month," an
official said.
Security
forces have been scouring the dense forested areas of the frontier districts of
Rajouri and Poonch for weeks without success to trace the retreating
terrorists. The focus is now on rounding up those who facilitated their movement
and passed on crucial information that helped them keep the forces at bay.
"According
to intelligence inputs, more than 12 people were part of the network that
assisted the heavily armed terrorists who infiltrated into J&K from
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir," a source said.
The
overground workers arrested from Thannamandi and Mendhar have all been booked
under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and other laws.
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Afghanistan
conference: India looks to forge consensus on terror, legitimacy, aid
Nov
9, 2021
NEW
DELHI: NSA Ajit Doval set the tone for India’s conference on Afghanistan with
discussions Tuesday on enhanced terror threat from the country, and also the
looming humanitarian crisis it's facing, with his Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
counterparts, Nasrullo Mahmudzoda and Viktor Makhmudov respectively. Both
central Asian countries share a border with Afghanistan and have concerns
similar to India’s on issues like terrorism and the need for an inclusive
government in Kabul.
The
threat from terrorism, the need for a legitimate government and urgent response
to the unfolding humanitarian crisis are issues likely to dominate India’s
Afghanistan conference on Wednesday. For India, despite the absence of China
and Pakistan, the conference is an important step for underlining its role in
regional efforts for peace and security in Afghanistan and also its commitment
to the Afghan people in addressing the humanitarian challenges faced by them.
Shortly after the conference, India will also host US special representative
for Afghanistan Thomas West.
Without
naming Pakistan official sources said, India and Uzbekistan emphasised the need
for Afghanistan’s neighbours to ensure unhindered access to humanitarian
assistance to the people of Afghanistan. They were also said to have agreed
that neighbouring states must play a constructive role in Afghanistan.
With
Pakistan yet to approve India’s proposal for transporting 50,000 MT of wheat to
Afghanistan through the land route, India has been emphasising the need for
urgent and unhindered access to humanitarian aid for the people of Afghanistan.
In the meeting with Tajikistan, both sides expressed concerns about the
"sharp increase in terrorist threats’’ from Afghanistan in the recent past
with the Tajik side highlighting, as government sources said, the gravity of
the situation in Afghanistan.
Doval
and his Uzbek counterpart also agreed that the future of Afghanistan must be
decided by the people of Afghanistan themselves and that the legitimacy of any
Afghan government within Afghanistan was important before considering the issue
of its international recognition, official sources said. According to Indian
authorities, there was a significant "convergence of assessments’’ on
threats and challenges emanating from Afghanistan.
While
China has turned down India’s invite citing scheduling issues, its special
representative will participate in the troika plus meeting on Afghanistan that
Pakistan will host a day after India’s conference. Global Times also quoted an
expert to say that India must abandon its "zero-sum mentality’’ if it
wanted to play an important role in regional security affairs. The Chinese
official will be joined by his US and Russian counterparts.
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Muslim
Youth Found Dead Inside Kasganj Police Station, Was Called For Questioning In
‘Kidnapping’ Case
November
10, 2021
A
22-year-old Muslim youth was found dead inside a police station in Kasganj
district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
Altaf,
a labourer, was brought to the Kotwali police station for questioning in an
elopement case of a minor Hindu girl. A resident of Nagla Syed in the district,
Altaf’s body was found hanging inside the toilet of the police station.
Police
have launched a detailed inquiry into the case. Superintendent of Police,
Kasganj, Botre Rohan Pramod, has suspended five policemen, including the SHO,
Virendra Singh. Other four cops are two sub-inspectors and two constables.
Altaf’s
family blamed the police for his death and held a protest outside the hospital
where the autopsy was being conducted yesterday. The matter was resolved after
senior police officials assured strict action against policemen found guilty.
Heavy police force has been deployed to avoid any untoward incident.
Acting
SHO of Kotwali police station, Ramesh Prasad said the autopsy report stated
death due to hanging. He added that the minor girl is still untraceable.
According
to the police, the girl from the Hindu family where Altaf was working as a
labourer, went missing. Her father lodged an FIR against Altaf under IPC
Section 363 (kidnapping) and 366 (kidnapping, abducting or inducing a woman to
compel her marriage).
The
SP said Altaf was called for questioning at the police station on Tuesday
morning. During interrogation, he requested the police to go to the toilet. He
was sent to the toilet located inside the lock-up of the police station. When
Altaf did not return for long, the police went inside and found that he had
attempted to hang himself with his jacket. Altaf was found unconscious.
Policemen rushed him to the community health center where he died during
treatment.
