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Pakistan's fear of clerics dooms Madrassa reforms
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sindh-based writer and educator Assadullah Channa, in his article published in Pakistan Observer, has criticised Pakistan's repeated failures to reform its madrassa education system, calling it a "chronic national weakness rooted in clerical dominance and political cowardice."
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Syria concludes first election since fall of Assad regime
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Ballot boxes have closed across Syria after the counting continued late into Sunday evening, as the country conducted its first parliamentary elections since the fall of the Assad regime, CNN reported.
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Two killed amid surge in Israeli-Arab violence
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Early Sunday morning, a 50-year-old man from the northern Israeli village of Deir al-Assad was shot and killed while sitting in his car, Israeli police reported. The victim, whose name has not been released, was taken to the Galilee Medical Center in critical condition but was pronounced dea
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Syria holds first Parliamentary elections since fall of Bashar-al Assad
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The People's Assembly has 210 seats, of which 140 are voted on by electoral colleges throughout the country, with the number of seats for each district distributed by population. The remaining 70 deputies will be appointed directly by al-Sharaa.
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US Secy of State Marco Rubio meets Ahmed al-Sharaa, first Syrian president
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
They discussed ongoing counterterrorism efforts, efforts to locate missing Americans, and the importance of Israel-Syria relations in achieving greater regional security, according to a readout of their meeting.
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Syria's government refuses Paris talks with Kurdish-led SDF, demands dialo
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Syria's new government refused to join planned talks with the Kurdish-led SDF in Paris, demanding negotiations happen in Damascus. Tensions rise after clashes and a Kurdish conference calling for decentralization. The SDF accused government-backed groups of repeated attacks, threatening trus
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Israel: Three alleged members of reputed Arab Criminal Assassination Gang
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On Saturday, three alleged members of what the Israel Police called an "assassination squad," who are residents of Deir al-Assad and Arabah, Arab towns in the Galilee, were arrested. The police said the arrests came as the three were on their way to carry out "criminal activity" near Deir al
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US revokes foreign terrorist designation of Syria's HTS
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The US has revoked the Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) designation of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a Syria-based organisation which had ties with al-Qaeda and was also a front of al-Nusrah.
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"Over 16 mn Indians live in Gulf; war will have grave impact on them:" AIM
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday warned that a full-blown war in the Middle East could seriously affect over 16 million Indians living in the region, as well as India's economic interests, following the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.
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"Pakistan has to be brought back into FATF grey list": Assaduddin Owaisi i
Updated : 10 months ago IST
"They (Pakistan) have to be brought back into FATF grey list and for that, Kuwait will have to play a very important role in helping India in getting Pakistan back into the FATF grey list," he said.
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"Pakistan an agressor, not a victim": Assaduddin Owaisi in Bahrain
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Earlier today, the delegation met Abdul Nabi Salman, the First Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives as part their diplomatic outreach designed to project India's united and resolute stance against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
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Trump announces plan to lift sanctions on Syria after Assad's fall
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump announced plans to lift sanctions on Syria following the fall of the Assad regime, stating the move would give the country "a chance at greatness." The decision came after consultations with Saudi and Turkish leaders, and as Washington prepares to resume diplomatic
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