Attacks on Mosques and Minority Habitations in Tripura, After the Violence in Bangladesh
New
Age Islam News Bureau
23
October 2021
Mosque in Panisagar in North Tripura district was
burnt by Hindu violent mob at 1am on Friday. Maktoob Media Photo
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India
•
Ayodhya Mosque Trust Condemns the Torture and Oppression of the Taliban in
Afghanistan; Asks To Amend CAA to Include Afghan Muslims
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Dubai's Investment in Jammu and Kashmir 'Major Success for India' and A Setback
To Pakistan: Ex-Pak Envoy Basit
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NIA files chargesheet against 4 in Rohingya trafficking case
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Mideast
•
40,000 Muslim Worshipers Perform Friday Prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque
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Source: More Western Personnel under Investigation for Gen. Soleimani Killing,
May Be Charged
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Turkey warns against alliances that harm NATO: Defence Minster
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Israel designates six Palestinian civil society groups as terrorists
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Friday prayers resume in Tehran after nearly two-year hiatus due to COVID-19
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Pakistan
•
Muslims Level Christian Graves with Tractors In Sialkot
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Pakistan, IMF fail to agree on MEFP under USD 6 billion Extended Fund Facility
•
PM warned against indecisiveness over DG ISI issue
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Afghans throng Torkham to enter Pakistan
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Two troops martyred in North Waziristan
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Yet another attempt at reconciliation between warring MQM factions
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North America
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Senior al-Qaeda leader killed in US airstrike in Syria: Pentagon
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US lawmaker introduces bill marking Turkey's Republic Day
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Europe
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France urges Iran to curb nuclear activity, resume talks
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Philanthropist Kavala says ‘no possibility’ of a fair trial in Turkey
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Rare portraits of Ottoman sultans to be sold at London auction
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South Asia
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We Are Holding Taliban Accountable On Counterterrorism: NATO
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Seven Killed In Attack on Rohingya Refugee Camp In Bangladesh
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IS says its fighters attacked Kabul power lines
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India, UK discuss Afghanistan, Indo-Pacific; agree to deepen cooperation in
strategic areas of defence, security
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US close to agreeing with Pakistan using its space to conduct operations in
Afghanistan
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Red Cross warns aid groups not enough to stave off Afghanistan's humanitarian
crisis
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Arab World
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Journalist Detained Over ‘Hate Speech’ Following UAE-Iraq Football Match: WAM
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More Than 90 Houthis Killed, 16 Military Vehicles Destroyed In Coalition
Strikes On Jubah And Al-Kassarah
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Egyptian thinker: "Anti-Islam challenges meant to marginalize Palestine
issue"
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US says it killed senior al-Qaeda leader in Syria with drone strike
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UN: Syria constitution drafting process ‘big disappointment’
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Lebanon's president sends electoral law amendments back to parliament
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Saudi Arabia targets net zero emissions by 2060: Crown Prince
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Africa
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Thousands Hold Pro-Army Rally as Political Tension Escalates In Sudan
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Somalia gets vehicles, equipment from UK to tackle roadside bombs
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For 4th day, Ethiopian army wages aerial campaign on Tigray
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Evacuation flights for migrants start again in Libya
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Southeast Asia
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Amanah, Pas in a Race to Be More Conservative, Says Analyst
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NGOs set up Malaysia Humanitarian Centre in Kabul
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Attacks
on Mosques and Minority Habitations in Tripura, After the Violence in
Bangladesh
By
Priyanka Deb Barman
Oct
22, 2021
Mosque in Panisagar in North Tripura district was
burnt by Hindu violent mob at 1am on Friday. Maktoob Media Photo
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AGARTALA:
The Tripura State Jamiat Ulama (Hind) on Friday alleged that some mosques and
minority habitations in parts of the state came under attack after the violence
in Bangladesh and asked the state government to act against the miscreants.
The
group also condemned the communal violence in Bangladesh and said miscreants
were attempting to disturb the communal harmony in Tripura and malign the state
government.
A
delegation of the organisation submitted representations to chief minister
Biplab Kumar Deb’s office and the state director general of police, asking them
to ensure steps are taken to stop the attacks and legal action taken against
the persons behind the incidents.
“No
person from the Hindu and Muslim communities in Tripura supports this kind of
violence in Bangladesh. We have also protested against it,” the organisation’s
president Mufti Tayebur Rahman told reporters at Gedu Miah mosque in Agartala
on Friday evening.
He
added that some mosques and residential areas of the minority community were
attacked, mostly in parts of West, North and Gomati districts of Tripura.
BJP
spokesperson Nabendu Bhattacharya said: “Our party workers, mainly from
minority cell, are keeping a close watch everywhere to ensure such undesirable
activities do not happen.”
CPM
secretary Jitendra Chaudhury expressed hope that the state government takes
proper steps to maintain peace.
Top
Tripura police officers could not be contacted for their reaction to the
group’s representation.
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Nasrallah:
Muslims Must Stand Against Normalization with Israel by Any Means
2021-October-23
Seyed Hassan Nasrallah/ Photo: Fars News Agency
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Seyed
Hassan Nasrallah made the remarks in a televised speech on Friday in a ceremony
held on the occasion of the birthday anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH in
Beirut’s Southern suburb of Dahiyeh, presstv reported.
Nasrallah
congratulated the celebration attendees and all Muslims on the auspicious
ceremony, and noted that Prophet Muhammad managed to establish eternal peace
using Islamic teachings.
Israel
poses a threat to all Muslims worldwide, Nasrallah said, censuring the Bahraini
regime for the normalization deal with Tel Aviv while lauding the Iraqi
factions for condemning an event held in Erbil for the formalization of ties
with the Israeli entity.
“Today,
the United States and the supporters of the Zionist regime seek to ensure that
Muslims do not oppose the Zionist occupiers even in their hearts,” the
Hezbollah chief said.
“Muslims
must stand against the normalization of relations with the Zionist regime by
ant means they can,” he added.
The
Hezbollah secretary-general praised the Iranian, Syrian, Iraqi and Yemeni
support to the Palestinian cause despite all costs as well as the Bahrainis who
rejected the normalization with Israel despite Manama’s punitive measures.
He
also said members of the Daesh (also known as ISIL or ISIS) Takfiri terrorist
group depict a wrong image of the noble religion of Islam and the Muslim
community.
“The
Daesh Takfiris represent a wrong image of Islam and must be defeated,” the
Hezbollah chief said, adding, “All Muslim scholars must preserve the Umma’s
unity and confront Daesh’s barbarism.”
Daesh
began a campaign of terror in Iraq and Syria less than a decade ago, initially
overrunning vast areas of territory in both countries. Despite being defeated
in many localities, the remnants of the terrorist outfit still conduct sporadic
deadly attacks on civilians and government forces in the region.
Nasrallah
also called for denouncing the seven-year Saudi-led war on Yemen.
“The
end of war in Yemen requires approving the ceasefire and lifting the blockade
simultaneously,” he added.
Since
2015, Saudi Arabia has led a coalition against Yemen to overthrow the popular
Ansarullah movement and reinstall the ousted, Riyadh-friendly, regime of Abd
Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in Sana’a. The prolonged war, accompanied by an economic
siege, has failed to reach its goals, killing hundreds of thousands of Yemeni
people, while throwing the poorest country in West Asia into what the UN calls
the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
According
to the latest estimate by UNICEF, the war on Yemen has killed or maimed at
least 10,000 children, which is equivalent to four children every day.
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Violence
Erupts At Radical Islamists Rally in Pakistan, Killing Four People Including
Three Policemen
October
22, 2021
Supporters of the banned Islamist political party
Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) chant slogans demandig the release of their
leader during a protest rally in Lahore, Pakistan. (Reuters)
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Violent
clashes erupted between Pakistan’s security forces and radical Islamists here
on Friday, leaving four people dead, including three policemen, and 15 others
injured, police said.
The
radical Islamists Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) workers - had launched a
rally from Lahore to Islamabad Demanding that the Pakistan government release
their leader Saad Rizvi, who was arrested last year for demonstrations against
France after a French magazine published caricatures of Prophet Muhammad, and
expel the French ambassador.
Security
forces tried to thwart the rally-goers from proceeding towards Islamabad by
firing over 2,500 tear gas shells at the TLP workers, following which the
protests turned violent.
“Over
2,500 tear gas shells were fired at the TLP workers in a bid to stop them from
proceeding to their destination (Islamabad)," a Punjab police official
told PTI.
"Two
policemen lost their lives in the clashes with TLP workers," a police
spokesman said.
The
TLP shared the pictures of the dead bodies of its two workers who died in
clashes with police.
"The
condition of 15 injured is critical," a police officer said.