“Inquiry
is going on into the death of Altaf. So far, no FIR has been lodged into the
matter,” said Ramesh Prasad.
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Padma
for Maulana Kalbe Sadiq - Family thanks govt, says ‘real tribute to a great
scholar’
Nov
09, 2021
Maulana
Kalbe Sadiq, the former vice-president of the All Indian Muslim Personal Law
Board (AIMPLB), was awarded the Padma Bhushan, posthumously, on Tuesday.
“It’s
a tribute in the real sense to the great scholar,” family members of the Shia
cleric, a prominent Islamic scholar, reformer and educationist who breathed his
last on November 24, 2020, said.
The
award was received by the cleric’s son, Kalbe Sibtain Noori. “It’s indeed a
pleasure for us to receive the honour. I am thankful to the government for
giving a thought and for acknowledging my father’s selfless contributions in
several fields, especially education,” said Noori.
He
said that the announcement was made earlier this year but following the
pandemic, the ceremony could not be organised, and hence, the award was handed
over to them at a ceremony on Tuesday at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Hasan
Rizvi, the son-in-law of Maulana Kalbe Sadiq said, “I think it’s a real tribute
to a great scholar. We all are thankful to the government for the honour.”
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Kashmir
Civilian Killings Show 'Frustration' Of Pakistan: J&K BJP Chief
09
Nov 2021
Jammu
and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Tuesday said the civilian killings
in the Union Territory is a conspiracy of Pakistan to disturb peace.
He
said Pakistan is the “biggest enemy” of Kashmiri Muslims and Islam.
He
condemned the recent killing of a salesman, Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, at Bohri
Kadal locality of downtown Srinagar on Monday evening.
“Pakistani
cowards have committed another grave sin by shedding the blood of an innocent
who was out to earn a livelihood for his family,” he said.
"The
killing of civilians shows the frustration of Pakistan which is a murderer of
Kashmiri Muslims and enemy of Islam. Pakistani terrorists are frustrated by the
successful counter-insurgency operations by our police, paramilitary forces and
army and have hence resorted to the killings of unarmed civilians under the
cover of darkness to disturb the peaceful atmosphere," Raina said.
He
said the Pakistani terrorists have killed thousands of innocents over the past
30 years but “our forces are determined to finish them along with their
supporters and sympathisers".
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South Asia
First
Hindu Chief Justice of Bangladesh, Surendra Kumar Sinha, Gets 11 Years’ Jail in
Graft Case In Absentia
PTI
/ Nov 10, 2021
DHAKA:
A Bangladeshi court on Tuesday sentenced in absentia former top judge Surendra
Kumar Sinha, the country’s first chief justice from the minority Hindu
community, to 11 years in jail on two counts of graft in a case over the
laundering and breach of trust.
Dhaka
Special Judge Shaikh Nazmul Alam sentenced the former chief justice, who
currently lives in the US, to seven years in prison for money laundering and
another four years for criminal breach of trust.
The
prison terms will run concurrently, Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
“(Justice) SK Sinha is the principal beneficiary of the laundered money,” the
court said in its verdict. Sinha, 70, was sentenced to 11 years in prison in a
case involving the laundering of Tk4 crore taken in credit from the Farmers
Bank, now known as the Padma Bank, the report said. Sinha served as chief
justice for two years before leaving the country in 2017, months after a
Supreme Court ruling under his term stripped Bangladeshi lawmakers of their
power to sack the country’s top judges.
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Taliban
to investigate former MP’s torture
09
Nov 2021
The
ministerial meeting of the interim cabinet of the Taliban directed
investigation of the torture of the former Member of Parliament Allah Gul
Mujahid.
The
acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan Muhammad Hassan Akhund directed
intelligence bodies to investigate the case and bring to justice the culprits.
The
decision is made after a video of Allah Gul Mujahid being tortured and
ill-treated went viral on social media.
The
video shows, Allah Gul Mujahid is seated hand-tightened in the trunk of the
truck, surrounded by a group of Taliban affiliates who are accusing him of
various crimes and felonies.
The
Taliban affiliates are also seen to be mildly beating and cursing him.
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Common
Afghan impersonating journalists flown out of Afghanistan: Afghan Journalists
Union
10
Nov 2021
National
Union of Journalists in Afghanistan has said that there has been vast fraud
inside Afghanistan as common Afghans impersonating Afghan journalists flown out
of the country.
The
Union has claimed that non-journalistic bodies in Afghanistan have not only
enlisted their close friends and relatives in the evacuation process as Afghan
journalists but have also embezzled a large amount of national and
international financial aids.
