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Putin says he wants global cooperation against terrorism
MOSCOW: Russia wants to fight terrorism jointly with the rest of the world, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Monday, while again accusing the West of exacerbating international crises that had contributed to it, reports PTI. “We are faced with common threats, and we still want all countries, both in Europe and the whole...
The War on Islam and Islamophobia of the Muslims
Imperialism never dies; only changes its targets, strategies and war fronts. The human history gives full testimony to it. Imperialism -for its survival needs invasion and occupation of the foreign lands; hence needs war. It is the most manifest symptom of the disease that the imperialists find their national interest inside every other country...
Ruble sinks to new 2015 low over oil price plunge
MOSCOW: Russia’s battered ruble on Tuesday continued its slide on the back of low oil prices, reaching a new 2015 low against the dollar and dropping to below 80 against the euro, reports BSS/AFP. The Russian currency stood on Tuesday at 72.85 against the dollar, down from 72.46 on Monday. The ruble meanwhile stood at 80.02 against the...
Malaysia’s new Islamic airline takes off, with a prayer
KUALA LUMPUR: The short domestic flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s biggest city, begins with a recital of the prayer for travel. The passengers ? most of them Muslims ? cup their hands, as a crew member recites the prayer over the loudspeaker just before take off. Malaysia’s Rayani Air took to the skies over the weekend with a...
On security, Britain and France can be leaders of Europe
It’s no surprise that Britain’s decision to extend its military efforts against Daesh (the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) with airstrikes in Syria has been met with a sigh of relief in France. It was appreciated both as a vindication of Francois Hollande’s strategy of reaching out to allies after the Paris...
How to regain control of Europe
Objectively speaking, the unprecedented, bloody terrorist attacks in Paris on the night of November 13 were not related to the European refugee crisis that has rumbled on for many months. Certainly the attacks could not have been caused by France’s acceptance of refugees because France, unlike Germany and Sweden, has not been accepting...
Russia holding up Turkish goods at border as relations sour
MOSCOW : Customs officials along the Russian border are scrutinizing Turkish goods due to “various reasons” including a possible terrorist threat, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, reports UNB. Relations between the two countries soured after Turkey on Tuesday shot down a Russian warplane on a bombing mission near...
Barcelona host Roma amid heightened security measures
Sports Desk Fresh from their domestic demolition of Real Madrid, Barcelona will be aiming to advance to the Champions League knockout rounds for a 12th straight year when they host Roma on Tuesday, reports AP. The terrorist attacks in Paris, however, continue to cast a long shadow over European football, and Barcelona have announced increased...
Europe on edge with at least one Paris attacker on the run
PARIS: Police were injured in a shooting that broke out in a northern suburb of Paris during an anti-terrorist operation, sources said Wednesday, five days after the worst attacks in French history killed 129 people in the capital. Europe was on high alert Tuesday with at least one of the Paris attackers on the run, as France and Russia formed an...
Abe, Putin to continue dialogue over islands, but shelve Japan visit
ANTALYA, TURKEY : Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Sunday to continue dialogue over the long-standing territorial dispute between the countries that has prevented the signing of a post-World War II peace treaty, a Japanese official said. Abe and Putin remained committed to the latter’s visit to...
