Tel Aviv is the world’s most expensive city to live in, survey finds
Tel Aviv has been ranked as the most expensive city in the world to live in due to the rapid rise in inflation that has increased the prices of a whole range of goods and services following the coronavirus pandemic. Faraan: According to a survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the Israeli capital…
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Wahhabism lacks rationality: Indonesian expert
An Indonesian expert in international relationship says that Wahhabism lacks rationality and it creates division, instead of unity, among the Islamic Ummah. Faraan: Dina Yuliant tells the Tehran Times that Wahhabism “does not encourage rationalist thinking”. “The doctrines put forward by Wahhabism are purification and takfirism. Such doctrines will lead to division and conflict among…
UNRWA chief warns Palestinian refugee agency facing funding shortfall
The head of the UN’s relief agency for Palestinian refugees has warned of the consequence of a major funding crisis, saying it was unable to pay 28,000 employees on time this month and may cut vital services to millions of people. Faraan: Speaking to reporters in Jordan on Tuesday, Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of United Nations…
Bahrainis protest arbitrary detentions, demand political prisoners’ releas
Bahraini people have once again staged demonstrations across the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom to condemn the detention of political activists by the ruling Al Khalifah regime. Faraan: The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Bahrain’s main opposition group, said the residents of Sanabis, a town which lies in the suburbs of the capital Manama, held a peaceful…
Army forces, allies shoot down intruding Saudi-led spy drone in northwestern Yemen
Yemeni army forces, supported by allied fighters from the Popular Committees, have intercepted and targeted an unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to the Saudi-led military coalition as it was flying in the skies over Yemen’s northwestern Province of ‘Amran. Faraan: According to Press TV, the Spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said in…
Gaza civil servants salaries will be paid by Qatar after an agreement with Egypt
The salaries of civil servants in the Gaza Strip will be paid this month, as Egypt and Qatar agreed on a mechanism for the payment, Haaretz reports. Faraan: According to the report, Qatar will provide money for employees of the Hamas-run administration indirectly by buying fuel from Egypt, the new agreement says. The fuel would…
Major Canadian academic group rejects Israel lobby’s anti-Semitism definition
In a significant challenge to Israel lobby efforts, a major Canadian academic association has rejected a definition of anti-Semitism that conflates criticism of Israel with anti-Jewish bigotry. Faraan: The Canadian Association of University Teachers, which represents more than 70,000 academic faculty and staff around the country, voted on a motion to oppose the International Holocaust…
Israeli court rejects appeal against demolition of 58 Palestinian homes in Silwan
Israeli authorities have given the green light to the demolition of 58 Palestinian homes in the Silwan neighborhood of occupied East al-Quds to make way for enlarging a national park in the area, as Tel Aviv continues with its illegal settlement expansion activities and land grab policies across the Palestinian territories despite international outcry. Faraan:…
Enemies seek to dominate Yemenis through sowing seeds of division, warns Houthi
The leader of Yemen’s popular Ansarullah resistance movement has warned against seditious conspiracies and divisive attempts by enemies in order to establish their control over the Arab country, stressing that the Saudi-led coalition of aggression continues to perpetrate brutal crimes in the western coastal city of Hudaydah. Faraan: “Enemies are seeking to dominate Yemeni people…
Lebanese protesters block roads, burns tires over economic hardships
People have taken to streets in Lebanese cities to protest against the deteriorating living conditions in the country located along the Mediterranean Sea. Faraan: Protesters, some of them burning tires, blocked roads in central Beirut, Tripoli in northern Lebanon, and the southern city of Sidon on Monday. The protesters demanded better living conditions amid the…