Fri 29 November 2024: The global halal economy reached $8 trillion since the start of the World Halal Summit events in 2015, event coordinator Aylin Sengul told Anadolu. The World Halal Summit and the Halal Expo are two simultaneous events held in Istanbul, organized by the Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC) and […]
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Fri 29 November 2024: President Cyril Ramaphosa says more than 1 000 spaza shops, supermarkets and warehouses have been closed since he announced a range of measures to prevent further incidents foodborne illnesses two weeks ago. Delivering his annual address to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in Parliament on Thursday, the President said that […]
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Fri 29 November 2024: Syria’s rebel coalition is engaged in fierce clashes with Syrian regime forces in neighbourhoods within Aleppo city on Friday as they enter the third day of an unprecedented offensive in northwest Syria. Videos shared online show rebel forces fighting in the Rashidin neighbourhood of Aleppo, demonstrating the remarkable success of the operation dubbed “Deter the […]
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Fri 29 November 2024: Chad announced that an agreement with France had been ended to strengthen cooperation in security and defence between the two nations. “The Government of the Republic of Chad informs national and international opinion of its decision to terminate the defense cooperation agreement signed with the French Republic,” a statement issued by […]
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Fri 29 November 2024: Numbers fell 20 percent from the record high to 728,000 in the year to June 2024. Net migration to the United Kingdom soared to more than 900,000 last year, although tougher visa rules have started to reduce the number of arrivals, official data showed. Data from the Office for National Statistics on Thursday […]
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Fri 29 November 2024: Wage inequality has declined in two-thirds of countries since the start of the 21st century, while there are also persistent challenges, the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) latest report said on Thursday, The report revealed that wage inequality has decreased globally at an annual rate of 0.5% to 1.7% since 2000, with […]
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Fri 29 November 2024: The latest charges against Pakistan’s former PM and his wife add to mounting political tensions. Islamabad, Pakistan – The Pakistani government has filed a series of charges, including one related to “terrorism”, against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his wife, Bushra Bibi, and hundreds of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party workers after protests held in Islamabad […]
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Fri 29 November 2024: The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Africa has tripled to 35 million by 2023 since the adoption of a landmark treaty 15 years ago to address the issue, according to a new report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC). Released on Tuesday evening, the report noted that this […]
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Thu 28 November 2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday that if the West transfers nuclear weapons to Ukraine, Russia will respond with all available weapons. Speaking at a news conference in Kazakhstan’s capital of Astana, Putin vowed to prevent the “appearance” of nuclear weapons in Ukraine. “In this case, (Ukraine gets nuclear arms […]
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Thu 28 November 2024: Turkish security sources said on Thursday that Syrian rebel groups had launched “a limited offensive” towards Aleppo to stop Syrian government attacks targeting the civilian population in Idlib, Middle East Eye reported. Since Wednesday, footage circulating on social media has shown Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and aligned forces making significant advances, capturing large swathes of […]
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