Posts Tagged: Pakistan
Indian PM Draws Media Ire, Praise Over Comparison of Country’s Military to IDF
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s positive comparison this week of his country’s military to the Israel Defense Forces drew mixed media reactions on the subcontinent. Referring...
Is Turkey Following Pakistan’s Descent Into Islamization?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's oppressive response to July's failed coup attempt -- in which he sacked thousands of government officials and journalists in a sweeping purge -- threatens...
Iranian Foreign Minister: Tehran Will Respond to US Measures by Bolstering Missile Capabilities
Iran's foreign minister said that Tehran would respond to American moves to curtail its missile program by bolstering it, semi-official news agency Mehr reported on Tuesday. Mohammad Javad...
Iranian General Says Tehran Recruiting Thousands of Proxy Fighters Across Middle East
A senior Iranian military official said that Tehran has succeeded in recruiting thousands of proxy fighters, semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Tuesday. Major General Mohammad Ali...
Pakistani Columnist Tells Muslims to Stop Blaming Others For Terror
Muslims must stop blaming others for the phenomenon of Islamist terrorism, according to a column published on Thursday in The Nation, one of Pakistan's largest English language newspapers. Among...
Officials, Experts Hail India-Israel Ties as Prime Minister Modi Announces Historic Visit to Jewish State
Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi will make an historic visit to Israel later this year, the Times of India reported on Monday. An Israeli diplomatic source...
Newly Revealed Bin Laden Documents Reveal Extent of Antisemitism as Motivating Factor for Attacks
Newly declassified documents and correspondences found in Osama bin Laden's Pakistani compound have underlined the extent to which Al Qaeda used antisemitism "as a valuable...
Pakistani Officials Open Probe Over Pro-Israel Stand at Major Mosque in Capital
A pro-Israel stall featuring photos and examples of Israeli life and culture has raised an uproar at the International Islamic University of Islamabad, the local...
Advocacy Group Draws Support for Israel From Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Afghanistan, Yemen, Qatar, Iran
Israel advocacy group StandWithUs on Wednesday said that when it asked social media followers to send a picture of their passports in support of Israel, readers...
Pakistan’s Frightening Blasphemy, Apostasy Laws
The trending story of late is about a woman accused of blasphemy in Sudan. The court convicted Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, 27, of apostasy, or the renunciation of...
B’nai B’rith Canada: Message on Protest Flyer is Blood Libel
A protest held outside the Pakistani Consulate in Toronto Monday was advertised with fliers containing antisemitic propaganda. B'nai B'rith Canada alerted police in Vaughan, Ontario to the...
Chilling: Videos of Toulouse Terrorist Standoff Published
French police have begun an investigation into the video leaks of taped exchanges between police and the Toulouse terrorist who killed four at a yeshiva...
Wikileaks Global Intelligence Files, Israel Day 29: Mossad-Saudi Cooperation
Since February 27, 2012, WikiLeaks has continued releasing what it says will eventually be 5 million e-mails sent between July 2004 and late December 2011...
Pakistani Assassinations Reminder of Work to be Done
One year ago this week, the world mourned the loss of Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan's minority affairs minister who was tragically assassinated. Minister...
