Tag: Muslim world
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Remembering 40 years ago when Afghanistan, Pakistan, the region changed forever
By Saeed Naqvi, “Problems” like Afghanistan, even Iran, created in the thick of the Cold War, are now in the lap of a declining sole superpower in a withdrawal mode. Since I was witness to both, the Saur and Islamic revolutions, I thought the New Year might be a good occasion to ferret out material…
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Meeting of ICCI with Top Ziyarat Tour Operators of Mumbai
Meeting of ICCI with Top Ziyarat Tour Operators of Mumbai Chaired by : Mir Mumtaz Ali, President, M Q Syed ( Syed Quaim) Founding Director/Executive President, Iqbal M Saiyed, Chapter Chairman – Maharashtra Some of the Prominent Tours in attendance were; 1. Western Travels – Mr. Mahdi 2. As-Seraat – Mr. Mohsin Muni & Mr.…
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War against terror is fight between moderates, extremists: Jordanian King
New Delhi : Visiting Jordanian King Abdullah II on Thursday said that the global war against terror was not a fight between different religions but between moderates and extremists. “Today’s global war against terror is not a fight between different religions or people. It is between moderates of all faiths and communities against extremism, hate…
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Zero tolerance towards corruption, extremism: Saudi minister
Riyadh : Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir said that the country has zero tolerance towards corruption and extremism and dismissed speculation that the shock arrests of princes and ministers amounted to a grab of power by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the media reported. Saudi Arabia has a “zero tolerance policy on…
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Migrant Jihadis: ISIS freed from Raqqa, in search of endless battles
By Saeed Naqvi, The final shootout in the old Wild West movies has the camera dwell on the blaze engulfing the Sheriff’s office. The Sheriff leads the charge into the saloon where the bad men lounge around. If this analogy is to be applied to the final blow up taking place in West Asia, particularly…
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Israel, Saudi ‘guiding’ Trump: Iran
Tehran : US President Donald Trump’s recent anti-Iran speech was under the influence of lobbyists from Israel and Saudi Arabia, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said. It was clear that the Zionist regime of Israel and some countries like Saudi Arabia have played a major role in writing Trump’s speech and guiding him, Larijani was…
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Arab League welcomes Fatah-Hamas reconciliation deal
Cairo : The Arab League (AL) has welcomed the reconciliation deal signed in Cairo between Palestinian rival groups Fatah and Hamas. In a statement on Thursday, the AL congratulated the Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian factions and the Palestinian people for reaching the agreement that would end a decade of political rift between the…
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Pakistan attempts to restart Afghan peace process
Islamabad : Pakistan, in an attempt to resume a quadrilateral peace process that can help set an end to the Afghan war, has asked all the concerned group members to meet in Oman next week, the media reported on Tuesday. Afghanistan, the US, China and Pakistan are members of the Quadrilateral Cooperation Group, reports Dawn…
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Afghan President has worst job on Earth: Ghani
Kabul : Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said that he has the “worst job on Earth” and did not deny that it had been a difficult three years since he took office in September 2014. “This is the worst job on Earth,” the President said in an exclusive BBC interview. “We were like 12-year-olds taking…