Israel’s Health Minister Yaakov Litzman , who heads a powerful ultra-Orthodox political party in Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, has resigned after the country’s railways carried out maintenance work on the Sabbath, which is strictly prohibited by Jewish law. Ultra-Orthodox parties have provided Mr. Netanyahu with support to stabilize his coalition, while the government carves out large budgets for their community. Mr. […]
» Read moreAt least 235 worshippers were killed and 109 others injured when heavily-armed terrorists bombed a mosque and opened fire on people attending Friday prayers in Egypt’s restive North Sinai region, in the deadliest terror attack in the country. The terrorists launched a targeted bomb and gun attack on the al-Rowda mosque in Al-Arish city during the Friday prayers, the state-run […]
» Read moreThe Judicial Review Board of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday ordered the release of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed from house arrest. It overruled the government’s request that his release may trigger international sanctions against Pakistan. Saeed will be freed in the midnight of November 24 after the expiry of the house arrest order. He had been under house […]
» Read moreIndia scored a major diplomatic victory on Monday as its nominee to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Dalveer Bhandari, was re-elected after the United Kingdom withdrew its candidate, Christopher Greenwood. The U.K. chose to withdraw after it became clear that it would not win the contest in the General Assembly (GA) and it did not have adequate support in […]
» Read moreSri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will leave for India on Tuesday on an official visit, his office here said. He will hold bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and call on President Ram Nath Kovind during his stay in New Delhi, in addition to participating in the Global Conference on Cyberspace to be held in the Indian capital […]
» Read moreOpposition activists and the influential liberation war veterans association announced more demonstrations to pressure the 93-year-old Robert Mugabe, the world’s oldest head of State, to step down after 37 years in power. “Your time is up,” veterans association leader Chris Mutsvangwa said at a press conference. “You should have the dignity and decency to spare the country of further turmoil […]
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