Wed 21 September 2022: One in three Muslims in Southeast Asia consider themselves more religious than their parents were at their age, with their faith informing decisions around personal spending, fashion, banking, travel and education, a survey has found. Just 21 percent of the region’s 250 million Muslims say they are less observant than their […]
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Tue 20 September 2022: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie is set to visit flood-hit Pakistan soon to draw international attention to the country’s unfolding humanitarian crisis, sources said on Monday. Jolie, who previously visited victims of the 2010 floods in Pakistan, and the 2005 earthquake, will visit the IRC’s emergency response operations and local organisations assisting […]
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Mon 19 September 2022: A court in Pakistan has ordered that terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan be dropped, his lawyer says. The court on Monday said Khan’s alleged offence did not attract terrorism charges, defence lawyer Faisal Chaudhry said. Khan, 69, was charged with terrorism for remarks made at a public rally on August […]
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Bashir Noorzai, center, a senior Taliban detainee held at Guantanamo attends his release ceremony, at the Intercontinental Hotel, in Kabul, Afghanistan. An American navy veteran was exchanged for a key associate of the Afghan rulers. According to Afghanistan’s foreign minister, the Taliban and the US have completed a prisoner swap. Mark Frerichs, who was kidnapped […]
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Sun 18 September 2022: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree on Saturday, officially changing the name of the capital Nur Sultan to Astana. According to the statement made by the Presidency of Kazakhstan, Tokayev approved the law envisaging amendments to some articles of the Constitution. Also, the presidential mandate was increased from five to seven years […]
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Sun 18 September 2022: Japan warned nearly two million people to evacuate as typhoon Nanmadol approached the country, local media reported. “Nearly two million people in southern Kyushu have been ordered to evacuate because a powerful typhoon, Nanmadol, is approaching the region,” Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday. Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a level 5 […]
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Sun 18 September 2022: The death toll from the border conflict with Tajikistan has risen to 36 people, with 129 wounded, Kyrgyzstan said on Sunday, Reuters reported. The former Soviet Kyrgyzstan said on Sunday republics clashed over a border dispute on Sept. 14-16, accusing each other of using tanks, mortars, rocket artillery and assault drones to attack outposts […]
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Sat 17 September 2022: Clashes broke out between Afghanistan’s Taliban and Pakistani forces this week on the border between the two nations, in an incident the Taliban claims was ignited by Pakistan building a military post. The clashes took place on the border at Afghanistan’s Paktia province and Pakistan’s Kurram region earlier this week, reportedly […]
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Sat 17 September 2022: Following the example of Varanasi and Mathura, a mosque in Badaun has sparked debate, with right-wing men claiming it to be a Neel Kanth Mahadeva temple. A Badaun local court has issued notices to the parties involved in a petition filed by Mukesh Patel, who claims to be the state convener […]
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Sat 17 September 2022: Kyrgyzstan has declared a state of emergency in the Batken region bordering Tajikistan amid clashes, the Emergency Situations Ministry said. The decision was taken on late Friday to ensure the safety of citizens, carry out work on the evacuation and resettlement of the population, prevent human losses and mobilize the relevant forces, according to a statement. […]
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