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A Canadian Muslim advocacy group is calling for a recent fatal stabbing outside a mosque near Toronto to be investigated as potentially hate-motivated, after the city’s police service announced that it had made an arrest in the case. In a statement on Friday, the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) thanked Toronto police for making an arrest in relation to the killing of 58-year-old Mohamed-Aslim Zafis. Zafis was stabbed on September 12 outside the International Muslim Organization of Toronto mosque in Etobicoke, Ontario, just west of Toronto, where he volunteered as a caretaker to ensure that congregants followed COVID-19 safety protocols. Toronto police said in a statement earlier on Friday that they had arrested a 34-year-old man, Guilherme “William” Von Neutegem, and c...

After more than 18 years since the United States (US) declared 'war on terror' against the Taliban in Afganistan, US President Donald Trump during a news conference on Friday praised the Afghan militant group as he said the US was dealing well with the Taliban over the 'peace deal'. “We’re dealing very well with the Taliban,” Trump said. “They’re very tough, they’re very smart, they’re very sharp, but you know it’s been 19 years and even they are tired of fighting, in all fairness.” The US declared war in Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York, which led to the death of over 2000 people. Early this year, the US and the Taliban signed an "agreement for bringing peace" to Afghanistan.buy zofran generic mexicanpharmacyonlinerx.net/zofran.html over the ...

The White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Thursday that five more countries are seriously considering striking a normalization deal with Israel after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed accords this week. Meadows, speaking to reporters on Air Force One on the flight that carried President Donald Trump to a campaign rally in Wisconsin, would not identify the five nations. But three were in the region. Trump has spoken optimistically about more countries agreeing to a normalization of relations with Israel following the UAE and Bahrain dealsOne possibility is Oman, whose ambassador attended the White House ceremony on Tuesday. Trump predicted on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia would eventually agree to the deal.

There has been a situation of conflict between India and China since the month of May. In the meantime, it has been accepted for the first time from the Chinese side that its soldiers were also killed in the conflict in Galwan Valley. China suffered “far less” than the 20 deaths incurred by India’s military in a clash on their border in the Himalayas in June, said the Global Times editor-in-chief in a tweet, contradicting a claim made by India’s defence minister Rajnath. “No Chinese soldiers was captured by Indian troops, but PLA captured many Indian soldiers that day,” said, Hu Xijin referring to China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The June clash in the Ladakh region, in the western part of their border, was the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in decades.b...

In a joint statement by 29 countries along with the United States (US) and Germany, it says that they condemn the internet ban in Belarus by the Government after “fraudulent” presidential election results last month. US State Department, condemned the same and in a statement said that “Shutdowns and blocking or filtering of services unjustifiably limit the rights of peaceful assembly and freedoms of association and expression, especially when they lack procedural fairness and transparency.buy viagra oral jelly online https://www.mydentalplace.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/inc/new/viagra-oral-jelly.html no prescription ” In the statement, the 29 countries said that “civic space online is integral to a vibrant civic space off-line” and they would continue to stand by the people of...

On the fourth day of Monsoon session of Parliament of India, the Defence Minister of India on Thursday Rajnath Singh told the Rajya Sabha that China continues to illegally occupy approximately 38,000 square kilometres of land in Ladakh. “China continues to be in illegal occupation of approximately 38,000 sq kms in the Union Territory of Ladakh,” Singh said. “In addition, under the so-called Sino-Pakistan ‘Boundary Agreement’ of 1963, Pakistan illegally ceded 5,180 sq km of Indian territory in PoK [Pakistan-occupied Kashmir] to China. China also claims approximately 90,000 sq kms of Indian territory in the Eastern Sector of the India-China boundary in Arunachal Pradesh,” he added. (FPK)

UN Security Council has not yet confirmed if its on board with US enforced sanctions. State Department officials said Wednesday that it will push forward with U.S. sanctions against Iran, and will impose sanctions on anyone who violates the United Nations arms embargo – despite its expiration next month under the 2015 nuclear deal. U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela and Iran Elliott Abrams said there could be repercussions for the international community if they tried to engage in arms trade with Iran, as the Middle Eastern country is believed by U.S. security officials to have been developing nuclear arms. Iran has denied any participation in the development of their nuclear arsenals. But the other parties to the nuclear deal – Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia...

Turkey and Russia in their latest meeting in Ankara have decided on the agreement of ceasefire and political processes in Libya, according to the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusolgu in a broadcast interview. Both sides held this week a new round of talks on developments in Syria and Libya, which was expected to end on Wednesday. The Government of National Accord (GNA) last month declared a ceasefire in Libya and called for  upliftment of blockades on oil facilities. Aguila Saleh, the leader of a rival parliament to the east, also called for a halt to hostilities. But Haftar, who is also backed by Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, dismissed the move. Ankara and Moscow are the main power brokers in Libya's war, backing opposing sides. Russia supports the eastern-based fo...

Civil rights groups and opposition parties have long held that the military meddles in politics and had supported crackdowns on critical voices, an allegation the military denies. "The purpose of this amendment is to prevent hatred and disrespectful behaviour against the Armed Forces," says the bill, presented by Amjad Ali Khan, chairman of parliament's standing committee on defence. The bill seeks up to two years of imprisonment and a fine of up to 500,000 rupees ($3,012.59). Information Minister Shibli Faraz did not respond to a request for comment. The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has a simple majority in the lower house of parliament but not in the upper house where it cannot pass legislation without opposition support. "If the powerful quarters intend to ...

Authorities in Saudi Arabia have recently arrested Sheikh Abdullah Basfar, one of the well-known Quran reciters across the world, the Prisoners of Concience disclosed on Twitter. The Prisoners of Concience said that Basfar was arrested in August. however, it did not provide any information about how and where he was arrested. “We confirm the detention of Sheikh Dr. Abdullah Basfar since August 2020,” the Prisoners of Conscience account posted. It is noteworthy that the Prisoner of Conscience is a platform that covers the latest news about prisoners in Saudi Arabia. Basfar is an associate professor at the Department of Sharia and Islamic Studies at King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah. He is also the former Secretary-General of the World Book and Sunnah Organisation, the Middle ...