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There’s one next month…If you’re already wondering when the next public holiday in UAE is, you have come to the right place. Here, we take a look at the public holidays (and, hopefully…. some precious long weekends) coming up in the UAE.So, when is the next UAE public holiday?Under the direction of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the UAE Cabinet outlined a full list of public holidays for 2024 at the end of last year.With the four-day Eid Al Adha holiday now over, the next public holiday is Hijri New Year/Islamic New Year which is slated to fall on July 7,…
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The federal government is preparing to list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization under Canada’s Criminal Code after mounting pressure, CBC News has learned. Multiple sources with knowledge of the talks say an announcement is expected as early as this week. Discussions are still ongoing and details not finalized, they said. Once a group is placed on the country’s terror list, police can charge anyone who financially or materially supports the group and banks can freeze assets. The latest development comes after years of pressure including from the Association of Flight PS752 Victims, members of the…
RAM Ratings has affirmed the AAA/Stable/P1 financial institution ratings of Public Bank Berhad (the Group) and its core subsidiary, Public Islamic Bank Berhad. The issue ratings of the entities have concurrently been affirmed. The Ratings agency said the affirmation is premised on the Group’s consistently pristine asset quality, solid balance sheet and resilient earnings, even through economic cycles. Public Bank is the third-largest banking group in Malaysia by asset size and a market leader in residential mortgages, commercial property financing, automobile financing and retail unit trusts. Commanding a respective 17.5% and 16.3% of the domestic banking system’s loans and deposits…
By Ivor Bennett, Moscow correspondentThere are two schools of thoughts regarding why Vladimir Putin is in North Korea. One is that Russia doesn’t really have any other options right now. Its ongoing invasion of Ukraine has left it isolated from the West, and forced to pivot east. The visit to Pyongyang, and the world’s most isolated state, is a reflection of Moscow’s desperation, some say.The opposing view is that Russia does have a lot of options right now. They’re talking to Cuba, China, even the Taliban. So others believe this is a calculated move to show what’s possible when the West,…
Former Israeli hostage Ada Sagi, 75, who was kidnapped by the Hamas-allied group Islamic Jihad on Oct. 7 last year, said she was held in both civilian homes and a hospital in and around the city of Khan Younis in Gaza before she was released as part of an exchange for Palestinian prisoners in November 2023.In an interview aired Wednesday, Sagi told CBS News partner network BBC News that she was taken by two kidnappers on a motorcycle from her home in Kibbutz Nir Oz into Gaza on Oct. 7. She said she was forced to leave her shoes behind, and her…
President of Religious Affairs Ali Erbaş attended the Eid Ceremony of the Leaders and Ministers of the Hajj Delegations of the Islamic World held in Mecca, hosted by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mr. Mohammed bin Salman. Erbaş, who shared the issue on his social media account, said in his post that Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in his speech at the Eid celebration, said: “Immediate stopping of the terrible murders committed on our Gazan brothers, ensuring the ceasefire as soon as possible, implementation of the United Nations Security Council resolutions, the capital of which is East…
Islamic State militants, killing a group of captured Ethiopian Christians in Libya.THE Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group’s Egypt affiliate, the Sinai Province, has published a still photo of the beheaded body of a Croatian hostage it had threatened to kill last week, the SITE monitoring service reported. The photo included a caption that said “killing of the Croatian hostage, due to his country’s participation in the war against Islamic State, after the deadline expired”. SITE said the photo was distributed on Twitter yesterday. A spokesman from the Egyptian interior ministry’s press office said: “We have seen…
