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Politics
Pakistani PM Nawaz discusses counter-terrorism with Obama
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met the US President Barack Obama at the White House on Oct. 22, 2015. They discussed Pakistan’s resolve to take effective action against United Nations-designated terrorist individuals and entities, including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its affiliates. President Obama and Prime Minister Nawaz agreed that improvement in Pakistan-India…
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West Asia
Netanyahu under fire for blaming holocaust on Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stirred controversy by suggesting the then head of the Muslim community in Jerusalem gave Hitler the idea to exterminate Jews. In a speech on Tuesday 20th October, Netanyahu said the then grand mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini, a Palestinian nationalist, convinced Hitler to…
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Politics
IS child training camps in Istanbul
Children have been lectured in Istanbul on “the basics of the ideology of Islamic State (IS) group as well as “how to live in an Islamic state”, according to Turkish media reports. In an operation led by Istanbul Police Department Counterterrorism Bureau assisted by the special ops, the counterterrorism police…
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Politics
Seoul and Washington release joint statement on North Korea
In a joint news conference in Washington on the 16th of October, Korean president Park Geun Hye and US president Barack Obama discussed North Korea’s nuclear problem. In the summit talk they both promised that they would deal with the North Korean problem as fast as possible. In the joint…
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West Asia
Egypt votes in new parliament elections
On Sunday 18th October, people began voting in the first round of the first parliamentary elections since the dissolved parliament of 2012. The voting for the parliament’s first round continues, with a second round expected in November. The results are expected to be known on December. On Saturday 17th October,…
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South East Asia
President Park: we can hold summit talks with Japan
During her US official visit, president Park Geun Hye said that Seoul is expected to hold trilateral summit talks between South Korea, China, and Japan in the upcoming month. This will be the first summit meeting in three and half years. Bilateral summit talk with Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe…
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Politics
Chinese admiral calls for closer defense ties with Iran
Sun Jianguo, a senior Chinese admiral, said that China wants to strengthen military ties with Iran. Last Thursday during a visit to Tehran, Sun made the remarks to Iranian defense Minister Hossein Dehghan. This comes three months after Tehran sealed a deal with world powers over its nuclear program. He…
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Politics
Park Geun Hye visits the United States
Korean president Park Geun Hye arrived in the United States of America, as she’s expected to hold a summit with US president Barack Obama on next friday. While she’s there, president Park is expected to visit the memorial statue of warriors in Korean War. She’s also expected to visit “Goddard”…
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West Asia
Mother of condemned Saudi man seeks US aid
Ali Mohammed al-Nimr’s mother, Nusra al-Ahmed, seeks Obama’s help to release her son. Al-Nimr was arrested in 2012 after participating in Shiaa-supporting protests in 2011. He was 17 years old at the time he was arrested which violates the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Al-Nimr who’s facing…
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West Asia
Hajj: a political issue or a holy mission?
Following last month’s stampede and the crane disaster before that, Saudi Arabia is facing a lot of criticism concerning its ability to organize hajj and ensure people’s safety, especially from its rival, Iran. As Iran started calling for the hajj to be managed by other Islamic states after at least…
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