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February 2, 2017 3:55 AM
<br/><br/>UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today called for lifting the US ban on travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries. He said these measures would not prevent terrorists from entering the United States. Guterres told reporters, such measures should be removed sooner rat...
February 1, 2017 2:36 PM
British lawmakers are to debate a petition signed by about 1.7 million people who oppose a planned state visit by US President Donald Trump. The Parliament has decided to hold a debate on the issue on 20th of this month. <br/><br/>Petitions with more than 100,000 signatures are considere...
February 1, 2017 2:36 PM
In Bangladesh, security forces have arrested four members of an Islamist militant group for an attack on a cafe in Dhaka in July 2016. The four arrested, were members of a faction of the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant group, known as New JMB, which has pledged allegiance to Islamic S...
February 1, 2017 2:03 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sanctioned building of 3,000 new settlements in the territory of the West Bank in addition to the recently approved 2,500 units. <br/><br/>Earlier in January, Israeli authorities approved the construction of 2,500 housing units in the occupied We...
February 1, 2017 2:03 PM
UN-led peace talks on Syria have been postponed until 20th of this month,to allow a ceasefire to take hold and to give the opposition time to present a united front. UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said in a meeting of the Security Council that the postponement would help bolster preparations for the ta...
February 1, 2017 2:03 PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has said that Iraq will not retaliate against US President Donald Trump's travel ban because it does not want to lose Washington's backing in its battle against Islamic State group. <br/><br/>When asked at a news conference yesterday if he w...
February 1, 2017 11:31 AM
In Sri Lanka, the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has arrested an astrologer Vijitha Rohana Wijemuni, for circulating a video on Facebook forecasting the death of President Sirisena. He is expected to be produced before court later today.<br/><br/>Earlier, a senior government of...
February 1, 2017 11:24 AM
In Yemen, security forces have killed an Al-Qaeda leader in the province of Lahj. Police chief said, Ammar Qaid, known as Al-Qaeda's "emir" in Lahj, was killed today in an exchange of fire with counter-terrorism forces after refusing to surrender. Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition ba...
February 1, 2017 10:24 AM
UN-led peace talks on Syria have been postponed until 20th of this month,to allow a ceasefire to take hold and to give the opposition time to present a united front. UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said in a meeting of the Security Council that the postponement would help bolster preparations for the ta...
February 1, 2017 8:25 AM
In United States, President Donald Trump has unveiled Neil Gorsuch as his nominee for the US Supreme Court. The 49-year old is currently a federal appeals court judge sitting in Denver, Colorado. If confirmed, he would replace the vacancy left on the court by the late Justice Antonin Scalia. <br/...
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