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Israel has secret ties with ‘many’ Arab, Muslim states: minister

November 20, 2017November 20, 2017 News Desk

(AFP/Dawn) An Israeli cabinet minister said on Sunday that Israel had covert ties with “many” Arab and Muslim states but was obliged not to name them at the other sides’ request. A rare interview given by the head of Israel’s armed forces to a Saudi-owned news site was published on Thursday, further fuelling talk of close links. It followed previous broad hints by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and accusations by Hezbollah that Saudi Arabia was pushing Israel to attack the Lebanese group. “We have ties, some of them secret,…

Zimbabwe’s defiant Mugabe ignores deadline for resignation, faces impeachment

November 20, 2017November 20, 2017 News Desk

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, shakes hands with Army General Constantino Chiwenga

(AP/Dawn) Longtime President Robert Mugabe ignored a midday deadline set by the ruling party to step down or face impeachment proceedings, while Zimbabweans stunned by his lack of resignation during a national address vowed more protests to make him leave. “Arrogant Mugabe disregards Zanu PF,” one newspaper headline said. Opposition activists and the influential liberation war veterans association announced more demonstrations to pressure the 93-year-old Mugabe, the world’s oldest head of state, to step down after 37 year in power. “Your time is up,” veterans association leader Chris Mutsvangwa said…

Arab League chief says Lebanon should be ‘spared’

November 20, 2017 News Desk

(AFP/Dawn) Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit said on Monday Lebanon should be “spared” from spiralling regional tensions, during a visit to Beirut a day after Arab diplomats blasted Lebanese movement Hezbollah. “Arab countries understand and take into account the situation in Lebanon and want to spare it… from any dispute,” Abul Gheit said after landing in Beirut, in comments carried by Lebanon’s National News Agency. His visit comes a day after the Arab League held an extraordinary general meeting in Cairo, at the request of Saudi Arabia. Riyadh called the ministerial-level…

Half of the beneficiaries of social help in Norway are immigrants, Says NAV

November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 News Desk

Oslo (Bureau Report) It was mentioned in a report compiled by NAV, the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Authority that half of the people who receive social help from the government are the people of foreign origin. The Norwegian minister for labour and Social Affairs, Anniken Hauglie termed the situation alarming The report said, the number of receivers of the social assistance have been increased in the recent years and today around 67,000 people with immigrant background receive social assistance in Norway. Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Anniken Hauglie describes the…

Poland celebrates 99th Independence anniversary

November 14, 2017 News Desk

Poland Celebrate 99th Independence anniversary

Nov, 11 marks Poland’s celebrations of its freedom from imperial rule in 1918. After 123 years of occupation by Russia, Prussia and Austria-Hungary, on November 11th 1918, Poland regained its independence and the streets of Polish cities were swept by a euphoric mood. The same day, Germany signed a ceasefire ending the First World War, and the Regency Council bestowed Józef Piłsudski with full civil and military power. Regaining independence in 1918 was made possible due to the persistence and sacrifice of the active part of Polish society, which during the period…

140 or More Dead as 7.3 Earthquake Strikes Iraq-Iran Border

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 News Desk

(NBC NEWS,TIM STELLOH and ALEX JOHNSON) At least 140 people were killed and hundreds more were injured after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the Iran-Iraq border, the Iranian government said late Sunday. The state news agency, IRNA, said Sunday night that the official death toll of 141 was expected to rise. It said 860 injuries had been counted so far. The Iraqi Meteorological and Seismology Organization, meanwhile, warned that the country should brace for another possible quake in the coming hours. The U.S. Geological Survey, or USGS, said the quake was recorded…

‘Old’ Trump takes dig at ‘short and fat’ Kim Jong-Un

November 12, 2017November 12, 2017 News Desk

US President Donald Trump took his verbal jousting with Kim Jong-Un to a new level on Sunday, taunting the North Korean leader over his height and weight before musing over the idea of them eventually becoming friends. While they have never met, Trump and Kim have form when it comes to name-calling, with the US president a more than willing match for the highly rhetorical flourishes deployed by his adversary in Pyongyang. Trump has referred to Kim as a “madman” and “Rocket Man” while the 33-year-old responded by calling the…

23 Indian fishermen arrested for fishing illegally in Pakistan’s waters

November 12, 2017 News Desk

The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PSMA) arrested 23 Indian fishermen and impounded four boats after they were found violating territorial water limits of the country, read a statement issued on Sunday. PSMA Spokesperson Commander Wajid Nawaz, while sharing details of the exercise, said Indian fishermen were apprehended for their alleged indulgence in illegal fishing inside the Pakistan’s territorial waters. The arrested fishermen have been handed over to Docks police to carry out the required legal procedures, said Nawaz. The intervention process was said to have involved PSMA manned vessels and…

