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Egypt-Gaza border crossing opens, letting desperately needed aid flow to Palestinians

October 21, 2023 admin

Trucks carrying aid wait to exit, on the Palestinian side of the border with Egypt, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 21, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened on October 21 to let desperately…

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Nawaz Sharif Returns To Pakistan After 4-Year Self-Imposed Exile In UK

October 21, 2023 admin

Islamabad: Three-time Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif returned home today after four years of self-imposed exile, and is primed to make a political comeback ahead of elections. The 73-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo flew in from Dubai to Islamabad on the chartered flight “Umeed-e-Pakistan” along with some family members, senior party leaders and friends….

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Biden admin proposes changes in H-1B visa programme to improve efficiency

October 21, 2023 admin

The Biden administration is proposing changes in the H-1B foreign workers programme to improve efficiency by streamlining eligibility, providing more flexibility to F-1 students, entrepreneurs and those working for non-profit bodies and ensuring better condition for other non-immigrant workers. The rules, which are scheduled to be published by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)…

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Israel Responds To Greta Thunberg’s Post On Gaza

October 21, 2023 admin

Greta Thunberg was seen with a placard that read “Stand with Gaza” New Delhi: Climate activist Greta Thunberg’s support for Gaza has drawn a sharp response from Israel. On Friday, Greta posted a picture on X, formerly Twitter, in which four activists, including herself, held placards expressing solidarity with Palestine and Gaza. Reacting to Ms…

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Trucks Carrying Aid Start Entering Gaza Through Rafah Border From Egypt

October 21, 2023 admin

Cairo: Trucks carrying humanitarian aid for war-torn and besieged Gaza started passing into the Rafah border crossing from Egypt Saturday, a security source and an Egyptian Red Crescent official told AFP. Egyptian state television showed several trucks entering the gate on the 15th day of the war between Israel and Hamas, the militant movement which…

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Former PM Nawaz Sharif set to return to Pakistan; says his party can set things right

October 21, 2023 admin

Nawaz Sharif. File | Photo Credit: AP Ahead of his return to Pakistan after four years, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on October 21 deplored the “very chaotic” situation back home and expressed confidence that his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party was “competent” to take the cash-strapped country out of the present crisis. Pakistan court…

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US Sanctions 3 Chinese Firms For Giving Ballistic Missile Tech To Pakistan

October 21, 2023 admin

US sanctions 3 Chinese firms for supplying ballistic missile components and tech to Pakistan Washington: The US has imposed sanctions on three China-based companies for supplying missile-applicable items and technology for Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme, the US State Department said. In the designation, the US State Department said on Friday that the sanctions were being…

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U.S. sanctions 3 Chinese firms for providing ballistic missile components to Pakistan

October 21, 2023 admin

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on three China-based companies for supplying missile-applicable items for Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme, the State Department said. In the designation, the U.S. State Department said on Friday that the sanctions were being imposed as part of the global nonproliferation regime. “Today, we are designating three entities pursuant to Executive Order…

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Hamas attacked Israel in part to stop a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia: U.S. President Joe Biden

October 21, 2023 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden. File | Photo Credit: Reuters President Joe Biden said on October 20 he thought Hamas was motivated to attack Israel in part by a desire to stop that country from normalising relations with Saudi Arabia. “One of the reasons … why Hamas moved on Israel, is because they knew I was…

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“Sliver Of Hope” As Hamas Releases 2 Hostages, But Gaza Aid Remains Stalled

October 21, 2023 admin

Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas Rafah, Palestinian Territories: Hamas released two American hostages held in Gaza, offering a “sliver of hope” to desperate families, as Israel pounded the densely-populated territory where millions waited for promised aid deliveries on Saturday. The Islamist group took more than 200 people hostage when it stormed into Israel from…

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