TEL AVIV — Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, has given preliminary approval to a bill aimed at restricting the broadcast of the Islamic call to prayer (adhan) through mosque loudspeakers. According to Israeli media, the 120-member Knesset voted 50 in favor and 36 against on Wednesday.The bill was introduced by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma…
NEW YORK — The FIFA World Cup 2026, being held across the United States, Canada and Mexico, has become more than a football tournament — it has turned into a global platform of solidarity with Palestine. Although the Palestinian national team failed to qualify, thousands of fans from various countries have carried Palestinian flags, chanted…
Residents of an Ethiopian town have been forced to kill hundreds of their own dogs after three children died from rabies. Powerful community groups in the central town of Hossana told residents they would be fined and arrested if their dogs were not killed, even if the animals had been vaccinated for rabies, residents told…
ISLAMABAD — The Ministry of Commerce has decided to grant a temporary 60-day exemption on specific export items to Iran in order to facilitate trade between the two countries.According to sources, the exemption will remain in effect from July 2 to August 30, 2026. Officials say the decision was made because the absence of a…
DAMASCUS — A powerful explosion ripped through a café in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing five people and injuring sixteen others, according to local reports.The blast reportedly occurred during regular business hours as customers were present, causing panic in the surrounding area and partial damage to nearby buildings.Ambulances and rescue teams rushed to the…
A man has been rescued alive after being trapped for eight days in the rubble of a building that collapsed after twin earthquakes in Venezuela. Emergency workers managed to free Hernán Gil more than 100 hours after they had first located him under 140 tonnes of rubble. Almost 2,300 people are confirmed to have died…
A diplomatic row has erupted between South Africa and Ghana, over claims that a Ghanaian man was killed during anti-migrant protests, which South African officials deny. Ghana’s Foreign Affairs ministry said it had received with “profound shock” reports that Bashiru Isak, 40, had been shot dead on Tuesday in Cape Town’s Khayelitsha’s township. It said…
By Farzana Chaudhry, Lahore, PakistanLahore: The Nature Publishing Group, a globally recognized organization for scientific research, has declared Punjab University (PU) the number one university in Pakistan.Founded in 1869, the Nature Publishing Group is one of the most reputable organizations worldwide for publishing and promoting scientific research journals.According to a Punjab University spokesperson, PU secured…
Russian forces launched a major drone and missile attack on Kyiv overnight. The city’s mayor described it as the “most massive attack” on the Ukrainian capital. Several neighbourhoods were evacuated as strikes rocked buildings throughout the city, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Russia was preparing an attack. The BBC’s Eastern Europe correspondent, Sarah…
Public service agenda must move faster, resolving people’s problems top priority: PM ISLAMABAD (Bureau Report) — Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, Amir Muqam, called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif here on Thursday.Federal Minister for the Public Affairs Unit Rana Mubashir Iqbal, Minister of State for Power Division Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju, and…
