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Islamabad, June 24 (QNA) – In a move that reflects their commitment to improving response to climate change and building resilience in the most vulnerable communities, Qatar Charity and Islamic Relief have signed a cooperation agreement to launch joint initiatives in Pakistan. The agreement, which was signed between Qatar Charity’s office in Pakistan and Islamic Relief, includes enhancing capabilities to adapt to climate change and implementing joint programs in the field of disaster mitigation. In his statement about this strategic partnership, Director of Qatar Charity’s office in Pakistan, Amin Abdulrahman stressed that climate change constitutes a global challenge that requires…
A Russian official pointed to Islamic “sleeper cells” after gunmen carried out coordinated attacks on synagogues and churches in two cities in the southern region of Dagestan, killing at least 20 people Sunday. Sunday’s violence in Dagestan’s regional capital of Makhachkala and nearby Derbent was the latest that officials blamed on Islamic extremists in the predominantly Muslim region in the North Caucasus, as well as the deadliest in Russia since March, when gunmen opened fire at a concert in suburban Moscow, killing 145 people. The affiliate of the Islamic State group in Afghanistan that claimed responsibility for March’s raid at the…
The Islamic State group in Somalia’s Puntland region reportedly has gained ground from al-Shabaab, its longtime rival. The IS claims to have taken control of the Al Miskaad mountain range. The groups have vied for control of strategic territory in the Bari district for eight years, according to a new report by the Emirates Policy Center. Al Miskaad’s location in northeast Somalia offers heavily forested cover near a clan with ties to Somali IS leader Abdul Qadir Mumin, which offers protection to the group. It is a remote, sparsely inhabited area with few permanent settlements. “The expansion of ISIS in Puntland…
Russia’s southern region of Dagestan held the first of three days of mourning Monday following a rampage by Islamic militants who authorities say killed 20 people, most of them police, and attacked houses of worship in apparently coordinated assaults in two cities.Sunday’s violence in Dagestan’s regional capital of Makhachkala and nearby Derbent was the latest that officials blamed on Islamic extremists in the predominantly Muslim region in the North Caucasus, as well as the deadliest in Russia since March, when gunmen opened fire at a concert in suburban Moscow, killing 145 people.The affiliate of the Islamic State group in Afghanistan that claimed responsibility for…
The group says it has decided to support presidential candidate Saeed Jalili after assessing the sensitive circumstances and the necessities of the current phase. In this picture made available by Iranian state-run TV, IRIB, presidential candidate for the June 28 election Saeed Jalili, former Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, arrives for a debate of the candidates at the TV studio in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP) The Resistance Front of Islamic Iran political group announced Monday its support for candidate Saeed Jalili in the 14th presidential election in the country scheduled for June 28. In a statement, the group mentioned…
On June 23, the branch of the “Islamic State” (IS) in the North Caucasus “Caucasus Province” likely carried out a complex and coordinated attack against churches, synagogues and law enforcement structures in the Republic of Dagestan. At the same time, Ukraine launched a massive strike on Russian military sites in occupied Crimea, according to the daily analysis of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Dagestan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said that unknown persons opened fire on a Russian Orthodox church and synagogue in Derbent around 6:00 p.m. local time, and then said that within the same hour, another…
As the Iranian presidential elections approach, the Islamic Republic approved six candidates to run: three hard-liners, two moderates, and one reformist, in an apparent bid to boost the electorate’s turnout. However, regardless of the result, Tehran’s foreign and domestic policies are expected to largely remain unchanged due to the constraints on presidential authority.For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org The presidential elections, originally scheduled for 2025, were moved to this year’s June 28 in light of President Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter accident last month. Candidates for presidential, parliamentary, and Assembly of Experts elections in…
Russian lawmakers on Monday quickly blamed external forces, including Ukraine and NATO, for terrorist attacks on Sunday that killed at least 19 people in Dagestan, a predominantly Muslim region of Russia in the North Caucasus that has long been a hotbed of violence by Islamist militants.The gunfire attacks on Sunday — at a police post, a synagogue and Orthodox churches in the regional capital of Makhachkala and a second city, Derbent — killed at least 17 police officers and an Orthodox priest, authorities said.Pro-Kremlin media appeared to play down a claim from Al Azaim Media, a Russian-language channel associated with…
