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Egypt’s court acquits former president Hosni Mubarak

Cairo - Long-ruling leader Hosni Mubarak has been acquitted of inciting deadly violence during the 2011 uprising in Egypt. The 88-year-old was originally sentenced to life in prison for his alleged role in the killing of hundreds of peaceful protesters. Al Jazeera
Philippines' Duterte signs Paris pact on climate change

MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte agreed to sign the Paris climate deal after being assured that the ambitious contribution submitted by the Philippines to the United Nations under the deal can still be revised. “When it was clarified that the 70% can be changed, that was also the big
Woman from Gaza gave birth to 69 kids before her death

AlArabiya.net | Wednesday, 1 March 2017 Gaza : A 40-year-old Palestinian woman has given birth to 69 kids, her husband was quoted as saying by Gaza Al-An news agency. The husband confirmed that his wife died on Sunday. According to global statistics, the deceased mother was the most fertil
NASA plans Sun mission to probe its atmosphere

NASA plans to send its first robotic spacecraft to the Sun next year that is slated to get within six million kilometres of the blazing star to probe its atmosphere. Humans have sent spacecraft to the Moon, Mars and even distant interstellar space. Now, NASA plans to launch the Solar Probe Plus m
China 'anti-terror' rallies: thousands of troops on streets of Urumqi

Thousands of troops have poured on to the streets of one of west China’s most important cities for the second time in just over a week, as a senior Communist party leader heralded an “all-out offensive” against terrorism in the violence-stricken region. More than 10,000 rifle-toting forces gather
New Trump Order Drops Iraq From Travel Ban List: Officials
President Donald Trump's new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary U.S. travel ban, U.S. officials said Tuesday, citing the latest draft in circulation. Trump is expected to sign the executive order in the coming days. Four officials told The
Samsung Group chief charged with bribery, corporate strategy office dismantled

South Korean prosecutors charged Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee with bribery and embezzlement on Tuesday as the top conglomerate announced the dismantling of its corporate strategy office, the latest developments in a graft scandal that has rocked the country. Jay Y. Lee, 48, was arrested on Feb.
Blast leaves 34 dead in Mogadishu marketplace in Somalia

Somalia’s new president visited victims wounded by the Mogadishu car bomb that today killed 34. President Mohamed Abdulahi Mohamed offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those who planned the blast. The explosion hit a busy marketplace in the western part of the capita
Pakistan fortfies and closes border with Afghanistan

Pakistan Army has moved heavy artillery towards the Afghan border as part of its "enhanced security arrangements" in the border region, aimed at combating terrorism.After a string of terror attacks in the country, Pakistan Army has moved heavy artillery towards the Pak-Afghan border in Chaman an
'We're not here for your oil': Trump's defense chief tells Iraq

Baghdad: The U.S. military is not in Iraq "to seize anybody's oil", Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said, distancing himself from remarks by President Donald Trump at the start of a visit to Iraq on Monday. Mattis, on his first trip to Iraq as Pentagon chief, is hoping to assess the war effort as U.
My govt 'managed freedom fighters' in Kashmir: Musharraf

Pakistan's former dictator General Pervez Musharraf has said his administration 'managed freedom fighters' in Kashmir but later realised a political process was needed to negotiate the issue with India, a media report today said. Musharraf, who served as Pakistan's president from 2001 to 2008 aft
Death toll in Baghdad car bomb attack claimed by ISIS at 59

BAGHDAD: The death toll from a car bomb attack in a southern Baghdad neighborhood has reached 59 with 66 others injured, a police officer and medical sources said Friday. Authorities initially said the Thursday attack at an auto dealership in the al-Bayaa neighborhood killed at least 55 and wound
We need 'solid evidence' to back India's efforts to ban Masood Azhar at UN: China
BEIJING: Ahead of its strategic dialogue with India, China on Friday said "solid evidence" was needed for it to back efforts to get JeM chief Masood Azhar banned+ by the United Nations. Foreign secretary S Jaishankar and China's executive vice-foreign minister Zhang Yesui will hold a new round of
Pakistan kills over 100 militants in crackdown after Sufi shrine suicide blast

More than 100 militants were killed in a sweeping crackdown launched by Pakistani security forces a day after a suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State left 81 dead at a crowded Sufi shrine. Thursday’s attack at the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in Sindh province was preceded by suicide attacks
دہلی چنڈی گڑھ کے درمیان ہائی اسپیڈ ٹرین چلانے پر فرنچ ریلوے نے انیڈین ریلوتے کو رپورٹ سونپی

نئی دہلی،(بھٹکلی نیوز) اگر انڈین ریلوے نے فرانسیسی ریلوے کے 12ہزار کروڑ روپے کے خرچ کے آپشن کو منتخب کر لیا، تو دہلی چندی گڑھ کا سفر محض 78منٹ میں مکمل ہو سکے گا۔اس آپشن کو منتخب کرنے کی صورت میں نہ صرف ریلوے لائن میں بہتر ی کی جائے گی ، بلکہ بجلی سپلا ئی اور سگنل سسٹم کو اس طرح تیار کیا جائے گا کہ
Turkish forces bombard final IS bastion in Syria, killing 24 civilians

Turkish bombardment of an Islamic State (IS) group-held town in Syria has killed 24 civilians, a monitor said on Thursday, but Turkey’s army said only “terrorists” died in the operation. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the dead in air strikes and shelling on the town of Al-Bab in the
Pakistan police kill six in raid on Taliban-linked militants’ hideout

Pakistani security forces raided a hideout of Taliban-linked suspected Islamic militants on Thursday, killing 6 of them, a counter-terrorism official said. The raid in the central district of Khanewal was based on intelligence that the militants were planning an attack, said the official
Hafiz Saeed tells Pak govt to remove his name from travel ban list
LAHORE: Jamaat-ud Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed has asked the Pakistan government to immediately remove his name from a list that bars him from leaving the country, claiming he was neither a security risk nor his outfit ever engaged in terrorist activities. In a letter to Interior Minister Chaudhry Nis