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Two Jordanians Killed and An Israeli Wounded Inside Israeli Embassy Unknown Incident

24/07/2017
Amman, Jordan 24 July 2017 (Yahoo News/AFP) Two Jordanians were killed and an Israeli seriously wounded in a shooting Sunday at the Jewish state's embassy in Amman, a security source said. "The first Jordanian, 17-year-old Mohammed Jawawdeh, succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The second, Bashar Hamarneh, a doctor who was in the residential...

London Protest Urges Israel to End Al-Aqsa Aggression

23/07/2017
London (Anadolu News) 22 July 2017 Hundreds of British Palestinians staged a protest in front of Israel’s London embassy against the latest restrictions around the Muslims’ third holiest site in Jerusalem on Saturday. The emergency protest called for by the Palestinian Forum in Britain saw protesters from all ages, and organizers said they held the...

Friends Should Not Deceive Each Other: Erdogan tells US, Leaves for Saudi Arabia on Gulf Crisis

23/07/2017
Ankara 23 July 2017 (Anadolu New) Turkish president said Sunday that friends should not deceive other, referring to recent remarks made by a US general over change of PKK/PYD's name to Syrian Democratic Forces. The head of U.S. special forces Army Gen. Raymond Thomas said Friday that rebranding to Syrian Democratic Forces was done to...

Pakistani Exports of Sea Food, Wheat, Veg, Tobacco, Pulses Increased in 2016-17, Export of Rice Reduces

23/07/2017
Islamabad 21 July 2017 (APP) Sea food Exports from the country during 12 months of previous financial year (2016-17) increased by 21.35 percent as compared the exports of the corresponding period of financial year 2015-16. During the financial year 2016-17, country earned US$ 394.217 million by exporting about 152,858 metric tons of fish and fish...

European Observers Call for Immediate Lift of Blocked, Stressed For Financial Support to Effected Families

23/07/2017
Doha, Qatar 23 July 2017 A group of 17 European lawyers, doctors and journalists called on the siege countries to lift the blocked immediately. They also asked to protect the dignity of those families suffering due to already 45 days long blocked by providing immediate financial help to meet their day today immediate basic needs....

Philippines Scraps Peace Talks After Attacks on Troops

22/07/2017
Zamboanga City, Philippines 21 July 2017 (Anadolou News) President Rodrigo Duterte has scrapped peace talks with communist rebels after they allegedly conducted a series of attacks on security forces. "Let us renew the fighting for another 50 years. It's what you want," Duterte was quoted as saying by the Rappler, a Philippines based news agency...

'Respect Sovereignty', Emir of State of Qatar

21/07/2017
Doha 21 July 2017 (AlJazeera News) The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has said that his country is ready for dialogue to resolve a diplomatic crisis with a Saudi-led group, but stressed that any solution to the crisis must respect his country's sovereignty. "We are open to dialogue to resolve the...

Qatar to Build QR 1.6 Billion Food Storage & Processing Facility

16/07/2017
Doha 16 July 2017 (Gulf Times) Qatar will build a QR1.6bn food storage and processing facility at Hamad Port capable of supplying stockpile for three main commodities – rice, sugar, and edible oils, for 3mn people for two and a half years, it was announced on Sunday. Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed...

Special Treat to Cool Off Animals at Beijing Zoo

16/07/2017
Beijing 12 July 2017 (Xinhua) A large part of China is sweltering in intolerable heat as temperatures in central and eastern regions have soared to 40 degrees Celsius. Not only humans are suffering, so are the animals. With its mouth wide open, a rhino at the Beijing Zoo greedily enjoyed a spray of water. Not...

Sri Lanka Named Asia's Leading Destination at World Travel Awards

16/07/2017
Colombo, Sri Lanka 13 July 2017 (PNA/Xinhua) Sri Lanka was named Asia's Leading Destination and Asia's Leading Adventure Tourism Destination at the recent World Travel Awards ceremony held in the Maldives, the Tourism Ministry said in a statement here Thursday. Tourism Minister John Amaratunga said these awards are important milestones in Sri Lanka's tourism promotional...

Pakistan Releases Official Logo of 70 Years of Independence Celebrations

16/07/2017
Islamabad 16 July 2017 (APP) The Official Logo of the 70 years of independence celebrations was released here today on Sunday. The Logo had been launched at a ceremony held at Pakistan National Council of the Arts on Friday. The ceremony was attended by Minister for Railways Saad Rafique, Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting...

Pakistan Accuses India of Deadly Cross-LOC Attack, Four Soldiers Drowned in Neelum River

16/07/2017
16 July 2017 AlJazeera News (1000 PM) Pakistan has accused India of targeting its military vehicle and killing four Pakistani soldiers in unprovoked cross-line of control firing in the disputed Kashmir region. Sunday's incident between the nuclear-armed neighbours occurred in Athmaqam town of Neelum district in Pakistan-administered part of Kashmir region, according to the Pakistani...