Head
of the Union Masroor Lutfi claimed that there are some media who are selling
certificated Afghan journalists in the black market and added that the Union
can substantiate the claim with documents.
“The
so-called journalists’ advocates in Afghanistan have never been journalists and
they have been utilizing the names of journalists to take out relatives and
friends.” Claimed Lutfi.
In
the meantime, Lutfi said that the National Union of Journalists has the ability
and capacity to manage every international program for Afghan journalists and
asked the international community to conduct their programs for Afghan
journalists in coordination with the Union.
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Europe
France,
EU members slam Israel’s settlement plans, terror listing of Palestinian NGOs
09
November ,2021
Several
EU member states on the UN Security Council have criticized Israel’s move to
proceed with settlement construction in Palestine’s West Bank and East
Jerusalem while slamming the decision to dub six Palestinian NGOs as terrorist
organizations.
“We
reiterate our strong opposition to the expansion of settlements and will not
recognize any changes to the pre-1967 borders, including with regard to
Jerusalem, other than those agreed by the parties,” a joint statement from
Estonia, Ireland, France, Norway and Albania read.
The
EU members called on Israel to immediately halt the construction of settlements
in the occupied territories, including E1 and Givat Hamatos. They warned Israel
not to proceed with the tenders for the construction of more than 1,300 housing
units and plans to construct nearly 3,000 housing units in occupied Palestinian
territories.
“As
stated in the Security Council Resolution 2334, settlements are illegal under
international law and constitute a major obstacle to the achievement of the
two-State solution and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace between the
parties,” the joint statement read.
Separately,
the EU member states criticized Israel’s decision to designate six Palestinian
NGOs as terror groups.
“These
listings are a matter of serious concern, as they have far-reaching
consequences for the organizations in political, legal and financial terms. We
will be engaging Israeli authorities for more information regarding the basis
for these designations, which we will study carefully,” they said.
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President
Macron regrets ‘misunderstandings’ over Algeria comments: Official
09
November ,2021
President
Emmanuel Macron regrets the controversies and misunderstandings generated from
comments he made about Algeria, a French official said on Tuesday, a sign that
Paris may be seeking to calm relations with its former colony.
Ties
between Paris and Algiers have been badly strained in recent weeks after Macron
had questioned whether there had been an Algerian nation before French colonial
rule and that Algeria’s “politico-military system” had rewritten the history of
its colonization by France based on “a hatred of France.”
That
promoted Algiers to close its airspace to France’s military fighting in
neighboring Mali and recall its ambassador.
Algerian
President Abelmadjid Tebboune said Saturday that he would not make the first
step to ease tensions, telling German magazine Der Spiegel that Macron had
“opened an old conflict in a completely ridiculous way.”
The
relationship between the two countries is scarred by the trauma of the
1954-1962 independence war in which the North African country broke with
France. Hundreds of thousands of Algerians were killed and both sides used
torture.
Briefing
reporters ahead of a conference on Libya on Friday, for which Tebboune has been
invited, a French presidential official said Algiers was a key actor in the
region and Macron wanted him to attend.
The
official sought to express Macron’s regrets following the comments he had made
to a group of young people who were working on the historical differences
between the two countries.
“The
president regrets the controversies and misunderstandings generated by the
remarks reported and I will add that president Macron has the greatest respect
for the Algerian nation, its history and the sovereignty of Algeria,” the
official said.
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Bangladeshi
premier visits France in bid to boost defense, trade ties
Md.
Kamruzzaman
10.11.2021
DHAKA,
Bangladesh (AA) - Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Paris on
Tuesday as part of a five-day visit to France to deepen defense and trade ties
between the two countries.
Hasina
will also attend the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and distribute the first-ever
UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for
Creative Economy.
French
President Emmanuel Macron received Hasina at the Elysee Palace and the two
leaders held a meeting that covered regional developments and issues of mutual
interest.
Bangladesh
and France are determined to bolster bilateral ties in defense, trade and
adaptation to climate change, according to a joint statement following the
meeting.
"Both
countries reiterated their determination to enhance cooperation in all areas,
including politics and diplomacy, defense and security, trade and investment,
sustainable development and climate change, and education and cultural
exchange,” it said.
The
statement noted that Bangladesh and France have recognized the importance of
sustained and substantive cooperation in relevant regional and multilateral
fora.
"France
and Bangladesh stated their will to further develop the defense and security
component of their partnership," it said, adding the two countries also
agreed to strengthen dialogue and continue their cooperation, particularly in
the area of training through capacity building and potential technology
transfer.
