Italy risks missing out on halal tourism boom: Study
ROME: Italy is missing out on huge revenue opportunities presented by halal tourism, an academic study presented at the Turin Islamic Economic Forum has...
European countries repatriate, detain female Daesh members
LONDON: Germany and Denmark have flown female suspected Daesh members and their children from Syria.
Many of the adult women were arrested on arrival, but...
Ancient river delta bolsters search for signs of life on Mars
PARIS: Images from Mars reveal how water helped shape the Red Planet's landscape billions of years ago, and provide clues that will guide the...
Imports of used clothes nearly double in Pakistan as inflation and poverty soar
KARACHI: Pakistan's imports of used clothing have nearly doubled this year as more people flock to markets selling secondhand clothes due to rising inflation...
Philippines’ VP vows to defeat ‘rotten politics’ in presidency bid
MANILA: Philippines Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday joined the race for the country's presidency, vowing to defeat "old and rotten politics."The Philippines will...
UN rights council creates Afghanistan rapporteur
GENEVA: The European Union on Thursday won its battle at the UN Human Rights Council to create a new special rapporteur on Afghanistan, despite...
Acid attacker jailed for 15 years after disfiguring doctor in ‘harrowing’ attack
LONDON: A British court has sentenced a medical student who permanently disfigured his ex-girlfriend by throwing acid in her face to 15 years' jail.
The...
Burkina ex-president to snub trial on Sankara assassination
OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaore will boycott a trial opening next week on the assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, where he...
EU ‘extremely concerned’ about migrant pushbacks, urges probes
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AFP
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Thu, 2021-10-07 16:55
BRUSSELS: The EU on Thursday voiced serious concern over reports of illegal, sometimes violent, migrant pushbacks at the bloc's borders...
Russia reports biggest one-day COVID-19 case tally of 2021
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Reuters
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Thu, 2021-10-07 08:45
MOSCOW: Russia reported 27,550 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the biggest one-day tally it has recorded this year, amid a...