On
Friday evening, Lahore turned into a tense cauldron, after being virtually cut
off from the rest of the country, with law enforcement agencies placing
containers at all its entry and exit points.
Authorities
had also suspended mobile phone service in parts of Lahore and blocked roads.
The
TLP workers have been holding a sit-in outside its headquarters in Yateem Khana
in Lahore since Wednesday protesting Rizvi’s arrest and pressing the government
to implement an agreement with the outfit regarding the expulsion of the French
ambassador.
A
Punjab police officer said that more than 7,000 policemen were deployed against
the TLP workers.
“The
violent clashes left dozens of TLP workers and policemen injured, some of them
are in serious condition,” he said and added the main clashes took place
outside the TLP headquarters and MAO College on Multan Road.
"Since
all entry and exit points of Lahore have been blocked by placing containers,
the TLP workers will not be able to cross that hurdle," the police
official said and added police arrested a good number of TLP workers as well.
“By now in Punjab province alone we have arrested more than 1,500 TLP
activists,” he said.
Those
arrested have been booked under terrorism, kidnapping, blocking roads, hooliganism
and other charges.
TLP
leader Pir Ajmal Qadri had earlier declared that a peaceful procession would
begin after Friday prayers. “If any hurdles are created, the party also has a
Plan B to thwart any official attempts. The purpose of the move is respect for
the Prophet”.
In
April, Rizvi was detained by the Punjab government under the maintenance of
public order (MPO) following TLP’s protests.
They
subsequently agreed to call off protests across the country on the Pakistan’s
Tehreek-e-Insaf government assurance that it would present a resolution on the
expulsion of the French ambassador in the National Assembly.
However,
the government had called the National Assembly session to debate the French
envoy's expulsion and before a vote could take place on the resolution, the
Speaker announced the formation of a special committee to discuss the matter
and asked the government and the opposition to engage with each other to
develop consensus on the issue.
No
meeting of this special committee has been held since April.
Meanwhile,
the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government in Punjab has formed a committee
comprising provincial Law Minister Raja Basharat and Prosecution Minister
Chaudhry Zaheeruddin for talks with the TLP.
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British
Actor Riz Ahmed Slams Hollywood for Portraying Muslims as ‘Bad Guys’
October
22, 2021
Riz Ahmed
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British
actor, Riz Ahmed has always spoken out against stereotyping of Muslims in
films, he has once again expressed his anger over depiction of Muslims in
Hollywood as terrorists or gangsters.
Durin
an interview with news outlet Muslim, the 38-year-old actor said, “The game
right now is messed up. The game right now is rigged. Muslims are either not on
screen or they are [or] they're the bad guys. They're perpetrators or victims
of violence. We're either invisible or we’re villainised, cause the stories we
tell about our community affect the laws that get passed, the people that get
attacked, the people that get invaded."
The
Sound of Metal actor was sharing his thoughts about a short video clip from
2014 film American Sniper in which Hollywood star Bradley Cooper shoots a
Muslim kid during Iraq War.
Ahmed
added, "This is so [expletive] up. It's actually hard to watch this and
not get angry. It's crazy to think that, like, how many people had to say this
was okay for this to be made. I don't think we even have the time to fully
explain how [expletive] up that clip is on so many levels. It's just super racist."
The
Emmy-winning artist asserted, "[We're] gonna look back on that and look at
it with the same cringe as we look at, you know, films that had blackface in
them. Or films with, like, you know, cowboys and Indians, [where] the only good
Indian are a dead Indian. Really, that's what you're saying, the only good
Muslim is a dead one. This stuff’s so dangerous because it enables the invasion
of countries. It enables hate crimes. It enables discriminatory and racist laws
being passed."
Moreover,
the actor described such films as “whack, outdated, racist” and said these kind
of movies “costs lives.”
Source:
The News Pakistan
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UK
Court Increases Jail Term For Muslim-Hating white-supremacist Terrorist Who
Celebrated the Christchurch Mosque Massacre
October
22, 2021
Michael Nugent, 38, shared manuals that showed how
to create homemade bombs and firearms on Telegram. (Metropolitan Police)
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LONDON:
A convicted white-supremacist terrorist who shared bomb-making instructions
online and celebrated the Christchurch mosque massacre has had 18 months added
to his jail term by appeal-court judges in London.
Michael
Nugent, 38, shared on the Telegram messaging app manuals that showed how to
create homemade bombs and firearms, and described the attacks on worshipers at
two mosques in New Zealand in March 2019 as a “game-changer.”
In
June a court in Kingston, London, convicted him of terror offenses and jailed
him for 42 months. But on Friday his sentence was increased to five years after
a challenge by the UK’s attorney general, who argued that the penalty was not
harsh enough given the seriousness of the crimes.
Nugent
was said to have “honored” right-wing terrorists such as Brenton Tarrant, who
shot and killed 51 people and injured 40 when he attacked the mosques in
Christchurch. Tarrant live-streamed the atrocity on Facebook.
The
Independent newspaper reported that Nugent created a video celebrating the
attacks to mark the first anniversary of the outrage. In his diary, he wrote
that ethnic minorities should be “sent home” and “sterilized,” adding:
“Terrorism is the only way out of it.”
Judges
said on Friday that the 42-month sentence Nugent was handed in June did not
reflect the “obvious gravity” of his online radicalization efforts, which
included running Telegram groups that could host up to 200,000 members.
A
prosecutor said: “This channel attracted and became a safe haven for anyone who
wished to post messages expressing and encouraging extreme racial hatred and
violence toward black people.”
Nugent
was apprehended after he passed instructions for making bombs and firearms to
an undercover police officer who joined his channel.
His
defense tried to argue that the terrorist’s actions were a product of
deteriorating mental health, but Richard Smith, head of London’s Metropolitan
Police Counter Terrorism Command, said: “Nugent freely shared his abhorrent
extremist views with others over a messaging app and he passed on manuals
detailing how to produce deadly weapons and explosive devices. This is another
case which shows how harmful online extremism is.”
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Arab News
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India
Ayodhya
Mosque Trust Condemns the Torture and Oppression of the Taliban in Afghanistan;
Asks To Amend CAA to Include Afghan Muslims
Arshad
Afzaal Khan
Oct
23, 2021
AYODHYA:
Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation or the Ayodhya mosque trust has condemned the
torture and oppression of not just minorities but also of Muslims by the
Taliban regime in Afghanistan. IICF secretary Athar Husain has sent a request
to Prime Minister’s Office, seeking an amendment to Citizenship (Amendment)
Act, 2019, to accommodate Afghan Muslims seeking refuge in India.
Referring
to the recent beheading of a promising woman Afghan volleyball player Mahjabin
Hakimi and hounding of female sports players by the Taliban, Husain has tweeted
tagging the PMO, seeking early action to save innocent women and children
living in fear under the brutal regime.
Source:
Times of India
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Dubai's
Investment in Jammu and Kashmir 'Major Success for India' and A Setback To
Pakistan: Ex-Pak Envoy Basit
Oct
22, 2021
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan's former envoy to India Abdul Basit has said the government of Dubai
signing an MoU with the administration of Jammu and Kashmir for promoting
industrial development in the Union territory is "a major success for
India" and a setback to prime minister Imran Khan's foreign policy.
On
Monday, an agreement was inked between the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
and the government of Dubai at the Raj Bhawan in Srinagar to ramp up
infrastructure and industries in the region.
"This
[signing of MoU] is a major success for India in the context of both Pakistan
and Jammu and Kashmir as OIC [Organisation of Islamic Cooperation] members have
always kept Pakistan's sensibilities on Kashmir at the forefront," Basit,
a former high commissioner of Pakistan to India, said in his YouTube vlog.
Criticising
Prime Minister Khan's foreign policy, Basit, who was Islamabad's envoy to New
Delhi from 2014 to 2017, said it is clear that Pakistan has ceded ground to
India.
"In
the past, they [OIC member nations] have never done something to make Pakistan
feel that Muslim nations and the OIC are not standing behind us on the Kashmir
issue. They may not have been very vocal, but have ensured not to work against
our sentiment on Kashmir," he was quoted as saying by The News
International newspaper.
"There
should be efforts to find a solution. But is it acceptable that everything is
one-sided and the ground has been ceded to India. Now, the condition is that
Muslim nations are signing MoUs with India," he said.
India's
minister for industries and commerce Piyush Goyal said the world had belief in
India and that the country will play an important role in global trade in the
future.
"This
MoU between the Dubai government and Jammu and Kashmir administration is an
example of that belief," the minister said.
Source:
Times of India
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NIA
files chargesheet against 4 in Rohingya trafficking case
Oct
22, 2021
GUWAHATI:
The NIA on Friday filed a chargesheet before a special court here against four
Bangladeshi nationals for their alleged involvement in the trafficking of
Rohingyas, an official said.
