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Amid a rising tide of anti-Muslim hate, top UN officials condemned the scourge on Friday as the General Assembly adopted a resolution to push back against it during commemorations marking the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. more
Footballer Quincy Promes arrested in Dubai at Dutch request over involvement in drug smuggling

European football player Quincy Promes, who was convicted in absentia for drug smuggling last month in the Netherlands, has been arrested in Dubai, media reports said.

Taipei parades to mark 65th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising

Taipei city in Taiwan witnessed a parade on Sunday to mark  the 65th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising.

Student sentenced to death in Pakistan over blasphemous WhatsApp messages

A Pakistani court has sentenced to death a 22-year-old student on charges of blasphemy over alleged Whatsapp messages, media reports said.

Ahmadiyya leader shot dead by bike-borne attackers in Pakistan

Unknown motorcyclists in Pakistan's Hasilpur region on Monday shot dead a local Ahmadiyya community leader.

Egypt, Qatar call on Hamas to provide list of hostages to be released

Egyptian and Qatari officials are calling on Palestinian movement Hamas to provide a list of hostages who will be released in the first stage of a phased ceasefire agreement with Israel, ...

Gaza war may fuel much wider Middle East crisis, warns UN rights chief

Negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza continued in Egypt for a second day on Monday as the UN’s top rights official warned that the war there risked morphing into a much “wider ...

Pakistani boxer Zohaib Rasheed goes missing from Italian hotel

A Pakistani boxer has vanished in Italy where he was visiting to participate in the World Qualifying round for the Paris Olympics boxing in Milan.

Ahmadiyya mosque vandalised by unknown attackers in Pakistan

Unknown attackers targeted a mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said on Sunday.

Pakistan reported over 4,000 child abuse cases in 2023: Reports

A total of 4,213 child abuse cases were reported across Pakistan in 2023, according to a report released by local non-governmental organization Sahil on Friday.