"In
this regard, both parties welcomed the signing of a letter of intent on defense
cooperation,” it added.
Underlining
the common stance of the two leaders for a free, open, peaceful, secure and
inclusive Indo-Pacific region based on international law, the statement said
that both parties agreed "to work towards promoting regional peace and
stability and to explore further opportunities for cooperation in maritime
security and the blue economy.”
Referring
to global concerns over terrorism, it said that "in all its forms and
manifestations, [terrorism] is one of the most serious threats to global peace
and security and all terrorist acts are criminal and unjustifiable.”
The
two leaders also “reaffirmed their desire to strengthen long-term economic and
industrial partnerships, including in the sectors of agriculture,
infrastructure, transport, energy and digital technology,” the statement added.
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'EU
not paying money to Turkish gov't, but supporting refugees'
Agnes
Szucs
09.11.2021
BRUSSELS
The
European Union is not paying money to the Turkish government, it is supporting
the refugees in the country, a top EU official said on Tuesday.
“Let’s
make clear, the European Commission is not paying money to the Turkish
government. We are supporting Syrian refugees in Turkey,” European Commissioner
for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson told a hearing in the European Parliament’s
Civil Liberties Committee.
After
presenting the bloc’s Action Plan against migrant smuggling, Johansson
responded to EU lawmakers' questions about other aspects of migration.
Asked
about EU funds to Turkey, Johansson stressed that “Turkey is the country in the
world that is hosting the biggest refugee community,” with as much as 4
million.
“I
think it's a decent way of showing solidarity towards refugees that we are also
supporting refugees in Turkey,” she noted.
Johansson
also acknowledged that both the EU and Turkey had to work on dismantling
smuggling networks.
In
2016, the EU and Turkey made an agreement to stop irregular refugee flows and
improve the conditions of Syrian refugees in Turkey.
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Paris
Agreement to come into effect in Turkey on Nov. 10
Gulsen
Cagatay and Nuran Erkul Kaya
09.11.2021
GLASGOW,
Scotland
The
Paris Climate Agreement to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees
at the end of the century will enter into force in Turkey on Nov. 10.
The
Agreement creates the legal environment that will ensure regulation in policies
and laws in line with the goal of limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5
degrees. Within this framework, Turkey will update its Nationally Determined
Contributions (NDCs), the means by which each country every five years shows
efforts to reduce national emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate
change.
Under
the legally binding agreement, Turkey, which had previously committed to
reducing its emissions from a 21% increase by 2030, plans to update its NDCs
containing emission reduction targets for energy, waste, transportation,
buildings and agricultural sectors as a first step and submit it to the UN
Secretariat.
It
is expected that a roadmap will be created for the country’s target of
achieving net zero emissions by 2053.
Turkey's
process in accepting Paris Agreement
In
September this year, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that
Turkey would become a party to the Paris Agreement at his speech at the United
Nations (UN) General Assembly. On Oct. 6, the Turkish Grand National Assembly
approved the Paris Agreement.
Following
the publication on the ratification of the agreement in Turkey's Official
Gazette on Oct. 7, the agreement was reported to the UN Secretariat on Oct. 11.
As
of Nov. 10, the 30th day after the approval notification to the UN Secretariat,
the agreement comes into effect, confirming Turkey as the 192nd country to be a
party to the agreement.
Commenting
on Turkey's ratification of the Paris Agreement, Patricia Espinosa, executive
secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC), said exclusively that she was cautiously optimistic about Turkey's
participation at a political level.
She
said Turkey, with its big economy, is an important country in the international
arena, and its contribution to the fight against climate change is very
important in all areas covered by the Paris Agreement.
International
Energy Agency (IEA) head Fatih Birol said that Turkey's ratification would lead
the country towards taking stronger and faster steps on clean energy.
"We,
as the International Energy Agency, support Turkey's steps to put the Paris
Agreement into effect," he said.
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Southeast Asia
Maldives:
Man who offended holy book of Quran imprisoned for 10 days
November
10, 2021
The
man who offended holy Quran at Ibrahim Mosque in Male' City has been remanded
in custody for ten days.
The
perpetrator, a 40-year-old local male, identified as Hassan Ziyad, was
previously arrested and released on two occasions for urinating inside mosques
and in front of the President's Office.
The
man was handed over to the police for offending the Quran by mosque attendees.
When he was presented to the Criminal Court to decide on his remand, he
admitted to committing the act.
The
presiding judge declared the man a danger to society and further noted that he
had a criminal record. He, therefore, ordered the man to be held in custody
while an investigation was carried out. His detention will be reviewed after
ten days.