Mohammad
Sahab Uddin, Aman Ullah, Mohammad Abdul Rahim and Saidul Alam have been charged
with relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Foreigners Act.
The
case relates to the alleged trafficking of Bangladeshis/Rohingyas for the
purpose of exploitation by Sahab Uddin and others, the official of the premier
investigation agency said.
The
accused were involved in the organised human trafficking of Rohingya and
Bangladeshi men, women and minor children into India through inducement by
offers of jobs and marriage, the official said.
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Times of India
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Mideast
40,000
Muslim worshipers perform Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque
October
23, 2021
Thousands
of Palestinians performed Friday prayer at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied
city of al-Quds (Jerusalem), amid strict measures imposed by the Israeli
authorities at its gates.
The
Islamic Endowments in occupied Jerusalem estimated that more than 40,000 Muslim
worshipers performed Friday prayer in the holy site despite the strict Israeli
measures.
The
Israeli occupation authorities deployed since morning hours police checkpoints
at the entrances to the Old City of al-Quds, checked the identities of the
citizens, and prevented a number of them from reaching the courtyards of
Al-Aqsa Mosque.
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Source:
More Western Personnel Under Investigation for Gen. Soleimani Killing, May Be
Charged
2021-October-22
General
Soleimani, the head of the IRGC’s foreign operations arm, Abu Mahdi
Al-Muhandis, the leader of the Iranian-allied Iraqi Popular Mobilization
Forces, and ten of their deputies were killed by an armed drone strike as their
convoy left Baghdad International Airport. The attack was ordered by then US
President Donald Trump, Al-Mayadeeen reported.
To
date, Iran’s chief civilian prosecutor has indicted 36 individuals in
connection with the assassination, among them former president Trump, the head
of US Central Command General Kenneth McKenzie Jr., and former US Secretaries
of State and Defence Mike Pompeo and Mark Esper.
The
file remains open to the further addition of individuals that Tehran determines
to have played a role in the killing.
“Based
on the statements of the prosecutor-general the list of 36 names is open, as is
the role of nine others including German military personnel under
investigation. The German military personnel are suspected of facilitating the
assassination. Their number and exact role is not known and although I suspect,
I am still not sure if they are the ones operating at Ramstein (Airbase),” the
source said, asking to remain unnamed.
Ramstein
Airbase in Germany is one of the largest American military installations in the
world, functioning as a command center for NATO, the US air force’s European
and African commands as well as a primary hub for drone operations throughout
the Greater Middle East and North Africa.
“G4S
that is in charge of Baghdad International Airport security also stands accused
of involvement in Lt. General Haj Qassem Soleimani’s assassination,” they
added.
G4S
is a British multinational private security company that is among the world’s
largest private employers with a workforce of over 500,000 as of 2020.
Some
26 of the indicted individuals are known to be American and Israeli military
and intelligence personnel, at least four of whom have died since January 3-
2020. On July 1 of this year, the Israeli press reported the death of Col.
Sharon Asman of the elite Nahal Brigade, claiming he had collapsed during a
training exercise.
On
September 20, the Lebanese outlet The Cradle reported a source from the Axis of
Resistance had claimed responsibility for Asman’s death as well as that of US
Lt. Col. James Willis of the elite ‘Red Horse Brigade.’ Col. Willis was also
claimed to have died in a ‘non-combat’ related incident on the ‘Al-Udeid’
Airbase in Qatar.
My
own source confirmed that Asman, along with two other Israeli personnel had
indeed been killed in a drone strike in the Northern Kurdish Autonomous Region
which targeted a communication site operated by Mossad. They were less certain
on the circumstances of Col. Willis’ death but were clear the operation had
been carried out by some element of the ‘Axis of Resistance.’
“In
the war on the terrorist groups in Syria, the Resistance Front had a
command-center, which still operates, and any individual branch could have been
tasked with the mission,” the source added.
Among
the 36 indicted individuals were also seven local agents from regional Arab
states, believed to include Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, UAE, and
Qatar. Most of these individuals have now been either apprehended or killed by
the authorities of their own countries or by the Resistance Front.
In
the days following the Soleimani assassination, a CIA surveillance plane
crashed in Ghazni province in Afghanistan, killing all on board. For a time, it
was speculated in regional and international media that the aircraft was the
command center directing the drone strike and that none other than Michael
D’Andrea, the head of CIA operations against Iran, had been on board. The trail
of information quickly ran cold and it remains unknown whether D’Andrea was
indeed killed or remains at large.
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Turkey
warns against alliances that harm NATO: Defence Minster
23
October ,2021
NATO-member
Turkey’s defense minister said the forming of alliances outside of NATO would
harm the organization, according to comments released on Saturday, after Greece
and France agreed a defense pact last month.
NATO
allies Greece and France clinched a strategic military and defense cooperation
pact in September, which includes an order for three French frigates worth
about 3 billion euros.
Greek
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said this month that the agreement will
allow the two countries to come to each other’s aid in the event of an external
threat.
‟Given that we are
inside NATO, everyone should know that the search for various alliances outside
of it will both cause harm to NATO and our bilateral relations, and shake
confidence,” Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar told reporters after a NATO
defense ministers in Brussels this week.
The
comments were released by the Turkish defense ministry.
Greece
and Turkey are at odds over their continental shelves and their maritime
boundaries. They re-launched exploratory contacts on their disputes earlier
this year and Akar said he had a constructive meeting with his Greek
counterpart.
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Israel
designates six Palestinian civil society groups as terrorists
22
October ,2021
Israel
on Friday designated six Palestinian civil society groups as terrorist
organizations and accused them of funneling donor aid to militants, a charge
rejected by human rights watchdogs who said the move will stifle monitoring of
potential abuses.
The
designations authorize Israeli authorities to close the groups' offices, seize
their assets and arrest their staff in the occupied West Bank, watchdogs Human
Rights Watch and Amnesty International said in a joint statement condemning the
move.
Israel's
defense ministry said the six Palestinian groups had ties to the Popular Front
for the Liberation of Palestine (PLFP), a left-wing faction with an armed wing
that has carried out deadly attacks against Israelis.
“(The)
declared organizations received large sums of money from European countries and
international organizations, using a variety of forgery and deceit,” the
defense ministry said in a statement, alleging the money had supported PFLP's
activities.
The
groups include leading Palestinian human rights organizations Al-Haq and
Addameer, who document alleged rights violations by both Israel and the
Western-backed Palestinian Authority, which has limited self-rule in the West
Bank.
Asked
for comment, an official with PFLP, which is on the European Union's terrorism
blacklist, did not outright reject ties to the six groups but said they
maintain relations with civil society organizations across the West Bank and
Gaza.
“It
is part of the rough battle Israel is launching against the Palestinian people
and against civil society groups, in order to exhaust them,” PFLP official
Kayed Al-Ghoul said.
Al-Haq
did not immediately provide comment. Addameer and another one of the designated
groups, Defense for Children International - Palestine, rejected the Israeli
accusations as an “attempt to eliminate Palestinian civil society”.
The
other three groups listed did not immediately provide comment.
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Al Arabiya
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Friday
prayers resume in Tehran after nearly two-year hiatus due to COVID-19
22
October ,2021
Mass
Friday prayers has resumed in Tehran after a 20-month hiatus due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
The
prayers at Tehran University, a gathering of religious and political significance,
came as authorities warned of a sixth wave of the coronavirus, which has so far
claimed 124,928 lives in Iran and afflicted more than 5.8 million.
On
Saturday, schools with less than 300 students are also due to reopen.
Also
starting on Saturday, government employees, except those in the armed forces,
will be barred from work if they are not vaccinated at least with a first dose,
according to a
government
circular released earlier this week.
The
government says more than 28.2 million people have so far received a second
dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
“Today
is a very sweet day for us. We thank the the Almighty for giving us back the
Friday prayers after a period of restrictions and deprivation,” said Mohammad
Javad Haj Ali Akbari, Tehran’s interim Friday prayer imam who led the sermons.
Worshippers
had to heed social distancing and use face masks during the gathering, a forum
where officials present a unified front in the weekly sermon, a duty that
rotates around senior members of Iran’s conservative clerical establishment.
Most
worshippers brought their own prayer rugs and clay tablets used during
prostration, according to a local broadcast.
It
said Friday prayers also were performed in several other Iranian cities.
Health
Minister Bahram Einollah said earlier this week that it was a
"certainty" that Iran would face a sixth wave next week. The warning
came even as the country has accelerated its vaccination drive.
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Pakistan
Muslims
Level Christian Graves with Tractors In Sialkot
By
Shafique Khokhar
10/22/2021
Sialkot
(AsiaNews) – Some Muslims destroyed Christian graves with tractors Sialkot, a
district in north-western Punjab.