The Star reported that the five were brought to the Johor Bahru Court Complex in separate vehicles amid tight security. They arrived at around 9am, according to local media, and were escorted by nearly 30 police officers. Radin Imran – the patriarch of the family – faces four charges, including under Section 130G (a) of the Penal Code (Act 574), for inciting terrorism by promoting the ideology of violence associated with the Islamic State (IS). If found guilty of that, he may be jailed for up to 30 years and liable to a fine. He was reported to have propagated…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The father of a Malaysian man who attacked a police station and killed two police officers last month was charged Wednesday with inciting terrorism in his family. His Singaporean wife and three other children were also brought to court to face charges.Radin Imran Radin Mohd Yassin, 62, faces four charges including promoting terrorist acts by allegedly instilling the violent ideology of the Islamic State group in his family, including his 21-year-old son Radin Luqman, who was killed by police in the attack.Radin Luqman stormed the police station in southern Johor state near Singapore in the early…
Islamic State encourages terrorist cells to attack Real Madrid players and Santiago BernabeuReal Madrid have been threatened by terrorist organisation so-called Islamic State, with the organisation calling on its followers to attack the team bus and the fans at the stadium.In a recent operation carried out by the Spanish police, the Guardia Civil division, they have brought down the propaganda centre in Europe, say El Confidencial via Marca. In total, nine arrests were made in Salt (Catalonia), Alegeciras (Andalusia) and Tenerife. One of the messages put out by propaganda division asked a terrorist to wait where Real Madrid’s bus arrives…
In recent months, Islamic State has escalated its calls to attack sporting events in Europe. Governments are increasingly concerned about the specific threat the terrorist group poses to the upcoming Paris Olympics and Paralympic Games.But how concerned should we be? While definitive answers on the dangers posed by clandestine actors are inherently hard to get, there are three important factors to look at: intent, capability and opportunity.Questions of intentAn attack on the Olympics would certainly offer the type of global impact few other targets could provide. But there’s still the question of whether Islamic State would want to devote the…
TFT readers, brace yourself for another long holiday! The Islamic festival Eid Al Adha 2024 is just around the corner. This holiday is accompanied by Arafat Day, another holiday that making the weekends longer. So, how do we know when the holidays start? It all boils down to when the Crescent Moon would appear. The moon-sighting process begins on June 6. If the Crescent Moon is spotted on June 6 (Thu), Arafat Day will be on June 15 (Sat) and Eid Al Adha will be on June 16 (Sun). Take note that the Eid Al Adha is a three-day holiday.…
An Iranian court has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to a year in prison for “propaganda against the state”, the jailed activist’s lawyer said on Tuesday. Mohammadi, 52, has been jailed since November 2021 over several past convictions relating to her advocacy against the obligatory hijab for women and capital punishment in Iran. ALSO READ: Peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi smuggles message out of cell Lawyer Mostafa Nili said on social media platform X that “Mohammadi was sentenced to one year in prison for propaganda against the system.” Nili said “the reasons for issuing this sentence” include calls…
This is part 1 of a two-part short story. Pakistan Versus Germany The kids were finally asleep, and Murid settled onto the lumpy cushions of their old sofa to watch the Pakistan versus Germany match. These moments of peace, these small pleasures, helped him stay sane. Keep supporting MuslimMatters for the sake of Allah Alhamdulillah, we’re at over 850 supporters. Help us get to 900 supporters this month. All it takes is a small gift from a reader like you to keep us going, for just $2 / month. The Prophet (SAW) has taught us the best of deeds are…
Five months after a report by The Jerusalem Post revealed how South African banks provide platforms for Hamas-linked organizations, a source told the Post on Tuesday that Al-Quds Foundation South Africa was designated as a terror-related entity on World-Check, a database of politically exposed persons and heightened risk agents used globally to identify and manage financial, regulatory, and reputational risks.Al-Quds Foundation SA, which, since the report, has vanished from the internet but whose activity continues nonetheless, described itself as the South African branch of the greater Al-Quds International Foundation, which was established in Beirut in 2001 by Hamas officials…
RIYADH: The Saudi minister of health has hailed the success of preparation for Hajj after no outbreaks or threats to public health were recorded during the annual pilgrimage. Fahad Al-Jalajel said in a statement: “I am pleased to announce the success of this year’s Hajj health plans. Despite the large number of pilgrims and the challenges posed by high temperatures, we experienced no outbreaks or public health threats. “The health system was equipped with 189 hospitals, health centers and mobile clinics, offering a bed capacity exceeding 6,500. Over 40,000 medical, technical, and administrative staff and volunteers were…
