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Pakistan orders temporary social media shutdown after violent protestsIn a notice to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, the Interior Ministry requested a "complete blocking" of Twitter, Facebook, Whatsa...
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 ...
Pakistan's capital blocked off over anti-France protestPakistan has seen small and scattered protests over the past few weeks in response to French President Emmanuel Macron's recent remarks on ...
France honours slain teacher with a minute of silence as schools resumeSchoolchildren across France were to observe a minute of silence at 11:00 am (1000 GMT) to remember Samuel Paty, who was killed in Conflans...
At least 50,000 take part in anti-France rally in BangladeshPolice estimated some 50,000 people took part in the protest, which demanded a boycott of French products, while organisers said there were...
Orthodox priest wounded in shooting in France's Lyon, attacker flees: PoliceThe priest, who has Greek nationality, was closing his church when the attack happened and is now in a serious condition, said the source, ...
UN official expresses 'deep concern' over Mohammed cartoon tensionsThe statement by Miguel Angel Moratinos -- who heads the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations -- follows growing anger in the Muslim wo...
Saudi Arabia holds off from backing action against France over cartoonsA foreign ministry official also said in a statement that the Gulf state condemns all acts of terrorism, an apparent reference to the behea...
Turkey calls for boycott of French goods amid Macron rowTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has led the charge against President Emmanuel Macron over his robust defence of the right to mock re...
'Resist the blackmail': French companies brace for Arab boycottFrench President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to take the fight to Islamic radicals after the October 16 beheading of a history teacher who ha...
Charlie Hebdo reprints controversial Mohammed cartoons to mark start of trial against alleged accomplices to 2005 attackThe editorial team wrote that now was the right time to republish the cartoons.
Editor held for reprinting Prophet Mohammed's offensive image"The court has granted her bail. She was held on charges of hurting religious sentiments by reprinting the controversial cartoon of Prophet...
Case filed against Ex-UP minister for defending Paris terror attackAccording to some media reports, Qureshi had also announced a reward of Rs 51 crore to the killers of the Paris journalists.
- Pakistan lifts ban on YouTube, pages remain blocked
Pakistan has restored access to YouTube, but several hundred pages on the popular video sharing website will remain blocked because of "bla...
- Pak religious groups demand permanent ban on Facebook
Demanding a permanent ban on Facebook, over two dozen Pakistani religious groups working under the umbrella of the JuD have decided to cont...
- Pak blocks 800 URLs over Facebook cartoon row
Pakistani authorities have blocked 800 URLs that feature "blasphemous" and "sacrilegious" content in the wake of the ban on Facebook and Yo...
- Google chief suspects ulterior motive in Pakistan
Google chief executive Eric Schmidt on Friday said he suspects suppressing political criticism is a factor behind the move to block YouTube...
- Suicide blast at Danish embassy in Pak kills 8
A suicide car bombing outside the Danish embassy in Pakistan killed eight people and wounded 27 on Monday in a possible new backlash over c...
- UAE, Oman boycott Danish products
Supermarkets in the UAE and Oman have stopped selling Danish products to protest against the new publication in Denmark of a controversial ...
- Bangladesh condemns reprinting of prophet cartoon
Bangladesh on Saturday condemned the reprinting in Denmark of a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed, saying it would "only spur resentment" in ...