“They
demolished my father’s grave,” said Baba Gulzar Masih. His father, Rakha Masih,
“told me before he died that he wanted to be buried close to his parents.”
The
cemetery in the village of Banawali is older than Pakistan itself, locals note.
Christian residents, backed by Muslim neighbours, took their case to the
authorities, but their protest got short shrift.
Rev
Samuel Mukhtar, pastor of the Holy Unity Ministry Church, told AsiaNews that
some Muslims claim the cemetery’s land as their own and threatened to remove
all the graves. On Tuesday, they levelled the graves with tractors.
Members
of the Christian community tried to contact officials in Sialkot, including the
local assistant commissioner and the media.
Some
reported the incident as the local police station, but so far no one has been
shown any interest in the matter.
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Pakistan,
IMF fail to agree on MEFP under USD 6 billion Extended Fund Facility
Oct
23, 2021
ISLAMABAD:
The Pakistani government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have not
finalised the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies (MEFP) for the
completion of the Sixth Review under the USD 6 billion Extended Fund Facility
(EFF), reported local media.
Islamabad
has found itself in a very tough situation concerning the international money
lender's situation. There are risks attached for Pakistan either with or
without the IMF loans, reported Geo News.
For
one, in the last two weeks, the State Bank of Pakistan's foreign currency
reserves has decreased by USD 1.6 billion as Islamabad had paid USD 1 billion
on the maturity of the international Sukuk Bond.
On
the other hand, inflation is rising in Pakistan. This week, the Sensitive Price
Index (SPI) stood at 14.5 per cent this week as it increased by 1.4 per cent in
the last one week period compared to the last week. The adjustments made on
Pakistan Oilfields Limited (POL) and electricity prices as well as the
devaluation of the rupee against the dollar jumped up the SPI by 1.4 per cent
in the one-week period, said Geo News.
Meanwhile,
Shaukat Tarin, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenues, who was
in Washington for MEFP talks, left for Saudi Arabia without concluding the
talks, to be part of the official entourage of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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PM
warned against indecisiveness over DG ISI issue
October
23, 2021
KARACHI:
Former chairman of Senate Mian Raza Rabbani has said Prime Minister Imran Khan
should ‘stop playing Russian roulette’ on the appointment of the director
general of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and take a decision.
In
a statement issued on Friday, the senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party
(PPP) drew government’s attention towards the impact of delay and uncertainty
on the issue.
“A
state of uncertainty breeds inertia in an institution. In military
institutions, evaluated, quick and firm decisions are the essence of command
and success,” said Mr Rabbani.
The
ex-chairman of the upper house of parliament said given the regional situation
where Indian ministers were threatening with surgical strikes, Indian submarine
attempted intrusion into Pakistani waters, [situation in] Afghanistan and
increase in acts of terrorism in Waziristan, Pakistan could not afford
uncertainty in the command structure of the Army. “As a consequence of this
indecisive step, other command positions are on hold,” he pointed out.
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Afghans
throng Torkham to enter Pakistan
Ibrahim
Shinwari
October
23, 2021
KHYBER:
Thousands of Afghans made a beeline for Torkham border crossing early on Friday
morning when the news about resumption of cross-border pedestrian movement
spread in most parts of the neighbouring country.
Sources
in Torkham told Dawn that the number of aspiring Afghans was so high that
Pakistani authorities had to deploy additional security personnel to prevent
crowding and panic at the border crossing.
It
was also learnt that the Afghan Taliban made repeated announcements on
loudspeakers to its ‘unruly’ nationals to avoid congestion at the border
crossing and let only those, who needed the most, cross over to Pakistan.
However,
the announcements fell on deaf ears as the Afghans made desperate bids to get
online visa for Pakistan.
More
security men deployed to prevent crowding
Bilal,
a 28-year-old resident of Laghman province in Afghanistan, told Dawn that he
got online visa on Friday morning after spending a sleepless night near the
border crossing.
He
said the number of people, including women, children and the elderly, was so
high on the Afghan side of the border that it was literally impossible for both
the Afghan and Pakistani authorities to entertain everyone’s request for visa.
Abdullah,
a resident of Nangarhar province, also said he reached Pakistan after getting
visa online.
He
said though majority of Afghans welcomed the resumption of pedestrian movement
via Torkham border, it would take the authorities weeks and months on both
sides of the border to clear the ‘waiting lot’ as Afghans had started reaching
Torkham in large numbers after learning about the border reopening for ordinary
people.
Pakistani
officials also confirmed crowding on the border and said security clearance was
meticulous and painstakingly slow.
They
said only 801 from among thousands of aspiring Afghans were allowed to enter
Pakistan on Friday.
Independent
sources told Dawn that the clearance process on the border zero point was so
strict that even infants above the age of two months with no visa were not
allowed and their parents were returned despite having online visas.
They
added that moving scenes were witnessed when family members were separated from
each other as some had visas, while the others had yet to obtain it.
Meanwhile,
the Torkham Labour Union ended a strike and withdrew the call for a road
blockade announced for Oct 25 to press the government for the resumption of
pedestrian movement and restoration of their jobs.
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Two
troops martyred in North Waziristan
October
23, 2021
MIRAMSHAH:
Two soldiers were martyred and two others injured in a terrorist attack in
North Waziristan tribal district on Friday.
One
terrorist was killed in the exchange of fire.
Officials
said that fighting between security forces and terrorists broke out near
Miramshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan.
The
injured security personnel were taken to a paramilitary forces-run hospital in
Miramshah.
Earlier
on Thursday, security forces had conducted search operations in Khair Kali and
Khat Kali areas.
Meanwhile,
a remote-controlled bomb exploded in the Momad Khel area. However, it did not
cause any casualties.
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Yet
another attempt at reconciliation between warring MQM factions
Azfar-ul-Ashfaque
October
23, 2021
KARACHI:
Serious efforts are underway to persuade different factions of the once unified
Muttahida Qaumi Movement to agree on a minimum common agenda after the results
of the recent cantonment boards election made clear that the party’s
traditional Urdu speaking voters stayed aloof due to a constant war of words
between rival leaders.
Background
interviews and on-the-record conversations with several stakeholders suggest
that the establishment — which had made a failed attempt to broker a deal
between Pak Sarzameen Party and MQM-Pakistan around four years ago — is not
behind the renewed efforts and it’s just a result of introspection.
Also,
the efforts are not aimed at merging one party into another, but to initiate a
dialogue that would likely to give a much-needed confidence and hope to the
Urdu-speaking community that currently feels isolated and vulnerable.
Ex-governor
Ebad is playing role from Dubai to bridge differences
There
are roadblocks though as certain leaders enjoying senior positions in their
respective parties do not want to give up their powers, but they have been told
that if the situation persists, no party — the MQM-Pakistan, the PSP and Dr
Farooq Sattar led PIB group — would stand a chance in the upcoming local
government elections and 2023 general elections.
Cantonment
polls setback and self-destruction
If
the number of votes is anything to go by, the current leaderships of the MQM-P
and the PSP have failed to make an impression on the Mohajir electorate during
the cantonment boards’ polls as their collective votes were not more than the
votes of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and Pakistan Peoples Party.
It
is learnt that during the last month’s cantonment boards’ election many workers
of the MQM-P sensed their defeat and urged their leadership to take steps for
unity otherwise they would stand no chance in any election.
Sources
said there were a number of people not only in the MQM and the PSP, but those
sitting on the sidelines too who wanted unity or at least that the leaders sit
on a table to initiate a process that may lead to unification.
“We
respect everyone... be it Mustafa [Kamal] bhai, Khalid [Maqbool Siddiqui] bhai
or Farooq [Sattar] bhai. We don’t want to undermine their position, but we want
all of them to keep aside their differences and sit together just for the sake
of people of Karachi, especially Mohajirs,” said former MQM coordination
committee member Waseem Aftab.
No
member of the MQM-P and the PSP was willing to speak on the matter on the
record.
While
almost everyone recognises the importance of the Altaf Hussain factor in urban
politics and that he still commands public support in Karachi and Hyderabad,
there’s a consensus that his “Sindhudesh politics” are self-destructive in
nature as it alienates even his own supporters from him.
The
governor’s return?
Currently,
Karachi is abuzz with rumours that former Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ebad is
planning a comeback to unite a divided MQM and that powerful quarters wanted to
see him in an administrative role from a platform other than of MQM, etc. Dr
Ebad lives in Dubai ever since he resigned as the governor in November 2016
after serving for nearly 14 years as an MQM nominee.
Dr
Ebad is one of the few senior leaders of the MQM who commands respect in almost
all factions as well as the people of Karachi and Hyderabad. He had led the MQM
as the London-based convener of its coordination committee before becoming the
governor of Sindh in December 2002.