Dubai Airshow opens with Emirates’ $15b Boeing buy

November 12, 2017 News Desk

The biennial Dubai air show opened on Sunday with hometown long-haul carrier Emirates making a $15.1 billion buy of American-made Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners, as the world’s biggest defence companies promoted their weapons amid heightened tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Other airlines also are taking part but missing from the trade show this year is one of the region’s largest long-haul carriers, Qatar Airways, amid diplomatic fallout between Qatar and four Arab nations. The Boeing announcement came after over an hour and a half of delays by Emirates amid rumours…

‘Cow vigilantes’ lynch Muslim man in India

November 12, 2017November 12, 2017 News Desk

A Muslim man was killed and another left critically injured by ‘cow vigilantes’ in India’s Alwar district of Rajasthan state, local media reported on Sunday. The two Muslim men were targeted for transporting cows in the same area where Haryana dairy farmer Pehlu Khan was lynched by a mob in April this year. A charged mob intercepted Umar Khan and his aide Tahir Khan when the two were taking four cows in a pick-up truck from Alwar to Ghatmika village in Bharatpur district. The mob allegedly harassed, assaulted and shot at the two men,…

Chairman KC-EU Ali Raza Syed pays glowing tribute to Martyrs of November 1947

November 7, 2017 News Desk

Chairman Kashmir Council Eu Ali Raza Syed Brussels Belgium

Brussels: Kashmir Council Europe (EU)’s Chairman Mr Ali Raza Syed has paid glowing tribute to Jammu’s Martyrs of November 1947. Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over observe the day to reiterate the pledge that they will continue the mission of their martyrs till the achievement of the inalienable right to self-determination. Hundreds of thousands of Kashmiris were killed by the forces of Maharaja Hari Singh, Indian army and Hindu extremists in different parts of Jammu region while they were migrating to Pakistan during…

Bergen, Norway: Paveena Ahangar and Parvez Imroz receive second most prestigious award for their struggle on Human Rights in Kashmir

November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 News Desk

Rafto Prize 2017 awarded to Parvez Imroz and Parveena Ahanger

Bergen, Norway Two leading Kashmiri human rights defenders Pareena Ahangar and Parvez Imroz Advocate have received second most prestigious award on human rights in a graceful ceremony in the western city of Bergen, Norway. A large participations of human rights defenders, social activists, intellectuals, researchers and academic personalities attended the gathering held in national theatre of the city. Earlier, Mr Jostein Hole Kobbeltvedt, the Rafto Foundation, Executive Director introduced the prize laureates and their work for human rights in Indian Held Kashmir. After receiving the RAFTO Prize 2017, both the…

Saudi Arabia arrests princes, ministers in sweeping purge

November 5, 2017 News Desk

Saudi Arabia arrested 11 princes, including a prominent billionaire, and dozens of current and former ministers, reports said, in a sweeping crackdown as the kingdom’s young crown prince consolidates power. Separately, the head of the Saudi National Guard, once a leading contender to the throne, as well as the navy chief and the economy minister were replaced in a series of high-profile sackings that sent shock waves in the kingdom. The crackdown was reported immediately after a new anti-corruption commission, headed by powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was established…

Norway: World should help oppressed people of Kashmir, Say Paveena Ahangar and Parvez Imroz

November 5, 2017November 5, 2017 News Desk

Pervez Imroz and Parveena Ahanger in Conference of Rafto Foundation Norway

Bergen, Norway: Two leading Kashmiri human rights defenders Pareena Ahangar and Parvez Imroz Advocate have urged the civilized world to help the oppressed people of Jammu and Kashmir who are suffering due to the brutalities from a long time. They were speaking at an international conference in Norwegian City of Bergen on Saturday, a day before the award ceremony of RAFTO Foundation in the city. The conference was arranged by the foundation and a number of the intellectuals, professors, diplomats, researchers and human rights activists from different countries of the…

RAFTO-Norway award is an international recognition of rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Says Ali Raza Syed

November 4, 2017November 4, 2017 News Desk

Chairman Kashmir Council Eu Ali Raza Syed

Bergen Norway, Chairman Kashmir Council Europe (KC-EU) has appraised the RAFTO Foundation of Norway for giving its annual award of 2017 to two leading Kashmiri human right defenders Parvez Imroz advocate and Parveena Ahangar. In a statement Mr Ali Raza Syed said, the award by the internationally famous organisation to Parvez Imroz and Parveena Ahangar is worldwide recognition of rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The award will be given to them on 5th November, Sunday in Bergen city of Norway and both of them have been arrived…