A recent report by the Egyptian Islamic Finance Association (EIFA) highlights the robust performance of Islamic banking in Egypt. By the end of March 2024, the turnover of Islamic banking reached EGP 701bn, marking a substantial increase of EGP 157bn compared to March 2023. This impressive growth represents a 28.8% year-on-year expansion. Market Share: Islamic banking now constitutes 5% of the overall Egyptian banking market. The Egyptian market includes 14 banks licensed by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) to offer Islamic financial products. Among these, three banks operate exclusively as Islamic banks: Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt, Al Baraka…
Attacks on police posts, churches and a synagogue in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan have left 19 people and five gunmen dead.At least 16 people were taken to hospital with injuries after the Sunday evening attack.Three days of mourning have been declared in Dagestan, a predominantly Muslim republic in southern Russia which neighbours Chechnya.The apparently coordinated attacks targeted the cities of Derbent and Makhachkala on the Orthodox festival of Pentecost, with an Orthodox priest among those killed. He was later identified by the head of the Republic of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, as Father Nikolai Kotelnikov, who had served in…
PUTRAJAYA (June 24): A former lecturer was among eight individuals arrested by the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) for suspected involvement in extremism and radicalism linked to Daesh in simultaneous operations across four states on June 22 and 23. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the six men and two women, aged between 25 and 70, were detained in Kelantan, Johor, Penang and Selangor. “Initial PDRM investigations into all the suspects also revealed threats against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the prime minister, dignitaries and senior PDRM officials. “In addition, the eight suspects come from various occupational and economic backgrounds,…
A local branch of Islamic State (IS) may be behind the coordinated terror attacks that killed at least 19 people in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan this weekend, the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its daily Russia briefing on Sunday. The ISW said that Wilayat Kavkaz, Islamic State’s North Caucasus branch, was “likely” to be responsible for Sunday’s attacks, which targeted a synagogue and an Orthodox church in the city of Derbent as well as a police post in the Dagestani capital Makhachkala. It cited a Russian-language Telegram post by Islamic State’s Afghanistan-based IS-Khorasan,…
KARACHI: The Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatology (SICHN), where a first-of-its-kind Human Milk Bank was recently inaugurated but its operation had to be closed down later, has announced that it would approach the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) and Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi for further guidance on what it called a ‘Sharia-compliant initiative’.The Human Milk Bank was launched earlier this month after obtaining a fatwa from Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi. However, the project ignited a controversy on social media. And when the Darul Uloom also revised its fatwa, the SHCHN had no other option but to suspend the…
Enab Baladi – Khaled al-Jeratli In the past two months, the Islamic State organization has launched attacks on military sites of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls northeastern Syria, using car bombs that caused material and human damage. The tactic used by the organization represented a shift in its strategy in the region. It had long relied on ambushes, assassinations, and sporadic attacks targeting SDF fighters and employees of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (the political umbrella of the SDF). Car bomb attacks or suicide attacks had been absent from the region for nearly five years.…
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today said that the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) have arrested eight suspects with links to Islamic State and foiled threats against the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong and the Prime Minister.Advertising Advertising The arrests of six men and two women took place on June 22 and 23, 2024, during a coordinated operation across four states. “Initial investigations by the Special Branch department revealed that there were threats against the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, the Prime Minister, prominent individuals and senior leadership of the Royal Malaysian Police. “The suspects come from diverse…
