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Francis prepares first-ever papal visit to Iraq
AFP, Published on 01/03/2021
» BAGHDAD: Pope Francis is to start the first-ever papal visit to Iraq on Friday, an act of solidarity with an ancient but dwindling Christian community and a symbolic outreach to Muslims.
Afghanistan's brightest look for a way out as murders rise
AFP, Published on 05/02/2021
» KABUL - Days before he was gunned down on a Kabul street, democracy activist Mohammad Yousuf Rasheed had made up his mind to move his family to Turkey, joining scores of other high-profile Afghans fleeing the country.
How Iran lured a dissident from France to execution
AFP, Published on 02/02/2021
» PARIS: In October 2019, Iranian dissident Ruhollah Zam was running a widely followed news site based in France, accompanied by his family and benefitting from refugee status as well as security in his country of exile.
Indonesia frees cleric linked to Bali bombing
AFP, Published on 08/01/2021
» JAKARTA: A radical cleric linked to the deadly Bali bombings was freed from prison early Friday, Indonesian authorities said, stirring grief and anger among victims nearly 20 years after Indonesia's worst terror attack.
Leader of group linked to Mumbai attacks arrested in Pakistan
AFP, Published on 03/01/2021
» ISLAMABAD: Pakistan authorities on Saturday arrested an alleged planner of the 2008 Mumbai attacks over a separate case of terrorism financing, officials said.
Provincial government to pay for Pakistan Hindu temple destroyed by mob
AFP, Published on 01/01/2021
» PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN) - A Hindu temple in Pakistan destroyed by a Muslim mob last week will be rebuilt using provincial government funds, its information minister said Friday.
Turkey sentences exiled reporter Dundar to 27 years jail
AFP, Published on 23/12/2020
» ISTANBUL: A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced the exiled former editor-in-chief of the opposition Cumhuriyet daily to more than 27 years in jail on charges of aiding a terror group and espionage.
6 suspected supporters of Indonesian cleric killed in clash
Reuters, Published on 07/12/2020
» JAKARTA: Six suspected supporters of hardline Indonesian Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab were killed in a clash with police on Monday, Jakarta police chief Fadil Imran told reporters.
Australia cancels citizenship of terrorist Muslim cleric
Reuters, Published on 25/11/2020
» SYDNEY: Australia has cancelled the citizenship of an Algerian-born Muslim cleric who was convicted of leading a terrorist cell that planned to bomb a football match in Melbourne in 2005, Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton said on Wednesday.
Pakistani firebrand cleric's funeral draws huge crowd
AFP, Published on 21/11/2020
» LAHORE: Tens of thousands of maskless mourners gathered in Lahore on Saturday for the funeral of hardline Pakistani cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi, who for years terrorised the country's religious minorities, incited riots and advocated the destruction of European nations.