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Pakistan's First Breast Milk Bank Shuts After Clerics Deem It "Un-Islamic"
A hospital that launched the first breast milk bank for premature babies in Pakistan is negotiating for it to be reopened after clerics deemed it un-Islamic, doctors and the national Islamic council said Friday.
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Iran-Israel Conflict LIVE Updates: At UN, Israel Urges "All Possible Sanctions" Against Iran
Israel's UN envoy on Sunday urged the Security Council to impose "all possible sanctions" against Iran after the Islamic republic's unprecedented attack against Israel.
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"Had No Choice, But To Respond": Iran At UN On Israel Attack
Iran's United Nations envoy told the Security Council Sunday that the Islamic republic was exercising its "inherent right to self-defense" in its unprecedented attack on Israel.
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UN Security Council Meets Over Gaza Violence
The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting Monday to discuss the situation in Gaza, with several members raising concerns despite the tenuous truce between Islamic Jihad militants and Israel after three days of deadly conflict.
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Islamic Scholars To Decide Role Of Women In Afghanistan, Says Taliban
A senior Taliban leader has said that the role of women in Afghanistan, including their right to work and education and how they should dress, would ultimately be decided by a council of Islamic scholars.
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India Spells Out Agenda After Taking Over UN Security Council Presidency
As India assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Ambassador of India to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti on Monday said India hopes to keep the spotlight on the Secretary-General's report on the Islamic State.
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India Says UN Must Focus On Eliminating Threats By Terror Groups In Iraq
Expressing serious concerns on the terrorist attacks that took place last month in Baghdad, Iraq, India on Tuesday said that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) should focus on eliminating every threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and other terror groups in Iraq and elsewhere in the world.
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Terror Groups In Pakistan Disrupting Peace Process In Afghanistan: India
India on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council, saying that Islamabad has been disrupting the peace process in Afghanistan by helping terror groups like Al-Qaida, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - launch violent attacks in Khorasan Province (ISIL-K) in the neighbouring country.
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UN Rejection Of Sanctions Marks "Victory" Over Donald Trump: Iran
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday declared "victory" over the United States after the UN Security Council rejected the Trump administration's bid to reimpose UN sanctions on the Islamic republic.
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"Never Been So Isolated": Iran On US After UN Rejects Arms Vote
Iran on Saturday hailed a UN Security Council vote rejecting a US bid to extend an arms embargo on the Islamic republic, saying its foe has "never been so isolated".
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Saudi Arabia Bars Gulf Citizens From Mecca, Medina Over Coronavirus Fears
Saudi Arabia on Friday barred citizens from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council from entering two of Islam's holiest cities amid fears over the new coronavirus, the foreign ministry said.
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Indonesia Muslim Group Slaps Fatwa On Popular Mobile Game PUBG
A hugely popular but brutal online game was slapped with a fatwa Wednesday by an Indonesian Muslim group who say it insults Islam and makes addicted players violent.
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Pak Minister Skips Islamic Nations (OIC) Meet As India Is Attending
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Friday that he would not participate in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Abu Dhabi over India's presence.
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'God Will Provide', Believe 3 Pakistani Men Who Sired 96 Children
Three men who have fathered nearly 100 children among them are doing their bit for Pakistan's skyrocketing population, which is being counted for the first time in 19 years. But in a country where experts warn the surging populace is gouging into hard-won economic gains and social services, the three patriarchs are unconcerned. Allah, they say, wil...
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Syria's Manbij Council Urges Aid For 130,000 Displaced
Some 130,000 people who have fled to the northern Syrian city of Manbij and nearby rural areas are in dire need of international aid, the head of a Manbij civil affairs council said on Wednesday.
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Pakistan's First Breast Milk Bank Shuts After Clerics Deem It "Un-Islamic"
A hospital that launched the first breast milk bank for premature babies in Pakistan is negotiating for it to be reopened after clerics deemed it un-Islamic, doctors and the national Islamic council said Friday.
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Iran-Israel Conflict LIVE Updates: At UN, Israel Urges "All Possible Sanctions" Against Iran
Israel's UN envoy on Sunday urged the Security Council to impose "all possible sanctions" against Iran after the Islamic republic's unprecedented attack against Israel.
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"Had No Choice, But To Respond": Iran At UN On Israel Attack
Iran's United Nations envoy told the Security Council Sunday that the Islamic republic was exercising its "inherent right to self-defense" in its unprecedented attack on Israel.
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UN Security Council Meets Over Gaza Violence
The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting Monday to discuss the situation in Gaza, with several members raising concerns despite the tenuous truce between Islamic Jihad militants and Israel after three days of deadly conflict.
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Islamic Scholars To Decide Role Of Women In Afghanistan, Says Taliban
A senior Taliban leader has said that the role of women in Afghanistan, including their right to work and education and how they should dress, would ultimately be decided by a council of Islamic scholars.
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India Spells Out Agenda After Taking Over UN Security Council Presidency
As India assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Ambassador of India to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti on Monday said India hopes to keep the spotlight on the Secretary-General's report on the Islamic State.
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India Says UN Must Focus On Eliminating Threats By Terror Groups In Iraq
Expressing serious concerns on the terrorist attacks that took place last month in Baghdad, Iraq, India on Tuesday said that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) should focus on eliminating every threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and other terror groups in Iraq and elsewhere in the world.
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Terror Groups In Pakistan Disrupting Peace Process In Afghanistan: India
India on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council, saying that Islamabad has been disrupting the peace process in Afghanistan by helping terror groups like Al-Qaida, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - launch violent attacks in Khorasan Province (ISIL-K) in the neighbouring country.
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UN Rejection Of Sanctions Marks "Victory" Over Donald Trump: Iran
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday declared "victory" over the United States after the UN Security Council rejected the Trump administration's bid to reimpose UN sanctions on the Islamic republic.
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"Never Been So Isolated": Iran On US After UN Rejects Arms Vote
Iran on Saturday hailed a UN Security Council vote rejecting a US bid to extend an arms embargo on the Islamic republic, saying its foe has "never been so isolated".
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Saudi Arabia Bars Gulf Citizens From Mecca, Medina Over Coronavirus Fears
Saudi Arabia on Friday barred citizens from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council from entering two of Islam's holiest cities amid fears over the new coronavirus, the foreign ministry said.
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Indonesia Muslim Group Slaps Fatwa On Popular Mobile Game PUBG
A hugely popular but brutal online game was slapped with a fatwa Wednesday by an Indonesian Muslim group who say it insults Islam and makes addicted players violent.
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Pak Minister Skips Islamic Nations (OIC) Meet As India Is Attending
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Friday that he would not participate in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Abu Dhabi over India's presence.
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'God Will Provide', Believe 3 Pakistani Men Who Sired 96 Children
Three men who have fathered nearly 100 children among them are doing their bit for Pakistan's skyrocketing population, which is being counted for the first time in 19 years. But in a country where experts warn the surging populace is gouging into hard-won economic gains and social services, the three patriarchs are unconcerned. Allah, they say, wil...
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Syria's Manbij Council Urges Aid For 130,000 Displaced
Some 130,000 people who have fled to the northern Syrian city of Manbij and nearby rural areas are in dire need of international aid, the head of a Manbij civil affairs council said on Wednesday.
