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Rare Quran page fetches $500,000 at an auction
May 4, 2017
Rare Quran page fetches $500,000 at an auction
A rare page from the only two known Kufic Quran copies fetched half a million dollars at British auction house Christie’s. A rare page from the only two known Kufic Quran copies fetched half a million dollars at British…
Japanese logistics giant launches halal food services
May 4, 2017
Japanese logistics giant launches halal food services
Japanese logistics giant Nippon Express is entering the emerging Asian Islamic market by providing a halal food logistics service in anticipation of greater demand in Japan and elsewhere in Asia. Japanese logistics giant Nippon Express is entering the emerging…
Pentagon: US-led strikes killed 362 civilians in Iraq, Syria since 2014
May 3, 2017
Pentagon: US-led strikes killed 362 civilians in Iraq, Syria since 2014
US-led strikes purportedly targeting Takfiri Daesh terrorist group in Syria and Iraq have led to the deaths of at least 362 civilians since 2014, the Pentagon says. US-led strikes purportedly targeting Takfiri Daesh terrorist group in Syria and Iraq…
Germany’s Merkel tells Saudis to stop war on Yemen as arms sales go on
May 3, 2017
Germany’s Merkel tells Saudis to stop war on Yemen as arms sales go on
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Riyadh to halt its military aggression against Yemen, despite Berlin continuing its arms sales to the kingdom. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Riyadh to halt its military aggression against Yemen,…
Fire at Sweden’s largest Shia mosque was likely arson, police say
May 2, 2017
Fire at Sweden’s largest Shia mosque was likely arson, police say
Parts of a large mosque in the northern Stockholm suburb of Jakobsberg were destroyed in a fire late on Sunday night in what police suspect was an arson attack. Parts of a large mosque in the northern Stockholm suburb…
Two suicide bombers killed in police operation in WahCantonment
May 2, 2017
Two suicide bombers killed in police operation in WahCantonment
Two terrorists were killed in a search operation conducted by law enforcement agencies in Wah Cantonment earlier today. Two terrorists were killed in a search operation conducted by law enforcement agencies in Wah Cantonment earlier today. A suicide jacket…
Blood donation Campaign on the birth anniversary of Imam Al-Hussein
May 1, 2017
Blood donation Campaign on the birth anniversary of Imam Al-Hussein
The UK-based Al-Akbar Foundation has begun a blood donation campaign on the birth anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. The UK-based Al-Akbar Foundation has begun a blood donation campaign on the birth anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace…
Nearly $1.1 billion pledged for beleaguered Yemen at UN-led humanitarian conference
April 27, 2017
Nearly $1.1 billion pledged for beleaguered Yemen at UN-led humanitarian conference
With nearly two-thirds of war-torn Yemen – about 19 million people – in need of emergency support, the international community today raised $1.1 billion at a pledging event in Geneva to aid what the United Nations chief calls “the world’s…
China bans religious names for Muslim babies in Xinjiang
April 27, 2017
China bans religious names for Muslim babies in Xinjiang
List of banned baby names released amid ongoing crackdown on religion that includes law against veils and beards. List of banned baby names released amid ongoing crackdown on religion that includes law against veils and beards. Many couples fret…
Eight killed as bombers target northeast Nigeria
April 27, 2017
Eight killed as bombers target northeast Nigeria
Two separate attacks in Nigeria believed to have been carried out by the militants of the Boko Haram terrorist group have killed a total of eight people in the northeast of the country. Two separate attacks in Nigeria…