PARIS (International Desk): A French administrative court has upheld the six-month closure of a private school for Muslim students in the northern town of Creil.The Amiens administrative court rejected two petitions filed by the associations running the Al-Ghazali school, which sought to suspend the Oise prefecture’s closure order and allow the school to reopen. The…
LONDON (International Desk): Marking three years since the Gaza war began, protests, marches, sit-ins and student demonstrations were held across several continents in solidarity with Palestinians and calling for an end to Israeli military operations.According to Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, 262 pro-Palestinian events were identified in 37 countries, 75 of them…
WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: US President Donald Trump has said progress has been made in talks between his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Iran, but made clear that reaching a deal is not his priority. Speaking at a campaign rally in San Antonio, he told supporters, “I think this deal is not something I really want to…
OSLO: US President Donald Trump has once again said he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize ahead of the 2026 announcement, while acknowledging doubts about his chances. The Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the prize on Friday, October 9.Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said, “It’s time.” Of the 2026 award, he said, “I…
TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu manipulated security briefings and warnings received before the October 7, 2023 attack to serve his own interests, according to an investigation by the daily Yedioth Ahronoth and its affiliate Ynet. The report says he altered key context and omitted important records in an effort to restore his pre-war…
ISTANBUL: UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese has said that “the genocide has not ended” even as the war in Gaza marks three years. In an interview with Anadolu News Agency, she described the situation on the ground as “catastrophic” and said it would be wrong to call Palestinians merely survivors of…
SEOUL: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi arrived in South Korea on Wednesday, the first leg of a three-day Asia tour. According to Egypt’s presidency, he landed at Seoul Air Base. He will travel on to Malaysia and Indonesia in the later stages of the trip.South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, citing the presidential office, reported that…
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said that only a Republican victory in the upcoming midterm elections can save the United States from bankruptcy.Speaking to reporters, Trump reiterated that if the Republican Party wins control of both chambers of Congress in the November elections, every adult American citizen would receive a $5,000 dividend. “Democrats can’t…
By Dr Ansab Ali Lahore Pakistan LAHORE: Flour supply is continuing uninterrupted across Punjab, with flour mills supplying the commodity throughout the province after grinding wheat procured from both government and private sources, Director General Food Punjab Amjad Hafeez said on Wednesday. He said there was no shortage of flour in the market and that…
KP (Peshawar) Secures Second Position By Dr Ansab Ali Lahore Pakistan LAHORE: Rescue 1122 Gujranwala Division emerged as the champion of the National Rescue Challenge 2026, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Peshawar) secured the second position at the three-day competition held at the Emergency Services Academy, Lahore. Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer…
