BEIRUT (Reuters) – On Wednesday, Lebanon’s culture minister tried to remove the picture “Barbie” from theaters, claiming that it “promotes homosexuality” and opposes Christian beliefs. Minister Mohammad Mortada is backed by the powerful Shi’ite armed group Hezbollah, whose leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has increased his rhetoric against the LGBT population,Continue Reading
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – A Palestinian-backed United Nations resolution that might be voted on by the Security Council early next week would demand an immediate stop to all Israeli settlement operations, denounce Israeli efforts to annex settlements and outposts, and “ask for their rapid reversal.” The State Department said inContinue Reading
According to state media, Israeli surface-to-surface missiles killed three civilians near Damascus on Friday, citing a military source. “The Israeli enemy carried out an offensive… that resulted in the deaths of three martyrs and some material losses,” the source told Syria’s official news agency, SANA. According to the military source,Continue Reading
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz, 86, was released from the hospital on Sunday after undergoing a colonoscopy last week, according to a statement on official media from the royal court. Saudi television aired a video clip of the monarch leaving King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Jeddah, where heContinue Reading
Mufti Abdul Shakoor, Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, said on Friday that applications for Hajj will be accepted from Sunday, May 1 until May 13. Mufti Abdul Shakoor, Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, made the announcement during a news conference in Islamabad on Friday. According toContinue Reading
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) – During televised practise sessions on Friday, a Yemeni rebel strike on a Saudi oil factory set out a massive fire near Jeddah’s Formula One track, part of a series of attacks on Aramco installations. The extremely conspicuous strike, one of 16 drone-and-missile attacks by Iran-backedContinue Reading
Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Egyptian colleague Sameh Shoukry met on Sunday to discuss bilateral ties, collaboration in many sectors, and critical regional and global challenges. During a meeting, the foreign minister stated that Egypt was an important sister country in the region, establishing political stability andContinue Reading
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Saud bin Naif will visit Pakistan today (Monday) on the invitation of Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed. During his day-long visit to Pakistan, the Saudi Interior Minister is expected to meet with important government and security officials, according to reports. The Saudi InteriorContinue Reading
HASAKA – According to a military source in the Kurdish-led forces in Syria, 23 Islamic State terrorists were killed in skirmishes when the jihadist organisation raided a jail in the northeastern city of Hasaka on Thursday According to the source, seven members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) andContinue Reading
ABU DHABI (AFP) – According to official media, a suspected drone strike blew up fuel tanks at a major oil storage facility in Abu Dhabi, killing three persons and injuring six more. According to official news agency WAM, the blasts “resulted in the death of a Pakistani person and twoContinue Reading
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