In recent months, Islamic State has escalated its calls to attack sporting events in Europe. Governments are increasingly concerned about the specific threat the terrorist group poses to the upcoming Paris Olympics and Paralympic Games. But how concerned should we be? While definitive answers on the dangers posed by clandestine actors are inherently hard to get, there are three important factors to look at: intent, capability and opportunity. Questions of intent An attack on the Olympics would certainly offer the type of global impact few other targets could provide. But there’s still the question of whether Islamic State would want…
The team’s arrival is the latest development in the firm’s Middle East strategy and follows the arrival of experienced corporate partner Julien Hansen in the Dubai office in October 2023. Dubai – Curtis is pleased to welcome leading finance and Islamic finance lawyer Victoria Mesquita to its Dubai office as a partner, together with Ganna Vlasenko, who joins as counsel. The team joins from the UAE office of a leading international firm and together bring complementary strengths in both traditional and Islamic finance. Ms. Mesquita is at the forefront of the development of complex investment solutions in the region. She has developed her finance practice…
Iraqi security forces stand guard in a Baiji oil refinery, north of Baghdad, October 16, 2015. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniBy Ahmed RasheedBAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Monday that most of the oil produced in Islamic State-held territory in Iraq and Syria was being smuggled through Turkey.Turkey has repeatedly strongly denied any state involvement in smuggling oil from Islamic State-controlled parts of Syria or Iraq and says it has made progress in combating fuel smuggling networks that have operated on its borders for decades.In a meeting with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday, Abadi “stressed the importance…
RIYADH: The Saudi minister of health has hailed the success of preparation for Hajj after no outbreaks or threats to public health were recorded during the annual pilgrimage. Fahad Al-Jalajel said in a statement: “I am pleased to announce the success of this year’s Hajj health plans. Despite the large number of pilgrims and the challenges posed by high temperatures, we experienced no outbreaks or public health threats. “The health system was equipped with 189 hospitals, health centers and mobile clinics, offering a bed capacity exceeding 6,500. Over 40,000 medical, technical, and administrative staff and volunteers were mobilized, supported by…
Federal Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc quietly removed the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) from Canada’s official terrorism list. The group, which has given material, logistic and financial support to the Taliban, remains a listed terror entity by the United Nations Security Council. However, the men’s drinking club, the Proud Boys, remains a banned terrorism group in Canada, alongside Al…
The Canadian parliament, across all three main party platforms, has unanimously passed the Toomaj Sanctions, related to the death sentence issued for a dissident Iranian rapper.The motion, proposed by the Iranian Justice Collective (IJC), sanctions 31 judicial officials involved in the death sentence of rapper Toomaj Salehi.The IJC compiled the names of 31 judges, prosecutors and investigators of the Islamic Revolutionary Court across its 70 branches, including the judge who sentenced Toomaj Salehi to death, to be added to the existing list of sanctioned Islamic Republic officials.Monday morning members of the IJC Nazanin Afshin-Jam and Tara Dachek joined Senator Julie…
A consortium led by Brookfield Asset Management has signed a binding agreement to invest in Dubai-based private school provider Gems Education.Other investors in the education provider also include Gulf Islamic Investments, Marathon Asset Management and the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan.The completion of the deal is expected in the third quarter of 2024, depending on the fulfilment of certain conditions by all parties, Gems and Brookfield said in a joint statement on Tuesday.Financial details were not revealed, but Bloomberg previously reported that Canadian investment firm Brookfield was planning to invest about $2 billion in Gems.“We are well positioned for future…
RIYADH: The Saudi minister of health has hailed the success of preparation for Hajj after no outbreaks or threats to public health were recorded during the annual pilgrimage. Fahad Al-Jalajel said in a statement: “I am pleased to announce the success of this year’s Hajj health plans. Despite the large number of pilgrims and the challenges posed by high temperatures, we experienced no outbreaks or public health threats. “The health system was equipped with 189 hospitals, health centers and mobile clinics, offering a bed capacity exceeding 6,500. Over 40,000 medical, technical, and administrative staff and volunteers were mobilized, supported by…