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31.07 / 01:57

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Quran in front of foreign embassies in Denmark, the country's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said as quoted by AL Jazeera. In an official statement, Rasmussen condemned the burnings, saying that they are deeply offensive and reckless acts committed by a few individuals.

30.07 / 18:15

Citi Provident Platform Fighting Southern Inside At least six die in Palestinian faction clashes in Lebanon

BEIRUT (Reuters) -At least six people were killed in two days of clashes in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, where the mainstream faction Fatah fought against rival groups that support Islamists, security sources said.

29.07 / 18:47

Cooper country Now, China looks to mediate in Israel-Palestine conflict

Saudi-Iran peace deal that it brokered, China is looking to mediate between Israel and Palestine, hoping this will boost its image in the Muslim world. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited to visit Beijing and he may seek Beijing's assistance to secure a deal with the Saudis, ET has learnt. India is keeping a close watch on any China-Israel deal, given its high stakes in Israel.

28.07 / 13:27

Police ‘Gross incompetence:’ Man ticketed for contraband cigarettes says he was racially profiled

An Iranian man in Quebec says he was racially profiled by police when they conducted a “routine stop” which he says led to over $1,100 in ticket fines for providing his insurance papers “too late,” possessing two packs contraband cigarettes and obstructing a peace officer.

28.07 / 03:35

COST UPS Lowe's Target Racing country The cost of the global arms race

defence spending would boost the economy. “We can reap a genuine peace dividend this year and then year after year, in the form of permanently reduced defence budgets," he declared in 1992. The world took note.

27.07 / 18:53

UPS Provident Target Progressive voice Deal India, Iran set to ink long-term deal on Chabahar port

NEW DELHI : India and Iran are expected to sign a long-term deal for the development of Iran’s Chabahar Port by September before the Global Maritime India Summit 2023 scheduled in New Delhi in October, two people familiar with the matter said. After years of negotiations, Delhi and Tehran are expected to sign a multi-year deal, allowing India to develop the Shahid Beheshti Terminal in the Chabahar port. In 2016, India Ports Global Ltd (IPGL) and Arya Banader of Iran had signed a contract to develop the port.

27.07 / 14:21

Provident Reuters Cooper show country chess NOT Iranian chess player Sara Khadem banned from home for not wearing Hijab, gets Spanish citizenship

Mahsa Amini, an Iranian Chess player Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, better known as Sara Khadem received her citizenship from Spain. The Moral Police with the backing of the Iranian authorities were seen abck on streets, 10 months after the death of a woman in their custody sparked nationwide protests. Khadem had moved to Spain in January, 2023, after she competed without a hijab and had an arrest warrant issued against her.

27.07 / 04:27

Provident MET Citizens Platform Action electronic Bank owners and citizens protest deterioration of the Iraqi dinar following US ban on Iraqi banks

Dozens of people have protested in front of the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad and bank owners called for official action to stem a sharp increase in the dollar exchange rate

25.07 / 23:57

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25.07 / 20:01

UPS film show What Indians read on Wikipedia, in charts

Plain Facts analysisof 14 languages, ranging from Hindi and Bangla to Assamese and Maithili, had shown rapid growth in reading interest, shaped by culture, history, religion, and sexuality: ‘Shivaji’ was the most read article in Marathi, ‘Guru Granth Sahib’ in Punjabi, and ‘vagina’ in Bhojpuri. Readership growth has slowed since then, but remains better than major foreign languages, a fresh analysis shows. Note: All data is based on human users (i.e., excludes bots).

25.07 / 05:25

Reuters Man MER country symptoms What is the new MERS Coronavirus detected in Abu Dhabi? Symptoms developed without any contact history

COVID pandemic, but the virus continues to infect people in different parts of the world. A new case of MERS-CoV has been reported by the WHO in Abu Dhabi on Monday. According to the World Health Organisation, an adult in his twenties was diagnosed with potentially fatal Middle East Respidatory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) after he was admitted in hospital last month.