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London
University blasted for hosting 'racist' Israeli Ambassador
November
10, 2021
Furious
students have gathered outside the London School of Economics on Tuesday to
condemn the University after its debate society invited Israel's UK Ambassador
to speak at an evening event.
The
University claims the event is meant to "encourage discourse about the
Middle east" but a large number of Muslim and pro-Palestine students are
having none of it.
These
students are not just angry at the Israeli Ambassador's presence but their fury
is also aimed at the University. They claim that by inviting the Ambassador
here they are essentially hosting racism and Islamophobia".
Appointed
in 2020, Israel's Tzipi Hotovely has been condemned over past comments she made
targeting Arabs and Islam. She once reportedly denied Palestine’s existence and
famously said the Nakba was "a great Arab lie."
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More
than 5,000 divorce cases reported in Sarawak during MCO, says deputy minister
09
Nov 2021
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 9 — The number of divorce cases in Sarawak exceeded 5,000 during
the movement control order (MCO) from March last year until September this
year, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.
Women,
Family and Community Development Deputy Minister Datuk Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff
said the number of Muslim divorces recorded during that period was 3,582 cases
while 2,076 cases involved non-Muslim couples.
She
also said throughout 2020 until July, the ministry received 31 reports of
domestic violence through its Talian Kasih line in the state while 1,017
reports were received by the police statewide.
Siti
Zailah said this when replying to a question by Alice Lau Kiong Yieng
(DAP-Lanang) during the question and answer session at Dewan Rakyat today.
Alice
wanted to know the statistics on divorces during the MCO period.
Replying
to a supplementary question from Alice who wanted to know the causes of
divorce, Siti Zailah said there were many reasons and some were just trivial.
“Misunderstanding,
drug addiction, financial issues were some of the reasons. Being hot-tempered
and depressed are the other reasons,” she said.
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Don’t
preach about Keluarga Malaysia only when in govt, says Khalid
Sean
Augustin
November
9, 2021
KUALA
LUMPUR: The “Keluarga Malaysia” concept – espoused by the current
administration – is good, but should not just be practised when one is in
government, Khalid Samad (PH-Shah Alam) said today.
“But
when one becomes the opposition, you fan racial sentiments instead,” the Amanah
vice-president said in hitting out at the parties in the current administration
during the debate on Budget 2022.
He
also expressed regret that the death of fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim had
been politicised, with the PH government being accused of failing to protect
the Malays and defending the non-Malays.
The
coalition, he added, had also been accused of being controlled by non-Malays
and non-Muslims.
The
then opposition, he said, was prepared to manipulate a tragedy for their
political interests only because “the victim was Malay”.
“Where
was the Keluarga Malaysia motto or a similar desire for unity then?”
Adib
died at the National Heart Institute (IJN) a month after being critically
injured at the scene of a riot outside the Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman Temple
in Subang Jaya in November 2018.
In
2019, a coroner’s court ruled that “more than two unidentified persons” had
inflicted injuries that eventually caused the fireman’s death.
Meanwhile,
speaking of the upcoming Melaka state polls, Khalid predicted that both Umno
and PAS would label DAP as the enemy of Islam and the Malays in their election
campaigns.
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Mideast
Israel’s
army using facial recognition surveillance in Palestinian city
09
November ,2021
Israel’s
army has deployed a sweeping personal data collection program using facial
recognition technology targeting Palestinians in parts of the occupied West
Bank, an organization working with former soldiers said Tuesday.
The
program sees Israeli troops collecting data of Palestinians in the flashpoint
city of Hebron. It was first reported by The Washington Post based on soldier
testimony given to the Breaking the Silence organization.
Soldiers
on patrol equipped with specialized devices “take photos of every Palestinian
that they see, completely arbitrarily,” Breaking the Silence advocacy director
Ori Givati told AFP.
After
the picture is taken, the system known as “Blue Wolf” generates four possible
results, according to Givati who said the findings were based on testimony from
six soldiers who participated in the surveillance effort.
A
red result means the individual should be arrested, yellow means the
Palestinian should be detained while an army superior is consulted, and green
indicates the individual is free to go.
But
no result means the Palestinian is not yet in the Blue Wolf system. That
prompts the soldier to collect more data.
Asked
for comment on the reports about Blue Wolf, Israel’s army said it “conducts
routine security operations” in the West Bank as part of its “fight against
terrorism.”
“Naturally,
we cannot comment on the IDF’s operational capabilities in this context,” a
spokesman said, referring to the Israeli Defense Forces.