Many
believe that the former governor can play a constructive role in an effort to
strengthen a beleaguered MQM and revive hope among masses.
Mr
Aftab, who was also a former senior vice chairman of the PSP and currently part
of a likeminded group, said Dr Ebad, Dr Sattar and Dr Siddiqui should work
together for the solution of problems being faced by residents of urban Sindh.
“The
situation of Karachi demands that we all should forget our differences and be
united and Dr Ishratul Ebad must play his role. He was the one who had brought
people from all walks of life on one platform on the specific agenda of
development [when he was governor],” he said on behalf of his group that also
comprises former health minister Dr Sagheer Ahmed.
Dawn
approached Dr Ebad and asked about the rumours and whether he was planning to
return to take part in politics. He expressed sorrow over the state of
political and administrative affairs of Karachi and said that his thinking was
public-oriented and not “party oriented”.
“I
am in touch with so many people and there’s a growing frustration especially
after the results of the cantonment boards’ elections,” he said, adding: “But I
am neither a competitor of those running the affairs of the MQM, nor I want to
replace them.”
Reconciliation
formula
He
is more concerned over constant mudslinging by rival factions against each
other that he believes creating a political vacuum and space for potential
anti-state elements. He admitted that the people wanted to see them united.
“Merging
one party into another is not the only solution,” he said, adding that the
division of MQM into MQM-P, PSP, Dr Sattar’s and Haqiqi factions was now a
reality.
However,
he said the leadership of all these factions should sit together to first
decide not to trade allegations against each other and stop using uncivilised
language. “This will eventually end the impression among the masses that all
these groups are fighting with each other for the lust of power,” he said.
He
said that all the parties could continue their separate activities but in the
second phase a convergence on major issues of Karachi would be necessary. “Such
an equation is doable and I can also play my part in it,” he said, maintaining
that for this he could return to Karachi.
While
Dr Ebad did not take credit of his direct or indirect efforts, it seems he
successfully persuaded some of the rival party leaders to avoid washing their
dirty linen in public as disgruntled Dr Sattar recently extended an olive
branch to the MQM-P leadership despite having serious reservations over their
controversial intraparty elections in which, according to sources, a senior
leader got just 17 votes and another got less than two dozen votes.
However,
naysayers say Dr Ebad will never return to Karachi and all he wanted to prove
him relevant in the Karachi politics while sitting in the comforts of his
overseas residence.
They
say Dr Ebad can do political wheeling and dealing but he lacked abilities to
run the organisational setup.
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North America
Senior
al-Qaeda leader killed in US airstrike in Syria: Pentagon
Oct
23, 2021
WASHINGTON:
A senior al-Qaeda leader was killed in a US drone strike in Syria, the Pentagon
said Friday.
The
strike comes two days after a base in southern Syria, used by the US-led
coalition fighting the Islamic State group, was assaulted.
"A
US airstrike today in northwest Syria killed senior al-Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid
al-Matar," said Central Command spokesman Army Major John Rigsbee in a
statement.
There
were no known casualties from the strike, he said, adding it was conducted
using an MQ-9 aircraft.
"The
removal of this al-Qaeda senior leader will disrupt the terrorist
organization's ability to further plot and carry out global attacks," he
said.
At
the end of September the Pentagon killed Salim Abu-Ahmad, another senior
Al-Qaeda commander in Syria, in an airstrike near Idlib in the country's
northwest.
He
had been responsible for "planning, funding, and approving trans-regional
Al-Qaeda attacks," according to Centcom.
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US
lawmaker introduces bill marking Turkey's Republic Day
Michael
Hernandez
22.10.2021
WASHINGTON
US
congressman Steve Cohen has introduced legislation congratulating the Turkish
people on their upcoming Republic Day, which will be commemorated at month's
end.
The
resolution, entered on Thursday by Cohen on behalf of himself and congressman
Alex Mooney has been referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. It
congratulates "the people of the Republic of Turkey and Turkish Americans
nationwide on the 98th anniversary of Turkish Republic Day."
It
"recognizes the Republic of Turkey as an important ally of the United States,"
and further "expresses appreciation for Turkey’s contribution to global
efforts to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (also known as Daesh),
the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and other terrorist organizations."
Source:
Anadolu Agency
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Europe
France
urges Iran to curb nuclear activity, resume talks
22
October ,2021
France
on Friday urged Iran to curb nuclear activities of “unprecedented gravity” as
US and European envoys met to discuss efforts aimed at reviving the troubled
2015 Iran nuclear deal.
US
envoy Robert Malley joined counterparts from France, Britain and Germany at the
meetings in Paris, at what the French Foreign Ministry called a “critical time”
in efforts to salvage the accord.
“It
is urgent and crucial for Iran to end the activities of unprecedented gravity
that it is conducting in violation of the (agreement) and to immediately resume
full-fledged cooperation" with the International Atomic Energy Agency,
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Anne-Claire Legendre said in an online briefing.
The
IAEA is charged with monitoring the 2015 accord, which was aimed at curbing
Iran's nuclear activity in exchange for the lifting of crippling sanctions. The
US pulled out of the accord under Donald Trump and re-imposed sanctions.
Since
then Iran has stepped up nuclear activity and is now in violation of several
aspects of the deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA.
Iran’s
nuclear activity includes enriching uranium which Western nations fear could be
used to build an atomic bomb. Tehran denies any such ambitions.
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Philanthropist
Kavala says ‘no possibility’ of a fair trial in Turkey
22
October ,2021
Jailed
philanthropist Osman Kavala said on Friday that it will be “meaningless” for
him to attend his trial as a fair hearing is impossible given comments made
about him by President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday.
Erdogan
in comments made to local media outlets on Thursday criticized ambassadors of
Western allies for their call for Kavala's release. He was cited as saying that
they would not release “bandits, murderers and terrorists” in their own
countries.
“Since
there is no possibility of a fair trial under these circumstances, I believe
participating in hearings and delivering my defense will be meaningless from
now on,” Kavala said in a written statement.
Kavala
was acquitted in 2020 of charges related to nationwide protests in 2013 but the
ruling was overturned this year and combined with charges in another case
related to a coup attempt in 2016.
Kavala
described Erdogan's statement as humiliating and defaming and said it would
influence the trial directly while it continues.
Erdogan
said the judiciary in Turkey is independent.
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Rare
portraits of Ottoman sultans to be sold at London auction
Ahmet
Gürhan Kartal
23.10.2021
LONDON
Christie’s
will offer collectors a chance to purchase rare portraits of six Ottoman
sultans at the end of October.
The
portraits of Orhan Gazi, Bayezid I, Isa Chelebi, Mehmed I, Selim I and Selim II
will be under the hammer at the British auction house on Oct. 28 and are
expected to fetch a total of £800,000 to £1.2 million ($1.1 million - $1.64
million).
The
portraits were part of a set produced in Venice in 1579 at the instigation of
Ottoman Grand Vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha.
Behnaz
Atighi Moghaddam, an expert from Christie’s, told Anadolu Agency that the
portraits were part of 14 paintings from the 16th century.
The
Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds auction will also showcase a message sent
to King Louise of France by Mehmet IV, Turkish carpets, Kaaba covers, Iznik
tiles, manuscripts and embroidered pots.
Moghaddam
said the paintings are “stylistically attributed to Veronese,” one of the most
famous Venetian artists who produced works in the 16th century.
Louise
Broadhurst, Director, Head of Department, Oriental Rugs and Carpets at Christie's
said the auction will present three Turkish carpets from the late 16th and 17th
centuries.
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South Asia
We
are holding Taliban accountable on counterterrorism: NATO
23
Oct 2021
NATO
chief Gens Stoltenberg said that NATO allies and partners are trying to hold
the Taliban accountable for all the pledges they made on terrorism, not
allowing their soil to be used against others, human rights, and providing safe
passage for those who are willing to leave Afghanistan.
The
NATO chief who was talking to a media conference after concluding their defense
ministers’ level meeting said that the decision of withdrawal from Afghanistan
was unanimous but the tragedy of the Afghan people afterward is hard-breaking.
“We
are working to get people out of Afghanistan and resettle those who have left
Afghanistan. We have had development in resettling those people in the past
weeks.” Said Stoltenberg.
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Seven
killed in attack on Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
October
23, 2021
In
an attack on an Islamic seminary in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh,
gunmen kill at least seven people and wound 20, amid escalating tensions in the
settlements following the recent assassination of a prominent Muslim leader.
According
to police official Kamran Hossain, "Rohingya miscreants" raided the
Darul Ulum Nadwatul Ulama al Islamia madrassa in the Balukhali refugee camp in
Cox's Bazar near the border with Myanmar on Friday, randomly shooting and
stabbing the victims with guns and knives.