NHRC Chairman Stresses To Keep Humanitarian Issues & Political Differences Separate

16/07/2017
New York 15 July 2017 (NHRC) The National Human Rights Committee conducted extensive moves in New York to explain the effects of the embargo on the State of Qatar, both on the material and moral levels, and to establish mechanisms for international legal guarantees for the recurrence of such violations under any circumstances related to...

Turkey : Millions Flock to Streets to Mark July 15 Defeated Coup

15/07/2017
Ankara, Turkey 15 July 2017 (Anadolu Agency) Turkish citizens Saturday poured into streets for national unity marches across the country on the first anniversary of defeated coup, which left 250 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured. In eastern Agri province, people gathered in the Abide Square chanting “shoulder to shoulder against tyrants”. In Uzumlu district...

Indian Supreme Court Orders Probe into Manipur Killings of More Than 1,500 People

15/07/2017
India 15 July 2017 (AlJazeera News) Human rights groups have welcomed Indian Supreme Court's decision ordering a probe into allegations of extrajudicial killings by security forces in the North-Eastern State of Manipur. The court made the call on Friday after hearing a public interest litigation seeking a probe and compensation for 1,528 alleged extrajudicial killings...

Trump, Saudi King Discuss Resolution of Qatar Row

15/07/2017
Washington 14 July 2017 (Anadolu Agency) President Donald Trump spoke Friday by telephone with Saudi Arabia's King Salman about efforts to end the row with Qatar, according to the White House. Trump, who previously called Qatar a supporter of terrorism "at a very high level", stressed to Salman "the need to cut all funding for...

France Calls for Lifting of Sanctions on Families & Civilians, Stressed on Bilateral Talks To Resolve the Crisis

15/07/2017
Doha 15 July 2017 (MOFA Qatar/ AlJazeera News) French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian stressed on the importance of finding a resolution to the crisis and called for lifting all the measures that affect joint families and civilians. He was addressing today on Saturday at a press conference in Doha along with Sheikh Mohammed bin...

'JIT Report Controversial, a Pack of Blames Sans Evidence': PM Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan

15/07/2017
Islamabad, Pakistan 14 July 2017 (APP) Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday said the “controversial” report of Joint Investigation Team on Panama case was mere a pack of accusations by opponents and lacked any substantive evidence. “Not a single sentence of JIT report gives a clue that Nawaz Sharif is guilty of corruption,”...

Turkish Envoy Lauds Civilians Sacrifices For Democracy in Last Year Failed Coup

14/07/2017
Doha 15 July 2017 Turkish ambassador to Qatar Fikret Ozer said in Doha "We are commemorating the memories of our martyrs who sacrificed their lives last year same day to fight for their rights and saving the country from derailing the democracy. He said that 249 Turkish citizens were killed and around 2000 injured. 'We...

'France Stresses on Dialogue and Supports Kuwaiti Mediation for Diplomatic Solution to Crisis' , French Envoy to Qatar

14/07/2017
Doha 14 July 2017 "France urges all parties involved in the Gulf crisis to initiate dialogue in order to de-escalate the crisis by lifting ongoing sanctions on Qatar by its gulf neighbors so as to spare Qatari from the negative effects of the blockade," French envoy to State of Qatar Eric Chavellier said today evening...

Gulf Demands to Shut Turkish Base 'Violate Sovereignty', Says Turkish Foreign Minister

14/07/2017
Ankara, Turkey 14 July 2017 (Anadolu Agency) Gulf State demands which include the closure of a Turkish military base in Qatar are “unacceptable,” Ankara’s foreign minister said on Friday. “A solution could come in the medium term,” Mevlut Cavusoglu told an Ankara news conference, speaking alongside his visiting Qatari counterpart, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim...

'Turkish Nation has Defended Democracy and Will Continue To Do So' : Turkish Prime Miinister

14/07/2017
Ankara, Turkey 15 July 2017 Message of Binali Yıldırım, Prime Minister of Turkey on the occasion of first anniversary of failed coup and victory of democracy in Turkey ' It has been a year since we thwarted the bloodiest terrorist attack in the history of the Republic of Turkey. Turkey has proven its resilience, ability...

Anti Terrorist Court in Pakistan Orders to Seize Imran Khan, Tahir-ul-Qadri’s Properties

14/07/2017
Islamabad, Pakistan 14 July 2017 (The News Int'l) Anti-Terrorism Court of Islamabad has issued order to confiscate properties of PTI Chief Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri. The court had declared Imran and Qadri as absconders in a case relating to the attack on SSP Asmatullah Junejo, destroying properties in the...

Qatar Blocked Causing Rights Abuses, Human Rights Watch

13/07/2017
New York 13 July 2017 (NHRC) Human Rights Watch noted in a report released today that the siege imposed on the State of Qatar by the UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia has resulted in gross human rights violations, including violations of the right to freedom of expression, right to reunification of families, right to health...
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