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Pakistan convicts two over Mashal Khan blasphemy lynching case
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced two men, including a local government official, to life in prison on Thursday for their role in the brutal campus lynching two years ago of a university student accused
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Turkey calls OIC meeting on Islamophobia after NZ attacks
Turkey has called an emergency meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to discuss the New Zealand mosque attacks and "increasing violence based on Islamophobia". The country's foreign ministry said in a statement
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South Korea accuses 4 in spycam scandal involving 800 couples
South Korean police have accused four men of using illegal spy cameras at motels to film and livestream videos of more than 800 couples in one of the largest-scale examples of the country's spycam epidemic. Police
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Erdogan’s ‘vile’ comments on Christchurch mosques shootings dismissed as not representative of Muslims
Erdogan’s ‘vile’ comments on Christchurch mosques shootings dismissed as not representative of Muslims JEDDAH: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was condemned on Wednesday for “vile, offensive and reckless” comments after last week’s Christchurch mosque
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Algeria tensions: Governing party chief backs protesters
Erdogan’s ‘vile’ comments on Christchurch mosques shootings dismissed as not representative of Muslims JEDDAH: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was condemned on Wednesday for “vile, offensive and reckless” comments after last week’s Christchurch mosque
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Netanyahu and Pompeo vow to counter Iranian aggression
JERUSALEM: Top US diplomat Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday to counter Iranian “aggression” as the two met in Jerusalem just weeks ahead of Israel’s elections.Pompeo was on a regional
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‘Festival of colours’: Hindus celebrate Holi
Millions of Hindus across India and other South Asian countries are celebrating Holi - the festival of colours - to mark the arrival of spring. People daub themselves in brightly coloured powder or gulal
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Nicaragua government to release prisoners to restart dialogue
Nicaragua's government has agreed to release opposition prisoners within 90 days in order to restart stalled peace talks aimed at ending an 11-month political crisis, according to a dialogue mediator. Luis Angel Rosadilla, the
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian near checkpoint in West Bank
A Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank, marking the fourth Palestinian killed in 24 hours. The Palestinian Red Crescent said one of its crew treated a man
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Singing in Europe’s last Middle Eastern colony
With less than two months to go till the song contest Eurovision kicks off in Tel Aviv, controversy surrounding the host country is bound to escalate. The event is a major opportunity for Israel