Security
forces sent fortifications to promptly seal off the camp, which houses more
than 27,000 individuals.
"We
arrested one attacker immediately after the incident," Shihab Kaisar Khan,
the regional chief of an armed police battalion, told reporters, adding that
the police seized a gun, six rounds of ammunition, and a knife from the man.
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IS
says its fighters attacked Kabul power lines
Oct
23, 2021
BEIRUT:
The Islamic State militant group's Afghan branch on Friday said it was behind
an explosion that brought down electricity lines and plunged Kabul into
darkness.
The
power cut on Thursday was a further blow to Taliban efforts to stabilise
Afghanistan two months after they seized control.
In
a statement published on its Telegram channels, Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K)
said "the soldiers of the caliphate detonated a bomb on an electricity
pylon in Kabul" to damage the electricity sector.
The
explosion hit a high-voltage line supplying imported power to Kabul and some
other provinces.
Afghanistan
is largely reliant on electricity imported from its northern neighbours
Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, making cross-country power lines a prime target for
insurgents.
The
Taliban has promised to fight IS-K but the group has continued to carry out
devastating atrocities.
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India,
UK discuss Afghanistan, Indo-Pacific; agree to deepen cooperation in strategic
areas of defence, security
Oct
22, 2021
NEW
DELHI: India and the UK on Friday agreed to strengthen cooperation in the
Indo-Pacific as their foreign ministers held extensive talks on key bilateral
and regional issues and stressed the need for safe and unhindered access for
humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and ensuring that it is not used to threaten or
attack any country or to shelter or train terrorists.
During
the talks between external affairs minister S Jaishankar and British Foreign
Secretary Elizabeth Truss, the two sides also agreed on instituting the
India-UK Strategic Futures Forum Track, a new 1.5 Dialogue mechanism to foster
expert deliberations on long-term strategic links between them.
Asserting
that India and the UK can do so much more in areas like sharing our expertise
on the environment ahead of the COP26 summit, Truss said, "we are
delighted the Prime Minister will be there."
The
2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, is
scheduled to be held in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, between October 31 and
November 12, 2021.
Jaishankar
and Truss, who is on an official two-day visit to India, also undertook a
detailed review of the Roadmap 2030 launched during the India-UK Virtual Summit
between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson
in May earlier this year.
India
and the UK, after the virtual summit, had unveiled an ambitious 10-year roadmap
to boost cooperation in key areas, including defence, security and healthcare.
"Glad
to welcome UK Foreign Secretary @trussliz to Delhi. Just completed a
comprehensive review of our relationship," Jaishankar tweeted after the
talks.
The
two leaders appreciated the progress made so far on the implementation of the
Roadmap 2030 despite the constraints posed by the pandemic with Jaishankar
noting that the roadmap was progressing well and the pillars on trade and
prosperity, people to people relationship, defence and security, climate and
health are all moving forward.
After
the talks, Truss tweeted, "India is our great friend, an economic
powerhouse and the world's largest democracy. Our relationship will be vital
over the coming decades. Good meeting @DrSJaishankar to discuss closer
collaboration on technology; investment and trade; security and defence."
"You
are a fellow democracy; you believe in free enterprise and you believe in
freedom. I think it's very important that countries like ours work together on
our shared plans for the future," she said.
In
a statement on the talks, the Ministry of External Affairs said both ministers
welcomed the progress in delivering the Enhanced Trade Partnership announced at
the virtual summit between the two prime ministers.
They
also underlined the need for launching FTA negotiations at the earliest, with a
focus on negotiating an interim agreement that can deliver quick gains to
businesses in both India and the UK, the MEA said.
During
their talks, both sides also discussed a number of regional and international
issues of mutual interest while sharing their commitment to a multi-polar world
and multilateralism.
They
agreed to strengthen cooperation in West Asia and the Indo-Pacific, on
countering terrorism and radical extremism, and addressing emerging challenges
in the cyber and space domains, the MEA said.
While
India is a member of QUAD along with the US, Japan and Australia, the UK is
part of the AUKUS with Australia and the US. Both the groupings are aimed at
strengthening cooperation between these countries in the Indo-Pacific region.
"On
Afghanistan, the need for full, safe and unhindered access for humanitarian
assistance was discussed, as also the need for Afghan territory not to be used
to threaten or attack any country or to shelter or train terrorists, or to plan
or to finance terrorist attacks," it said.
Earlier
in the day, Jaishankar also held a meeting with UK Chief of the Defence Staff
General Nicholas Carter during which they discussed the Afghanistan situation
and issues related to the Indo-Pacific.
The
discussions come amid increased global concerns over the possibility of the
spread of terrorism from Afghanistan.
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US
close to agreeing with Pakistan using its space to conduct operations in
Afghanistan
23
Oct 2021
Joe
Biden’s Administration has said that they are nearing reaching a formal
agreement with Pakistan over using its airspace to conduct military and
intelligence operations in Afghanistan, CNN found.
Sources
have told CNN that Pakistan has shown a desire to sign a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) in exchange for assistance with its own counterterrorism
efforts and help in managing relations with its archrival, India.
The
bilateral agreement is yet to be finalized and another source has told CNN that
the terms can change any time.
US
is desperately looking for airspace or any base in the region close to
Afghanistan to enable them to conduct military and intelligence over the
horizon operations as they no longer have a presence in Afghanistan.
Pakistan
has previously denied providing military bases to the US.
The
US is currently using Pakistan’s airspace for gathering intelligence in
Afghanistan but the country is looking for long-time access to Pakistan’s
airspace to its plane and drones en route to Afghanistan.
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Red
Cross warns aid groups not enough to stave off Afghanistan's humanitarian
crisis
22
October ,2021
The
Red Cross on Friday urged the international community to engage with
Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers, saying that aid groups on their own would be
unable to stave off a humanitarian crisis.
Afghanistan
has been plunged into crisis by the abrupt end of billions of dollars in
foreign assistance following the collapse of the Western-backed government and
return to power by the Taliban in August.
The
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has since increased its efforts
in the country while other organizations were also stepping up, Director
General Robert Mardini said.
But
he told Reuters that support from the international community, who had so far
taken a cautious approach in engaging with the Taliban, was critical to
providing basic services.
“Humanitarian
organizations joining forces can only do so much. They can come up with temporary
solutions.”
The
United Nations on Thursday announced it had set up a fund to provide cash
directly to Afghans, which Mardini said would solve the problem for three
months.
“Afghanistan
is a compounded crisis that is deteriorating by the day,” he said, citing
decades of conflict compounded by the effects of climate change and the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Mardini
said 30 percent of Afghanistan's 39 million population were facing severe
malnutrition and that 18 million people in the country need humanitarian assistance
or protection.
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Al Arabiya
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Arab World
Journalist
detained over ‘hate speech’ following UAE-Iraq football match: WAM
22
October ,2021
A
member of the media in the United Arab Emirates has been detained by
authorities over charges relating to hate speech and violating public morals
while covering a football match between the UAE and Iraq, state news agency WAM
reported on Friday.
The
news agency said the UAE’s Public Federal Prosecution for Cybersecurity Crimes
had ordered the detention of member of the media and the release of others on
bail after investigations.
WAMsaid
that while covering the match between the UAE and Iraq national teams last week
on the Abu Dhabi Sports Channel before the broadcast went live, the accused
were charged with committing an act and issuing a statement amounting to
disorderly conduct, publishing through the internet.
The
prosecution said it would violate public morals, harm the public interest, and
incite hate speech.
Wam
said the charges can carry a prison term of up to five years and up to a
$136,000 (AED500,000) fine.
The
Public Prosecution received a complaint from the Abu Dhabi Media against the
two mentioned and a third unidentified person.
An
audio and video clip circulated online showed the accused exchanging
conversations while technical devices were being tested before the live
broadcast on Abu Dhabi Sports Channel, and in the analytical studio before the
match, uttering words and phrases which would "harm the public interest in
the country", WAM reported.
The
broadcast sent from the television production vehicle of the analytical studio
to the broadcast reception unit in the TV building was hacked, and the
published clips were seized and broadcast on some social media platforms on the
internet.
After
the Public Prosecution began investigating the accused and took the decisions,
it summoned those responsible at the Abu Dhabi Sports Channel and programmes to
complete the investigations.
The
Public Prosecution asked the responsible technical authorities to determine how
the hacking occurred and who conducted it. They ordered the arrest of the
persons and seizure of the tools used and launched investigations into the
incident.
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More
than 90 Houthis killed, 16 military vehicles destroyed in coalition strikes on
Jubah and Al-Kassarah
October
22, 2021
JEDDAH:
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Friday it had killed at least
92 Houthi rebels in airstrikes on two districts near the strategic city of
Marib.
