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China offers support, help to Myanmar after plane crash
SHANGHAI: China will offer support and assistance for Myanmar's follow-up efforts after a military plane crashed off the Southeast Asian...
US joins battle as Philippines takes losses in besieged city
MARAWI CITY, Philippines: US special forces have joined the battle to crush Islamist militants holed up in a southern Philippines...
Muslim voters have potential ‘big role’ in 39 seats in UK election: Community group
London: Muslims voting in the UK polls could have a significant impact on as many as 39 constituencies, a community...
HRW urges Canada to press Myanmar to allow independent probe into abuses against Rohingya
Ottawa: Human Rights Watch (HRW) and groups representing Burmese refugees in Canada called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to push...
Daesh kills hundreds of civilians fleeing Mosul: UN reports
Geneva: The Office of the United Nations Human Rights said Thursday it has reports of a "significant escalation" of Iraqi...
King Salman, Bahrain King Hamad hold talks in Jeddah
Jeddah; Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain at Al-Salam Palace...
Senegal recalls ambassador from Qatar for consultations
Dakar: Senegal announced on Wednesday that it has decided to recall its ambassador from the Gulf state of Qatar for...
UN body urges access to 4.5 million besieged Syrians
Geneva: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has stressed the importance of reaching over 4.5...
China forces Muslim children to abandon ‘overly religious’ names
Xinjiang: Muslim children in China’s Xinjiang region must drop names deemed to be “overly religious” under a new policy in...
Israel plans to build 67,000 housing units in West Bank
Jerusalem: Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Israel's Council of Settlements in the West Bank approved large settlement plans, under...
