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Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – A Pakistani held at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba told a sentencing jury how he was raped, beaten and waterboarded by CIA interrogators in the first-ever public account of torture by someone detained in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Majid Khan was sentenced to […]

Published by Philippine Star Janvic Mateo – The Philippine Star October 30, 2021 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines remains among the 10 worst countries for journalists, according to the latest Global Impunity Index of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Like last year, the Philippines placed seventh in the index, which ranks countries […]

Published by Al-Araby A Taliban envoy has been sent to neighbouring Pakistan to take charge of the Afghan embassy, two months after the hardline Islamist group seized power, officials said Friday. Sardar Ahmad Khan Shokaib was appointed as first secretary in Islamabad, while Taliban officials are also now in place at consulates in Peshawar, Karachi […]

Published by Al-Araby Tensions are running high in the northeast India state of Tripura following bouts of inter-communal violence this week, in which mosques and properties owned by Muslims were targeted. A dozen religious violence incidents have been reported in the state in the past four days. Restrictions on gatherings were put in place on […]

Published by Al-Araby The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and its kowtowing to China, not only over its wealth of subterranean treasures but also over the fate of hundreds of Uyghurs on its soil, has again put the spotlight on the Islamic world and its silence over the atrocities in Xinjiang. Blind to the mounting “tidal […]