No fewer than 15 police officers and several civilians have died following attacks on police posts, churches and a synagogue in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan. An Orthodox church priest was among those killed, and a police post was torched in Makhachkala, Dagestan’s largest city, in Sunday’s deadly attack.Six gunmen were also killed.The coordinated attacks targeted the cities of Derbent and Makhachkala on the Orthodox festival of Pentecost. Dagestan, one of the poorest parts of Russia, is a predominantly Muslim republic. Between 2007 and 2017, the Islamic Emirate of the Caucasus launched attacks in Dagestan and the neighbouring Russian republics of…
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) — AmBank Islamic Bhd has announced a RM285 million green financing for Econas Resource To Energy Sdn Bhd (ER2E) to develop the Resource Recovery and Disposal Complex (RRDC) and Resource to Energy-Scheduled Waste (R2E-SW) in Pengerang, Johor. In a statement today, the bank said the initiative marks a significant step towards sustainable waste management in Malaysia, particularly in the strategic development area of Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex (PIPC) at the southern hub of Malaysia’s downstream oil and gas industries. “This initiative will enable ER2E to process and dispose of up to 150,000 tonnes per annum…
KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) — AmBank Islamic Bhd has announced a RM285 million green financing for Econas Resource To Energy Sdn Bhd (ER2E) to develop the Resource Recovery and Disposal Complex (RRDC) and Resource to Energy-Scheduled Waste (R2E-SW) in Pengerang, Johor. In a statement today, the bank said the initiative marks a significant step towards sustainable waste management in Malaysia, particularly in the strategic development area of Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex (PIPC) at the southern hub of Malaysia’s downstream oil and gas industries. “This initiative will enable ER2E to process and dispose of up to 150,000 tonnes per annum…
Representational image. ReutersDagestan is one of the 21 republics of the Russian Federation — excluding Crimea that Russia annexed in 2014 but not recognised by the international community. Dagestan is one of the five main republics of Russia’s North Caucasus region, and is the largest and most populous among them. It has been a centre of Islamist terror activities for about two decades.Bordering Chechnya, which faced jihadi insurgency for years, Dagestan has been a hub of terror leaders pledging allegiance to the Islamic State.The attackers who targeted the cities of Derbent — home to an ancient Jewish community — and…
KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) — AmBank Islamic Bhd has announced a RM285 million green financing for Econas Resource To Energy Sdn Bhd (ER2E) to develop the Resource Recovery and Disposal Complex (RRDC) and Resource to Energy-Scheduled Waste (R2E-SW) in Pengerang, Johor. In a statement today, the bank said the initiative marks a significant step towards sustainable waste management in Malaysia, particularly in the strategic development area of Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex (PIPC) at the southern hub of Malaysia’s downstream oil and gas industries. “This initiative will enable ER2E to process and dispose of up to 150,000 tonnes per annum…
A court in Russia has charged four suspected gunmen with terrorism for allegedly attacking a Moscow concert hall on Friday night, killing at least 137 people.The suspects appeared to bear marks of torture when they appeared in Moscow’s Basmanny District Court as all four reportedly pleaded guilty.One suspect, identified by the Russian court authorities as the youngest of the four, was wheeled into the courtroom and appeared to be only half conscious. It was unclear whether the confessions of guilt were forced.The men were officially identified as citizens of Tajikistan.The charges were laid as president Vladimir Putin admitted radical Islamists…
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Image source, Islamic ReliefImage caption, Islamic Relief says an increasing number of people in the West Midlands are asking for foodArticle informationAuthor, Emb HashmiRole, BBC Midlands Today7 minutes agoA large charity which has its head office in Birmingham said it was seeing alarming numbers of people requesting food parcels. Islamic Relief, which has been distributing food parcels and Eid presents for a few years in the region, has seen demand increase this year.The charity traditionally send donations of Qurbani meat and other food to the most needy in countries such as Sudan and Pakistan amongst others. But it said demand…
Kuala Lumpur, June 23: Since the beginning of the conference, Pakistan has been canvassing for a resolution that could cite the Indian explosion as a threat to the security of smaller countries in the sub-continent and of other non-nuclear nations.But countries like Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Malaysia and Egypt opposed the move.They considered that India could not be singled out. It was agreed that a discussion in general terms on all nuclear tests could be had on the agenda.At the officials’ meeting, Pakistan wanted the conference formally to call upon the five nuclear powers to give an assurance of security to non-nuclear…