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International News

Iran minister calls Trump’s condolences for attacks ‘repugnant’

Iran's foreign minister on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's condolences for deadly attacks in Tehran, calling the US president's words repugnant. Trump had said he prayed for the victims of Wednesday's attacks that were claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group, but added that "states that sponsor terrorism risk falling victim to the evil they promote". Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote on his Twitter account: "Repugnant White House statement .... Iranian people […]

today8 June 2017

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Ramadaan

Two influential Somali clerics reject violence as Ramadan begins

During Ramadan, which is the holiest and the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, Muslims abstain from food, drink, sex and immoral acts from sunrise to sunset. It is one of the most important Muslim practices — the Five Pillars of Islam — and just the second below the shahada, which is the sincere recitation of the Muslim profession of faith. In Ramadan, fasting and carrying out the other […]

today29 May 2017

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International News

Egypt blocks 21 websites, including Al Jazeera

Egypt has banned 21 news websites, including the main website of Qatar-based al Jazeera television, for "supporting terrorism", state news agency MENA and security sources said on Wednesday. Reuters tried to access five websites named by local Egyptian newspapers and broadcasters, including the Al Jazeera website, and found them all inaccessible. There was no immediate official comment available. An official from the National Telecom Regulatory Authority could not confirm or […]

today25 May 2017

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International News

Riyadh summit discusses ways of rooting out terrorism

US President Donald Trump, leaders and representatives of 55 Arab and Muslim-dominated countries kicked off their Arab-Islamic-American summit in Riyadh on Sunday, focusing on unity in the fight against terrorism. King Salman of Saudi Arabia was the first to address the summit, telling the gathering that Islam provided the best example for coexistence and "will always be the religion of mercy and coexistence". King Salman highlighted that some people seek […]

today22 May 2017

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Opinions

Making Marwan Barghouti a terrorist and magnifying Israel’s oppression

By Jonathan Ofir Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti’s op-ed posted in the New York Times titled ‘Why We Are on Hunger Strike in Israel’s Prisons’ was the inauguration of a massive hunger strike by more than a thousand Palestinian detainees against their treatment by Israel. The article appeared only on the international edition, but still, it was something. The publication brought the predictable fury of Israeli leaders. The fact that the article […]

today26 April 2017

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