International

Web Desk — During the third quarter (Q3) of 2021, TikTok, a widely popular short-video sharing app, removed 6,019,754 videos for violating community guidelines in Pakistan. On Monday, TikTok released its Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, detailing the content it removed from platforms for violating the guidelines and reinforcing its commitment to public accountability. In a statement, TikTok, which has been …

Web Desk — The Turkish Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that a team of senior officials from Turkey will visit Israel ahead of President Herzog’s planned trip to Ankara. Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal and Tayyip Erdogan’s foreign policy adviser Ibrahim Kalin will lead the delegation on Feb. 16-17, the foreign ministry said, adding the officials will also meet with …

 Web Desk — The plan to temprarily dismantle a historic bridge in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam to enable the passage of a record-breaking yacht reportedly owned by former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos receives immense criticism by the locals. Some local citizens have already made their plans as to what will they do if the project comes to fruition: …

Web Desk — New Zealand authorities have adopted the music strategy to disperse the protesters sitting outside the parliament. The demonstrators, who are against the COVID-19 vaccine mandates, were initially ‘attacked’ with Barry Manilow’s greatest hits – plus the 1990s dance tune Macarena – all played in a loop from one of parliament’s loudspeakers. Later the musical weapon of James …

Web Desk — Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden held a high-tension telephone call on Saturday as the world watched and feared that an invasion of Ukraine could begin within days. According to the White House, Biden and Putin spoke for about an hour. Biden conducted the call from Camp David. In response, the White House …

Web Desk — Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere says Norway will scrap nearly all its remaining pandemic lock down measures as high levels of corona-virus infections are unlikely to jeopardize health services. The Nordic country, which removed most curbs on February 1, will still keep some rules intact for the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. The new rules will take effect …

By Web Desk — The Al-Azhar Islamic Center has exhibited a trial edition of the Holy Quran in Braille at the Cairo International Book Fair. According to El Balad news, the copy was developed at Al-Azhar’s printing center, using modern printing technology. In order to create a sense of social cooperation between the visually impaired and the rest of society, …

Web Desk — On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia implemented new COVID-19 testing procedures that require travelers to take a rapid antigen test upon arrival.  Furthermore, the General Authority for Civil Aviation updated the rules for those departing the Kingdom.All citizens and foreign nationals are required to show a negative PCR or rapid antigen test certificate within 48 hours of their departure …

By Web Desk — The teacher who physically stopped a Muslim schoolboy from praying in London called it an “act of defiance.” Thaher Tarawneh, 12, was forced to pray outside because his school’s prayer room was closed. While praying in the playground of the newly opened Ark Soane Academy, Taher and his friends were aggressively interrupted and told to “stop …

By Web Desk — As part of its efforts to ‘reshape’ Islam in France and rid it of ‘extremism’, the French government on Saturday introduced a new council made up of clergy, laymen, and women to help lead the largest Muslim community in western Europe. Having already witnessed past Islamic extremist attacks in France, having hundreds of French citizens who …