Israeli forces make historic push inside Lebanon and complicate an Iran dealIsraeli forces are conducting their deepest incursion into Lebanon in over 25 years. This is happening despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire an...
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Funny old world: The week's offbeat newsFrom Donald Trump's fans in Bangladesh to a scandal over "hot" priests in Rome. - Fallen angels - In a shock akin to the pope embracing Bud...
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Tens of thousands march in London in separate immigration, pro‑Palestinian protestsLondon witnessed two massive demonstrations on Saturday. One march, led by Tommy Robinson, focused on immigration concerns. Another protest...
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Iran ceasefire appears to hold, Bahrain detains dozens over suspected Revolutionary Guard linksA fragile ceasefire held even after the US struck two Iranian oil tankers, while Bahrain arrested 41 individuals linked to Iran's Revolutio...
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Israel will face resistance if troops stay in Lebanon, Speaker Berri saysLebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri warned of daily resistance if Israeli forces do not withdraw from a 5-10 km buffer zone in souther...
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Macron's government seeks to give Islam a French makeoverWith France bloodied by past Islamic extremist attacks, having hundreds of citizens who went to fight with jihadists in Syria in past years...
05 Feb, 2022, 05.53 PM IST
Paris raps Pakistan over Alvi remarks on French MuslimsAddressing a conference on religion on Saturday, Alvi said: "When you see that laws are being changed in favour of a majority to isolate a ...
23 Feb, 2021, 04.18 PM IST
Pakistan minister Shireen Mazari deletes tweet containing Macron Nazi jibeFrance's foreign minister had demanded Pakistan authorities to withdraw the comments posted on Twitter by Pakistan's Federal Minister for H...
22 Nov, 2020, 09.28 PM IST
France fighting Islamist extremism, not Islam: Emmanuel MacronFrench President Emmanuel Macron has said his country is fighting "Islamist separatism, never Islam", responding to a Financial Times artic...
05 Nov, 2020, 09.38 AM IST
Anti-France protests continue in Muslim nations; President Macron seeks understandingThe demonstrations, which followed anti-France protests across the Muslim world last week, came after President Macron's interview late Sat...
01 Nov, 2020, 08.12 PM IST
AP explains: Why does France spark such anger in the Muslim worldBut the country's efforts to integrate Muslim immigrants have faltered. The official French doctrine of colorblindness is intended to ignor...
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View: The French issue is bigger than a few tasteless cartoons"India was right to stand by Macron. These are questions that go beyond the boundaries of France. Islamic countries may feel that Macron is...
01 Nov, 2020, 11.02 AM IST
Tens of thousands of Muslims protest over Emmanuel Macron remarks after killings in FranceTens of thousands of Muslims protested in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Palestinian territories on Friday after killings in a French church prom...
30 Oct, 2020, 07.39 PM IST
Tens of thousands of Muslims protest over Macron remarks after killings in FranceFrench Interior Minister Gerald Damarnin said France - home to Europe's largest Muslim community and hit by a string of militant attacks in...
30 Oct, 2020, 07.06 PM IST
As anger rises, thousands protest French cartoonsAn estimated 2,000 worshippers celebrating the Mawlid, the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, took to the streets in the eastern city of Lah...
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Emmanuel Macron vows defiance after 'Islamist' knife attack in church kills threeFrance will not "give up on our values," Macron said in Nice, after a Tunisian migrant went on a near half-hour rampage with a 30-centimetr...
30 Oct, 2020, 10.47 AM IST
- France quotes liberty to justify ban on burqa
French ambassador to India Jerome Bonnafont said that the burqa and naqab were in contradiction of principles of freedom and equality.
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