French govt wants new immigration law
Agency : The French authorities want to adopt a new immigration law next year, a spokeswoman said, as the new right-wing government seeks to crack down on immigration.“There will be a need for a...
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Outlaw on images of living things on Afghans media
AFP : Afghanistan’s Taliban morality ministry pledged Monday to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced.It comes after the...
‘Burned, charred bodies’ at central hospital in Gaza
Al Jazeera : An Israeli air attack on tents for displaced Palestinians inside a hospital complex in Gaza has killed at least four people and wounded at least 70, many of them critically, as...
‘No red line’ in defending itself
Reuters : Iran said on Sunday that it has “no red lines” in defending itself, as the Middle East anxiously braced for Israel’s response to missile attacks from its arch-foe two weeks ago.Foreign Minister...
Indian politician shot dead in Mumbai
AFP : A senior politician in India’s financial capital Mumbai was shot dead on Saturday.The incident comes just weeks before key state elections, with police probing the role of a notorious crime gang.Baba Siddique,...
Pakistan’s sectarian clash, 16 killed
Gulf Today : At least 16 people, including three women and two children, were killed in a fresh sectarian clash in Pakistan’s northwest, officials said.Sunni and Shiite Muslim tribes have been engaged in intermittent...
Kenya communal clashes kill 18
AFP : Inter-communal clashes in southeastern Kenya have killed at least 18 people in the past two weeks, police said Saturday, as security was boosted in the affected areas.Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki on Friday...
Stop harming peacekeepers
Agency : Western leaders urged Israel Friday to stop harming UN peacekeepers in Lebanon after explosions wounded two of them near the country’s border.The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Saturday...
France’s ‘unhappy’ Macron seeks new role
AFP : President Emmanuel Macron weathered a turbulent political summer, but he feels isolated and is frustrated with his new right-wing government, according to people close to him.Macron’s appointment of 73-year-old conservative Michel Barnier...
Protests in Turkey over violence against women
Arab News : Hundreds of women protested in Turkiye Saturday against a wave of murders of women, the latest rallies in response to a recent double slaying in Istanbul.A crowd of hundreds in Istanbul...
N Korea accuses South of flying drones
CNN : North Korea accused South Korea of flying propaganda-filled drones over Pyongyang and threatened “retaliation,” state media reported Friday. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff did not confirm or deny the accusations but...
Israel turns Northern Gaza into ‘Debris’
Al Jazeera : After targeting UN peacekeepers, Israel is now threatening to attack ambulances in southern Lebanon.Israeli attacks and injury of UNIFIL peacekeepers in southern Lebanon over the past two days have been condemned...