Hebron
is the only Palestinian city with Jewish settlers living inside it, making the
city “the best place” to test Blue Wolf, Breaking the Silence deputy director
Nadav Weiman told AFP.
He
spoke in central Hebron near the holy site known to Muslims as the Ibrahimi
mosque and to Jews as the Cave of the Patriarchs.
The
settlers are guarded by heavy military protection in an urban area, which
increases contact between soldiers and Palestinian residents, and the city’s
vast network of security cameras has been integrated into Blue Wolf, Weiman
said.
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At
least 10 missing in building collapse in eastern Turkey
09
November ,2021
A
two-storey building packed with shoppers and diners collapsed in eastern Turkey
on Tuesday, burying at least 10 people under heavy debris.
The
incident occurred on a busy street in the eastern plains city of Malatya during
evening rush hour, as residents packed shops on their way home from work.
Witnesses
and media reports said the building crumbled during planned repairs that
resulted in damage to one of the supporting columns.
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“I
heard a crack first and then the building collapsed. A cloud of dust emerged.
It was like judgement day,” witness Turhan Cobanoglu told HaberTurk television.
Turkey’s
AFAD emergencies service said 13 people had been rushed to hospital as rescuers
searched for signs of life under piles of debris spilling across one of
Malatya’s main thoroughfares.
Officials
issued contradictory reports about how many people were believed to be inside
the various restaurants and shops when the building crumbled at 4:50 pm.
Local
mayor Osman Guder told HaberTurk television that between 20 and 25 were
believed to still be trapped inside.
Malatya’s
main opposition CHP party chairman Enver Kiraz put the number trapped at up to
30.
“On
the first floor, there was a chicken restaurant, a dried nuts seller and
bakery. And on the second floor there was a coffee house,” Kiraz told AFP by
telephone.
“It
is a very busy street. As far as I know, some of the people were injured while
passing by the building.”
But
HaberTurk later reported that only 10 people remained unaccounted for.
Media
reports said two of those rescued had suffered serious injuries.
Television
images showed rescuers using construction diggers to remove large blocks of
debris and trying to listen for signs of any survivors as the evening set in.
Turkey
has been rocked by a series of disasters – including a wave of wildfires and
two flash floods – that claimed some 100 lives this year.
President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan came under fierce political pressure when it emerged in
August that Turkey no longer had functioning fire fighting planes.
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Hamas
sentences three to death for working with Israel, drug trade
09
November ,2021
The
Islamist movement Hamas which rules the Gaza Strip said Tuesday it had
sentenced three people to death, two of them for collaborating with its enemy
Israel.
The
Hamas military court said recent rulings “included three death sentences, two
of them against collaborators with the occupation, and the third against a drug
dealer.”
The
court also ruled on 11 other cases involving the same charges. All were handed
jail terms ranging from four years to life, except for one suspect whose drug
trafficking charge was dropped.
Hamas
took over the Gaza Strip in 2007 and has ruled it since, while Israel has
imposed a blockade on the territory.
Since
then, Hamas and Israel have fought four wars, in 2008, 2012, 2014 and this
year.
Previously,
Hamas announced in late October it had sentenced six Palestinian “informants”
to death for collaborating with Israel.
The
Gaza-based Al Mezan Center for Human Rights has called for a moratorium on
capital punishment in the enclave, saying it was “gravely concerned about the
incessant issuance of death sentences by the military judiciary.”
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Iran
sends humanitarian aid to victims of Daesh attack on Kabul military hospital
November
10, 2021
An
Iranian plane carrying humanitarian aid has landed in Kabul airport. The plane
carries humanitarian supplies to the families of victims of a recent Daesh
attack on a military hospital in the Afghan capital.
As
Afghans witness their most difficult days, the 12th round of Iranian aid to
Afghanistan arrived in Kabul. These batches, including five tons of medicines
and five tons of food are meant to treat injuries and be distributed to the
families of victims of Deash terrorist group attack on Sardar Mohammad Dawod
Khan hospital in Kabul.
Taliban
officials welcome emergency aid to the country and thank those who stay by the
Afghan's side in the darkest days. People suffering from poverty and
difficulties await more help from world countries.
At
least 25 people were killed and more than 50 wounded when Daesh terrorist
gunmen attacked the 400-bed Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital after two heavy
explosions at the site in central Kabul. Daesh attacks come as hunger crises
are looming in the country.
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Iran
Reiterates Continued Support for Palestinian People
2021-November-10
"The
Islamic Republic of Iran believes that support for the Palestinian people must
continue until the realization of their fundamental rights, in particular the
right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state of
Palestine with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital," Counselor at the
Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN on Palestine
Mohammad Reza Sahrayee said, addressing the General Assembly’s 4th Committee.
