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Naan: How the 'world's best br...

Naan: How the 'world's best bread' travelled from Islamic co...

Naan: How the 'world's best bread' travelled from Islamic courts to our plates **Naan: From Royal Courts to Global Tables, a Bread’s Remarkable Journey** Naan, the subtly flavored, leavened flatbread, has transcended its origins as a culinary staple of Islamic courts to become... read more »

Bangladesh's first female prime min...

Bangladesh's first female prime minister Khaleda Zia dies aged 80

Bangladesh's first female prime minister Khaleda Zia dies aged 80 **Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia Passes Away at 80** Dhaka, Bangladesh – Khaleda Zia, a towering figure in Bangladeshi politics and the nation’s first female Prime Minister, has died at the age of 80. Her... read more »

Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshs first woman PM:...

Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshs first woman PM: A life of power and resistance

Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshs first woman PM: A life of power and resistance **Khaleda Zia: A Legacy Forged in Democracy and Controversy** Khaleda Zia, a pivotal figure in Bangladesh’s political landscape and the nation’s first female Prime Minister, has lived a life defined by both her... read more »

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Families of Bondi victims demand probe into anti-Semitism in Australia

Families of Bondi victims demand probe into anti-Semitism in Australia **Bondi Tragedy Spurs Calls for Inquiry into Anti-Semitism Amidst Review of Security Agencies** Sydney, Australia – In the wake of the devastating Bondi Junction stabbings, families of the victims are advocating for a... read more »

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Israeli Army kills suspected murderers of Jewish teens

Jerusalem: Two Palestinians suspected of having kidnapped and murdered three Jewish teenagers in June have been killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli security forces in the West Bank early... read more »

Lawyer: Uighur scholar in China gets life sentence

BEIJING – An outspoken scholar who championed China’s Uighur minority was convicted of separatism Tuesday by a Chinese court and... read more »

1,30,000 Syrian refugees reach Turkey fleeing IS

ANKARA, Turkey: The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now totals... read more »

Two killed in explosions in China’s Muslim-domina...

Beijing: At least two persons were killed and several others injured in a series of explosions in China’s restive Muslim-dominated Xinjiang... read more »

Al-Qaida affiliate in Syria kills captive Lebanese sold...

9:53 P.M. The Nusra Front, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, has killed one of the Lebanese soldiers it had been holding in captivity, Lebanese security... read more »

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'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

Syrian govt. rules out negotiating transfer of power at Geneva pe...

London – The Syrian government has ruled out negotiating transfer of power during the Geneva peace conference due in January, but confirmed that it will attend the peace talks According to the... read more »

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israel warns of forging alliances with Sunni count...

London – Israel’s envoy to the United Kingdom has warned of formation of its new alliances with a number of predominantly Sunni countries,... read more »

Israel approves new settlements in West Bank

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israeli authorities have green-lighted the construction of 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Monday it... read more »

Syrians fleeing war face hardship in Balkans

Syrians fleeing war face hardship in Balkans

Thousands of Syrian and other refugees from the West Asia and Africa, who make a dangerous journey from their war-ravaged countries, often end up in crammed... read more »

Six Syrian Islamist factions unite in bid to oust Assad

Six Syrian Islamist factions unite in bid to oust Assad

Johannesburg – Six Islamist rebel factions in Syria have united and declared a new Islamic Front with an aim to oust President Bashar al-Assad and... read more »

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50 percent of Pakistanis support government: Survey

Islamabad – Fifty percent of Pakistan’s population supports the present government, with 49 percent favouring the opposition, a survey has found. An opinion poll conducted Aug 1-26 by the... read more »

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected pres...

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after... read more »

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Male – Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday expressed the hope for a credible and successful presidential election later this week. He said this... read more »

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a case against former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf over a Rs 22-billion scam in setting up power... read more »

Court orders Musharraf’s release

Court orders Musharraf's release

Islamabad – A Pakistan court Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was granted bail in... read more »

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