24.07 / 18:33

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NSA Ajit Doval on Monday participated in the 'Friends of BRICS' meeting in Johannesburg on the sidelines of the Brics NSA meet and called for collective efforts to deal with cyber risks involving terrorists and radicals. At the meeting, the issue of cybersecurity was discussed at length, ET has learnt. In addition to Brics, the following 'Friends of Brics' countries participated — Belarus, Burundi, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kazakhstan and Cuba.

24.07 / 17:55

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Ajit Doval participated in the 'Friends of BRICS' meeting in Johannesburg in South Africa on Monday. Apart from BRICS, the following Friends of BRICS countries — Belarus, Burundi, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kazakhstan and Cuba — also participated in the meeting.

24.07 / 15:59

Citi Target Amazon show country cover Iran targets e-commerce giant over photos of female employees without headscarves in new crackdown

Iranian authorities have shut down one of the offices of the country’s biggest e-commerce company and launched judicial procedures over the publication of photos showing female employees not wearing the Islamic headscarf

24.07 / 15:59

Citi Provident country Killing Yemeni police say they've arrested 2 suspects in the killing of a senior World Food Program official

Yemeni police say they have arrested two suspects in the killing of a senior World Food Program official the previous day

23.07 / 16:23

Action country committee US Committee expresses concern over North Korea's potential demands in soldier Travis King's release

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair, Michael McCaul, expressed his concerns on Sunday regarding the possible demands North Korea might make in exchange for releasing American soldier Travis King. Last week, King fled across the border from South Korea, leading to questions about his motives and the implications of his actions on U.S.-North Korea relations.

23.07 / 06:41

UPS ETH Twitter Digital Oracle Jack Dorsey's first tweet NFT now has a paltry price of less than $2,000

non-fungible token (NFT) was sold for a whopping $2.9 million in 2021, now has a paltry price of less than $2,000. Iranian-born crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi bought Twitter founder Dorsey's first-ever tweet that read «Just setting up my twttr» as an NFT for $2.9 million.

22.07 / 09:19

Facebook Waves BLOCK Booking Action show country Protesters try to storm Baghdad's Green Zone over the burning of Quran and Iraqi flag in Denmark

Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq's government, early Saturday following reports of the burning of a Quran carried out by a ultranationalist group in front of the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen. They were pushed back by security forces, who blocked the Jumhuriya bridge leading to the Green Zone, preventing them from reaching the Danish Embassy. The protest came two days after people angered by the planned burning of the Islamic holy book in Sweden stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad.

22.07 / 08:57

Dash Extreme LGBT film country star audience Pakistan temporarily bans 'Barbie' over pro-LGBTQ+ content

Barbie' has been ruling at theatres across the world, but there is trouble brewing for the film in Pakistan, as Islamabad has taken a ban into consideration due to the film's LGBTQ+ themes. But the answer is not a definitive one because the movie is all the rage right now and something that has the audience's interest, but with many extremists opposing it, Pakistan's Punjab Censor Board has put a temporary ban on it due to what they consider «objectionable content.» According to Daily Pakistan, the ban on the movie will eventually be removed once the «objectionable content» is cut out of the movie.

21.07 / 09:17

Reuters Cooper Booking Man show country cover Muslim-majority nations express outrage and plan street protests over Quran desecration in Sweden

Quran in Sweden. Some prepared for street demonstrations following midday prayers to show their anger. In Iran, Iraq and Lebanon, protesters planned demonstrations after Swedish police permitted a protest Thursday in which an Iraqi Christian living in Stockholm kicked and stood on a Quran, Islam's holy book, outside of the Iraqi Embassy.

20.07 / 16:21

UPS Southern country Rice export ban: Why India is so crucial to global rice trade

food ministry data, the retail price of the grain climbed about 15% in Delhi this year while the average nationwide price gained more than 8%. Shipments will be allowed on the basis of permission granted by the government to other countries to meet their food security needs and based on request of their governments, the notification said. The latest Indian government move, which has already imposed restrictions on wheat and sugar exports, would affect a large portion of global rice trade.

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