The
deaths are the latest among hundreds that the coalition says have been killed
in recent fighting around Marib, and come during a second week of reported
intense bombing.
“Operations
targeted 16 military vehicles and killed more than 92 terrorist elements” in
the past 24 hours, the coalition said in a statement, carried by the official
Saudi Press Agency. The coalition has for the past two weeks reported almost
daily strikes around Marib.
Most
of the previously announced strikes were in Abedia, about 100 km from Marib —
the internationally recognized government’s last bastion in northern Yemen.
The
latest airstrikes reported were in the districts of Al-Jubah, some 50 km south
of Marib, and Al-Kassarah, 30 km northwest.
The
Houthis began a major push to seize Marib in February, and have renewed their
offensive since September after a lull. Several Yemenis are waiting for help
after fleeing fighting in Marib, according to Reuters.
Iman
Saleh Ali and her family left Al-Jubah in the dead of night with only the
clothes on their back to escape fighting, the second time they have been forced
to do so.
The
UN says some 10,000 people were displaced last month alone by the fighting in
Marib governorate. It is calling for a humanitarian corridor for aid.
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Egyptian
thinker: "Anti-Islam challenges meant to marginalize Palestine issue"
October
23, 2021
Egyptian
writer and researcher attending the 35th International Islamic Unity Conference
related on "Islamic unity from the Quran's perspective, the way to avoid
division and conflict" in his speech addressing the webinar held on
Tuesday.
Professor
Ali Abu al-Khair, writer and researcher, noted that the division, strife,
conflict, Takfiri attacks all meant to tarnish the image of Islam and Muslims.
He
denounced the pervasive attacks by Zionists, global arrogant powers against the
Islamic Ummah stressing," These attacks try to make the children of this
Ummah forget the most important issue of the Islamic world, the issue of
Palestine."
Senior
Egyptian elite referred to three axes in his speech the first of which being
Islamic unity from the perspective of Ahl al-Bayt (as).
He
counted Islamic unity from the perspective of Sunnis and Jamaat and also the
future of Islamic unity as the second and third axes in his speech addressing
the participants in the webinar on Tuesday.
The
Egyptian author referred to the Ahlul Bayt resignation from caliphate when
necessary to sacrifice that to protect unity among Muslims and prevent any
division or discord in Muslim ummah.
He
quoted the verse 103 of Surah Al-e Imran " Hold fast, all together, to
Allah’s cord, and do not be divided [into sects]" and similarity of the
Shia and Sunni view on importance of maintaining unity among Muslims
saying," This verse explicitly emphasizes the need to unite the Ummah and
hang on to the divine cord" and that the divine cord here is unity, common
goal, common conscience, common positive participation, and a united vision to
counter the global onslaught, to counter the onslaught of Zionism, and
Takfiris.
Professor
Ali Abu al-Khair said regarding the third axis, said the future of Islamic
unity is not much likely to be a bright one and stated, "Of course, the
uncertainty of this future should not discourage us from God's mercy and the
emergence of unity; because we must rely on the vibrant and motivating spirit
of the common Muslims."
He
reiterated that the solidarity among Muslims is based on common affairs, namely
prayer, fasting, zakat and Hajj of the Sacred House of Allah.
Egyptian
author and thinker made the comments in his speech on the first day of the 35th
International Islamic Unity Conference on the theme of "Islamic Unity,
Peace and Avoidance of Division and Conflict in the World of Islam."
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US
says it killed senior al-Qaeda leader in Syria with drone strike
23
October ,2021
A
senior al-Qaeda leader was killed in a US drone strike in Syria, the Pentagon
said Friday.
The
strike comes two days after a base in southern Syria, used by the US-led
coalition fighting ISIS, was assaulted.
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“A
US airstrike today in northwest Syria killed senior al-Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid
al-Matar,” said Central Command spokesman Army Major John Rigsbee in a
statement.
There
were no known casualties from the strike, he said, adding it was conducted
using an MQ-9 aircraft.
“The
removal of this al-Qaeda senior leader will disrupt the terrorist
organization’s ability to further plot and carry out global attacks,” he said.
At
the end of September the Pentagon killed Salim Abu-Ahmad, another senior
al-Qaeda commander in Syria, in an airstrike near Idlib in the country’s
northwest.
He
had been responsible for “planning, funding, and approving trans-regional
al-Qaeda attacks,” according to Centcom.
“Al-Qaeda
continues to present a threat to America and our allies. Al-Qaeda uses Syria as
a safe haven to rebuild, coordinate with external affiliates, and plan external
operations,” Rigsbee said.
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UN:
Syria constitution drafting process ‘big disappointment’
22
October ,2021
The
first round of talks between the Syrian government and the opposition to draft
constitutional reforms in Geneva ended in disappointment and no new date has
been set for the next meeting, the United Nations envoy for Syria said Friday.
The
talks started Monday following a nine-month hiatus of the UN-led meetings of
the Syrian constitutional committee where government, opposition and civil
society are represented.
This
week, the delegations returned to Geneva after mediation by Geir Pedersen, the
UN envoy for Syria. They had agreed on a mechanism to begin drafting the
constitution for the war-torn country, part of the UN-led political process,
since 2012, aimed at ending the decade-old conflict.
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But
Pedersen said discussions on Friday were a “big disappointment” when it was
time to find a provisional agreement or at least identify areas of
disagreement. Over the last four days, each side presented their view on four
basic principles, divided among them.
“We
didn’t manage to achieve what we had hoped to achieve; that we would have a
good discussion on how to reach forward on some kind of consensus,” Pedersen
told reporters. “We lacked a proper understanding on how to move that process
forward.”
The
government delegation had prepared a text on Syria’s sovereignty, independence
and territorial integrity and on terrorism. Representatives of the exiled
opposition drafted a text on the armed forces, security and intelligence
agencies, while civil society groups wrote the section on the rule of law.
Pedersen
said the last day of talks didn’t produce any understanding between the
different delegations.
It
was not immediately clear what they disagreed on, but the government and
opposition representatives later traded blame for the failure.
Syria’s
10-year conflict has killed between 350,000 and 450,000 people and displaced
half the country’s pre-war 23 million population, including more than 5 million
refugees mostly in neighboring countries. Even though the fighting has subsided
in the last months, there are still pockets controlled by Syrian opposition,
where millions of people live. Nine out of ten Syrians live in poverty while
the country's infrastructure is in ruins.
A
government representative, Ahmad Kuzbari, said some of the principles presented
by the opposition were “out of touch with reality” and said some of them sought
to legitimize the presence of foreign troops in Syria.
Hadi
Albahra, an opposition representative, said the government side did not produce
any consensus paper, neither did it have the will to do so.
Pedersen
said there was no agreement on a new date for the next meeting.
“We
need to develop a proper understanding on how we could move this into a proper
substantial drafting process,” Pedersen told reporters.
Pedersen
announced late September an agreement on “methodology” for a sixth round that
involved regular meetings between him and the heads of delegations.
At
a Russia-hosted Syrian peace conference in January 2018, an agreement was
reached to form a 150-member committee to draft a new constitution. It took
over a year to agree on the composition the 45-member committee.
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Lebanon's
president sends electoral law amendments back to parliament
22
October ,2021
Lebanese
President Michel Aoun on Friday sent a law amending legislative election rules
back to parliament for reconsideration, the presidency said in a statement.
The
development could affect Lebanon's ability to hold an election on the March 27
date agreed to this week.
Lebanon's
parliament had voted on Tuesday to hold an election at that time, giving Prime
Minister Najib Mikati's government only a few months to try to secure an IMF
recovery plan amid a deepening economic meltdown.
“The
new amendments to the electoral law went beyond being just a recommendation,”
President Aoun said in the statement.
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Saudi
Arabia targets net zero emissions by 2060: Crown Prince
23
October ,2021
Saudi
Arabia aims to reach zero-net emissions by 2060, Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Salman, the Head of the Higher Committee for the Saudi Green Initiative (SGI),
pledged at an environment conference in the Kingdom on Saturday.
The
Crown Prince, in recorded remarks, announced plans to cut carbon emissions by
over 270 million tons per year as part of the Saudi Green Initiative, which he
said would see investments of more than 700 billion riyals ($186.63 billion).
He
added that the first wave of initiatives will deliver against the targets under
the SGI programs that aim to achieve more than 278 Mtpa carbon emissions
reduction by 2030.
This
is more than doubling delivery against the emissions reduction target set forth
at the announcement of the SGI summit in early 2021.
The
Kingdom will also join the Global Methane Pledge to contribute to cutting
global methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030, as part of its commitment to
deliver a cleaner, greener future.