Lauding
the vote on Palestine Resolutions, he said, “My delegation welcomes the
adoption by overwhelming majority of the all resolutions under agenda items 54
and 55. By adopting these resolutions, the Members of the Committee once again
expressed their strong support for the cause of Palestine, in particular the
realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and also
holding the occupying regime accountable for its crimes against the
“Palestinian people, specifically women and children.”
From
the beginning of the tragedy of Palestine, numerous initiatives have been taken
by different concerned countries, the United Nations as well as other
international and regional organizations in order to address this crisis and
reduce the miseries of the Palestinian people. The adoption of numerous
resolutions condemning the occupying regime, presenting different plans and
initiatives for peace as well as establishing fact-finding missions have all
been in line with efforts to achieve this goal. Despite this fact, the non-compliance
of the Israeli regime backed by certain powers, with relevant international law
and regulations, has prevented the international community from finding a just
solution to the crisis,” he added.
“The
Islamic Republic of Iran believes that support for the Palestinian people must
continue until the realization of their fundamental rights, in particular the
right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state of
Palestine with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital. The historical experiences and
developments of recent years have demonstrated that Palestinians have no choice
but to continue their resistance against occupation, aggression and the
violations of their rights,” Sahrayee said.
“We
are of the view that the return of the Palestinian refugees to their homeland
and holding a referendum for self-determination are the most effective
solutions for the Palestinian Question. Through this referendum, the
Palestinian Muslims, Jews and Christians will be able to choose their own political
system and enjoy their rights freely and equally,” the Iranian diplomat
concluded.
In
a statement in May, the Iranian foreign ministry had also underlined the need
for Israel to stop occupation of the Palestinian lands, and calling on Muslim
nations to exert pressure on the international bodies and world powers to this
end.
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Yemeni
Journalists Syndicate condemns attack on Al Arabiya reporter, his wife
10
November ,2021
The
Yemeni Journalists Syndicate condemned the attack that injured Al Arabiya
reporter Mahmoud al-Atmi and left his pregnant wife Rasha Khalid dead in
Yemen’s Aden on Tuesday.
The
syndicate called on local and international organizations to show solidarity
with Yemeni journalists and to continue efforts to provide a safe environment
for them, according to reports.
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Al-Atmi
is a reporter working for Al Arabiya and Al Hadath news channels. He is
currently receiving medical care following his injuries from the attack.
An
explosive device was planted on al-Atmi's car, security officials said. The
explosion claimed the life of al-Atmi’s wife, who was also a journalist working
in Al Ain channel.
The
Yemeni Journalists Syndicate is a Yemen-based organization whose main goal is
to defend the rights of journalists.
The
syndicate condemned in the strongest terms this “horrific crime,” and called on
the security authorities in Aden to investigate the incident and arrest those
responsible.
The
organization said the attack on al-Atmi is a dangerous indication of a new and
violent phase targeting journalists in Yemen.
“The
syndicate renewed its demand to provide a safe environment for journalistic
work in Yemen, declaring that the current journalistic work environment is very
dangerous,” media reports said.
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Africa
Morocco
airline to launch direct Israel flights a year after normalization
09
November ,2021
Morocco's
national carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) said Tuesday it would start regular
direct flights to Israel, taking off a year after the kingdom normalized ties
with Tel Aviv.
The
service linking the countries' respective commercial capitals Casablanca and
Tel Aviv will take off on December 12, two days after the first anniversary of
Morocco's “resumption of relations” with Israel under a deal brokered by the
former US administration.
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The
service aims to “respond to the needs of the Moroccan community in Israel which
has strong links with its country of origin”, the airline said in a statement
carried by the official MAP news agency.
“It
also aims to allow tourists and businesspeople to travel between Morocco and
Israel,” it said.
The
airline said it would offer three flights per week, later moving to five.
The
decision comes after the first direct commercial flight between the countries,
by Israeli airline Israir, landed in Marrakesh in July.
That
was soon followed by a visit by Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.
Morocco's
normalization of ties with Israel followed similar announcements by a string of
other Arab countries starting with the United Arab Emirates, in deals brokered
by former US president Donald Trump's administration.
In
return, Washington recognized the kingdom's sovereignty over the disputed
territory of Western Sahara.
Morocco's
ancient Jewish community is the biggest in North Africa, with some 3,000 still
living in the kingdom.
A
further 700,000 Israelis are descended from Moroccans and have kept strong
links with the country.
