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25 Children Killed in Eastern Syria: UNICEF
According to UNICEF’s local partners in Syria, 25 children were reportedly killed Saturday in air-strikes on al-Quriyah town, in the eastern countryside of Deir-ez-Zor. According to UNICEF, three attacks hit heavily crowded areas including a mosque during prayer time. Health workers were reported to have pulled bodies of children out from under the rubble. [ [...]
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Narendra Modi: Government Will Eliminate Corruption
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, said Sunday that corruption has troubled India for long, and his government is determined to eliminate it. Modi was interacting with the Indian community in Doha, shortly before leaving for Geneva on Sunday evening. Modi is currently visiting Afghanistan, State of Qatar, Switzerland, United States of America, and [...]
Iran \ Narendra Modi \ Persian \ Ramayana \ Translation
Modi Gifts Persian Translation of Ramayana in Iran
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, gifted Monday the supreme leader of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei a specially commissioned reproduction of a rare seventh-century manuscript of the Holy Quran attributed to Hazrat Ali, the fourth caliph. Written in Kufic script, this manuscript is stated to be a prized possession of the Ministry [...]
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Narendra Modi Visits Gurudwara in Tehran
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, paid respects to the Guru Granth Sahib at the Bhai Ganga Singh Sabha Gurudwara, shortly after arriving in Tehran on Sunday. He was presented with a Saropa and a Talwar. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister complimented the Sikh community in Tehran for keeping rich heritage and traditions [...]
Ash Carter \ Belgium \ ISIL \ ISIS \ Syria \ Terrorists
Belgium to Attack ISIS Terrorists in Syria
ISIS is attacking different nations with the aim to set up a large Islamic State called the Caliphate or an independent country. By Rakesh Raman The U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has lauded Belgium’s announcement that it will begin conducting airstrikes in Syria as part of the coalition air campaign against the Islamic State of [...]
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Death Sentence for Apostasy on Mauritanian Blogger
The United Nations human rights office deplored Tuesday the confirmation of the death sentence for apostasy against a Mauritanian blogger, Mohammad Ould M’Kaitir, by the appellate court on 21 April. According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR), Mr. Ould M’Kaitir was convicted in the first instance by the criminal [...]
Female \ FGM \ Genital \ Mutilation
Female Genital Mutilation on the Rise: Report
A new UN report released Monday says that, despite being forbidden by national and international law, female genital mutilation and / or excision shows no sign of abating in Guinea. According to the report, 97 percent of women and girls aged 15 to 49 years in Guinea have undergone female genital mutilation and / or [...]
Baby with Albinism Murdered in Malawi
The horrific murder of a two-year-old girl with albinism highlights the failure by the Malawi’s authorities to protect this vulnerable group, said Amnesty International following the discovery of her skull, teeth and the clothes she was wearing in Balantha Hill in Kasungu district. The child, Whitney Chilumpha, had been missing since being abducted from her [...]
Ghana \ Poverty \ Victoria Kwakwa \ Vietnam \ World Bank
Victoria Kwakwa Gets Top World Bank Post
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has appointed Victoria Kwakwa as the new Regional Vice President for East Asia and Pacific. Kwakwa, a Ghanaian national, will lead the Bank’s advisory and lending operations in the region and oversee strategic engagement with the region’s 23 member countries. The Bank’s lending in East Asia Pacific is [...]
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi \ Coalition \ ISIL \ ISIS \ Terrorist
Coalition Searching for Terrorist Leader Baghdadi
The efforts of U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL or ISIS) leadership have severely limited the terror group’s operations, the Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman said last week. Army Col. Steve Warren told Pentagon reporters via teleconference from Baghdad that the coalition has remained active in targeting ISIL leadership. Coalition [...]
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Modi Visits L&T Workers’ Residential Complex in Riyadh
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, visited the L&T workers’ residential complex Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. L&T is part of a consortium that is building a section of the Riyadh Metro. Speaking on the occasion, Modi appreciated the efforts made by the workers for the project, and said “your hard work has brought [...]
Nuclear \ Saudi Arabia \ Terrorism
Saudi Arabia Donates $10 Mn to Fight Nuclear Terrorism
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has donated $10 million to establish a specialized center to combat nuclear terrorism at the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Vienna, Austria. Saudi Arabia also has donated $570,000 for the project to modernize the IAEA laboratories in Seibersdorf, Austria. This announcement was made Friday by Dr. [...]
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