In
addition, the Crown Prince stated that an increasing area of land is being
designated for protection in the coming years, to achieve the first 20 percent
of the goal to protect over 30 percent of the Kingdom’s total land area, with
initiatives to deliver the final 10 percent to be announced at a later stage.
The
transition to net zero carbon emissions will be delivered in a manner that
preserves the Kingdom’s leading role in enhancing the security and stability of
global energy markets, particularly considering the maturity and availability
of technologies necessary to manage and reduce emissions, a statement released
on Saturday revealed.
To
further amplify its protection of terrestrial, marine and coastal environments,
HRH the Crown Prince announced that Saudi Arabia is joining the Global Ocean
Alliance, establishing the Ocean Exploration Foundation and announcing a number
of initiatives – including a Global Center for Tourism Sustainability.
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Africa
Thousands
hold pro-army rally as political tension escalates in Sudan
Mohammed
Amin
22.10.2021
KHARTOUM,
Sudan
Thousands
of pro-military supporters organized a protest against Prime Minister Abdallah
Hamdok's transitional government in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Friday,
further escalating political tension between the civilian administration and
the army.
Protesters
chanted anti-government slogans, urging the army to seize control and depose
Hamdok's civilian government.
After
a failed military coup last month, deep tensions between the military and
civilian administration erupted in the north African country.
The
demonstrations take place in the capital, where pro-military and pro-civilian
factions are at odds.
The
opposing rallies were staged by factions of the Forces for Freedom and Change
(FFC), which led to large protests in 2019 that resulted in the ouster of
longstanding President Omar al-Bashir.
On
Thursday, thousands of pro-civilian government supporters held protests across
the country, while pro-military protestors from the National Charter Alliance,
an FFC’s splinter faction, held a sit-in outside the presidential palace for
the last six days.
Protesters
chanted anti-military slogans and demanded that the Sovereign Council's head,
Abdul Fattah Alburah, and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, quit.
According
to the Sudan Doctors Central Committee, at least 37 persons were injured during
rallies when police fired tear gas and live bullets against demonstrators. Two
police officers were also injured.
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Somalia
gets vehicles, equipment from UK to tackle roadside bombs
Magdalene
Mukami
22.10.2021
MOGADISHU,
Somalia
The
war on terrorism in Somalia got a boost on Friday after the UK donated
equipment and vehicles to the Somali army to combat roadside bombs in Somalia.
State-run
Somalia National Television reported the Somali army received vehicles and
multi-skilled route search and IEDD (improvised explosive device disposal)
equipment from the UK to detect and defuse roadside bombs.
The
British Embassy in Mogadishu said: “Through our partnership with the Somali
National Army, we are working towards a safer Somalia.”
In
the past, African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the UN Mine Action
Service, and the British army held several meetings with partners to end the
use of improvised explosive devices in Somalia, which have killed thousands of
people.
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For
4th day, Ethiopian army wages aerial campaign on Tigray
Andrew
Wasike and Addis Getachew
22.10.2021
NAIROBI,
Kenya, ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
Ethiopia
said on Friday that its air force destroyed a military training center in
rebel-held Mekele -- the capital of the troubled Tigray regional state -- while
the UN and aid workers reported civilian casualties and damages.
"Another
of the TPLF terrorist group's training centers was the target of air strikes
today," the government's communication service told Anadolu Agency. TPLF
is the acronym for the Tigray People's Liberation Front.
"This
site used to be the ENDF’s (Ethiopian National Defense Forces) training center
before being appropriated by the TPLF to undertake military training for its
illegal recruits. It is also serving as a battle network hub by the terrorist
organization," it added.
An
aid worker who spoke to Anadolu agency said the latest strike had hit a
civilian-populated area. "The area's residents say there are reports of
civilian casualties and a lot of damage to civilian-owned infrastructure. The
airstrike hit Mekele University and damage to the institution has also been
recorded."
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Evacuation
flights for migrants start again in Libya
October
22, 2021
CAIRO:
The United Nations said on Friday that it has resumed humanitarian evacuation
flights for migrants stranded in Libya after authorities suspended them for
several months. The announcement comes after a massive crackdown on migrants by
Libyan security forces.
The
UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a statement that it
had evacuated 127 people to Gambia from the Libyan city of Misrata on Thursday.
It said the Gambian migrants were among thousands more who are waiting to go
home through the organization’s voluntary return program.
Evacuation
flights for migrants have operated sporadically amid Libya’s conflict, and been
periodically suspended because of fighting. The latest suspension came from the
country’s ministry of interior on Aug. 8, according to the IOM.
Libya
was plunged into turmoil by the NATO-backed 2011 uprising that toppled and
killed longtime dictator Muammar Qaddafi. The North African nation has since
emerged as a popular, if extremely dangerous, route to Europe for those fleeing
poverty and civil war in Africa and the Middle East. Many set out for Italy,
packed by traffickers into unseaworthy boats.
Earlier
this month, Libyan authorities started a massive crackdown against migrants in
the western coastal town of Gargaresh, detaining more than 5,000 people over
the course of a few days. In response, many turned to a community center
operated by the UN’s refugee agency’s office in nearby Tripoli, camping outside
and asking to be evacuated.
On
Friday, the UNHCR refugee agency said that there are still 3,000 vulnerable
people staying outside its community center for fear of government raids. The
agency said it had suspended the center’s operations for security reasons but
was still able to offer some limited provisions to the migrants there. It
welcomed the resumption of humanitarian flights, but also called on the
government to urgently address the needs of asylum-seekers and refugees in a
“humane and rights-based manner,” especially those who cannot return to their
countries of origin.
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Arab News
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Southeast Asia
Amanah,
PAS in a race to be more conservative, says analyst
Minderjeet
Kaur
October
21, 2021
PETALING
JAYA: PAS and its splinter party Amanah are likely to try and outdo each other
by being more conservative to attract rural voters, a socio-political analyst
says.
Awang
Azman Pawi of Universiti Malaya said that although Amanah says it is
progressive, the difference between the two may become blurred as the next
general election (GE15) approaches, with both fighting for the same issues and
in the same tone.
“They
may slip into the same conservative thinking and try to be seen as championing
Islamic issues, even if they are not relevant.
Yesterday,
Amanah vice-president Mujahid Yusof Rawa said Muslim sensitivities must be
looked after in all alcohol-related activities, even when it comes to choosing
brand names and symbols.
He
proposed a “liquor policy” to protect Muslim sensitivities. The policy, he
suggested, should include banning Muslims from being involved in the
processing, sale, transport and serving of alcohol, and other related
activities.
“Both
parties are wooing the same crowd, fighting for the same brand of political
Islam and are likely trying to outdo each other as the general election
approaches,” Awang Azman told FMT.
He
said the recent Timah whisky controversy, for instance, was uncalled for as
there were already popular middle eastern liquor brands with names like Hadi,
Omar and others.
“But
it becomes an issue for political parties here that fight on religious
platforms,” he said.
Awang
Azman said progressive Islam would not stop Muslim cashiers from working in
hotels that serve liquor.
“However,
a conservative politician would say Muslims cannot work in places that serve
liquor,” he added.
Even
Amanah, he said, may try to be as conservative as PAS on issues that are not
relevant in the modern era.
This
kind of thinking, he said, could push many Malays to PKR as it is seen as more
moderate and respectful of others.
“They
may want to join political parties that are more progressive, and moderate as
they balance their spiritual life and livelihood,” he added.
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NGOs
set up Malaysia Humanitarian Centre in Kabul
10-
22- 2021
KUALA
LUMPUR: Two Malaysian non profit organisations - Global Peace Mission (GPM)
Malaysia and Muslim Volunteer Malaysia (MVM) - have set up the Malaysia
Humanitarian Centre (MHC) in Kabul, Afghanistan in their efforts to assist the
people in the war-torn country.
MHC,
which began its operation on Oct 20, functions as an information centre and
would coordinate humanitarian assistance by GPM and MVM or any other Malaysian
NGOs to ensure humanitarian aid reached to those who deserved throughout the 34
provinces in Afghanistan, GPM Chief Operation Officer in Kabul, Syahrir Azfar
Saleh(pix) said.
He
said there were five components of MHC to provide vocational and language
development programme for women, healthcare services centre for women and
children, mobile clinic, hostel for Malaysian volunteers, and an administration
office for planning and strategic development and coordinating the humanitarian
assistance effort.
“The
five essential components of MHC calls for collective effort from other
organisations that could offer their expertise in the related fields.
“We
hope that this MHC will give the best services to the people of Afghanistan who
face difficulties due to the prolonged conflicts of war, economic struggles,
and instability of the new government,” he said in a statement.
He
estimated that 1,000 people of Afghanistan will benefit from the centre
monthly, especially the women, the orphans, the needy families, and the victims
of the Afghanistan war.
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