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Sudan
court orders end to internet cut but country remains largely offline
09
November ,2021
A
Sudanese court ruled Tuesday that internet services cut during a military coup
more than two weeks ago must be restored, a lawyer said.
However,
the country remained largely offline early Tuesday, despite the court’s
directive to internet service providers.
“The
ruling by Khartoum district court ordered internet services to be resumed
immediately,” lawyer Abdelazim Hassan told AFP.
The
case was brought by a group of lawyers and the Sudanese consumers protection
society, he said, adding that the court had also ruled services should run
during a possible appeals process.
Online
access in Sudan has largely been blocked since October 25, the day of a widely
condemned military coup, and phone lines have also been intermittently
disrupted.
Sudan’s
top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan dissolved the government, declared a state
of emergency and detained the civilian leadership.
Prime
Minister Abdalla Hamdok was detained, then placed under effective house arrest.
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Tunisia’s
UGTT union calls for a strike in southern town
09
November ,2021
Tunisia’s
powerful UGTT union called for a general strike in the public and private
sectors in the small town of Agareb on Wednesday, where a man died following
protests over government plans to reopen a landfill site.
Protesters
set fire to a police station on Tuesday as part of the continued protests,
witnesses said.
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On
Monday, a man died asphyxiated by tear gas fired by police to break up the
protests, his family and witnesses said.
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Fugitive
Moroccans from diverted Air Arabia Maroc flight ‘fled to Barcelona’
09
November ,2021
At
least two of the 12 Moroccan passengers hunted by police following an emergency
landing on the Spanish island of Mallorca escaped by ferry to Barcelona, police
sources said on Tuesday.
An
Air Arabia Maroc flight from Casablanca to Istanbul diverted to Palma de Mallorca
airport on Friday after a passenger falsely claimed to be ill, police said.
Twenty-four
passengers fled the plane, closing the airport for more than three hours, in
what media believe to have been an elaborate ploy to enter Spain illegally.
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Authorities
arrested 12 people and were looking for 12 others.
The
passenger who triggered the emergency was released from hospital and arrested
after staff determined he was not ill.
Officials
are investigating whether the whole incident was the result of a Facebook
group’s plan to enter Spain illegally, El Pais newspaper said.
At
least two of those who fled took a ferry from Mallorca to Barcelona and were
still at large, police sources told Reuters.
Spain’s
National Police did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Protesters
set fire to police station in southern Tunisia amid a growing waste crisis
09
November ,2021
Tunisian
protesters angered by an authority’s decision to reopen a controlled landfill
in the southern town of Agareb set fire to a police station on Tuesday,
witnesses said.
The
escalation of the protest came a day after the death of a man caused by
asphyxiation from gas fired by the police, according to his family and
witnesses. The interior ministry said the man was not involved in the protests
and had died at his home, six kilometers away.
Violent
confrontations took place on the town’s streets as police fired tear gas to
disperse protesters trying to block roads and throw stones at them.
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the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.
The
incident is the first serious test facing Najla Boden’s government, appointed
by president Kais Saied last month, in how to respond to protests over poor
public services and fragile social and environmental conditions.
The
Agareb landfill, 20km from Sfax, was closed this year after residents
complained about the spread of diseases in what they described as an
environmental disaster.
The
closure caused thousands of tons of household waste to accumulate for about a
month in the streets, markets and hospitals of Sfax, the second largest
Tunisian city, prompting thousands to protest.
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Somali
premier orders start of parliamentary elections
Mohammed
Dhaysane
10.11.2021
MOGADISHU,
Somalia
Somali
Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble instructed the federal and state electoral
commissions Tuesday to immediately begin the process of electing members of
parliament.
Roble
ordered the commissions to conclude the Lower House elections by the end of
December as Senate elections are almost completed.
The
directive came after Roble held an online video conference with representatives
of the commissions.
"PM
@MohamedHRoble holds virtual meeting with Electoral Commissions of FEIT &
SEIT levels and urged to begin the elections of House of the People [Lower
House of parliament] so soon in all states & #Mogadishu to conclude before
the end of Dec," Somali government spokesman Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu said
on Twitter after the meeting.
Roble
has announced that the federal government of Somalia will provide technical and
financial security facilitation, according to the office of the prime minister.
He
also urged the commissions to implement a quota under which 30% of parliament
seats would be reserved for women in order to safeguard women's participation
in the country's politics.
On
Friday, the international community urged stakeholders in Somalia to accelerate
and conduct inclusive and credible elections and expressed deep concern over
the ongoing delays in the electoral process.
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