Reuters: Iran’s navy has mounted a locally built advanced defensive weapons system on one of its warships for the first time, the Iranian navy chief was quoted as saying on Saturday, as tensions mount with the U.S. military in the Gulf. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed earlier this month it held war games in the Gulf,…
Reuters: Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro announced on Friday a single exchange rate pegged to his socialist government’s petro cryptocurrency, effectively devaluing by 96 percent in a move economists said would fan hyperinflation in the chaotic country. In one of the biggest economic overhauls of Maduro’s five-year government, the former bus driver and union leader also…
Arab News: Nearly 470 mosques have been prepared for the Eid Al-Adha prayer, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Daawah and Guidance in Madinah announced. Sheikh Fahad bin Sulaiman al-Tuwaijri, Director-General of the ministry in Madinah, said that 469 mosques and places of prayer had been equipped, both in Madinah and elsewhere. The Eid Al-Adha…
Wion News: The Swiss city of Lausanne has blocked a Muslim couple’s bid to become Swiss nationals over their refusal to shake hands with members of the opposite sex. The municipality said it refused to grant the couple’s citizenship application over their lack of respect for gender equality, Lausanne mayor Gregoire Junod told AFP. He…
Reuters: A top Iranian constitutional body has demanded changes to anti-money laundering measures passed by parliament, state-run media said on Saturday, as Tehran nears a deadline to pass legislation to help it attract investment while facing U.S sanctions. Iran has been trying to implement standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an inter-governmental…
Sayeed Muhammad: In spite of having adequate supplies, retail prices of some spices and essentials have shot up in city markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.Prices of each kilogram of cardamom, cinnamon, cumin, clove, raisin andblack pepper have jumped by Tk 20 to Tk 100 in a week, with retailers andwholesalers blaming each other as they do…
Abrar Hussain: In a bid to help Eid holidaymakers with their travel plans, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have began broadcasting traffic updates on Facebook from yesterday, reported The Daily Star. According to Benazir Ahmed, Director General of RAB at a press conference, RAB headquarters will post updates on their Facebook page on the overall situation…
BSS: Health experts at a meeting on Friday identified more than two weeklong continuous cough as the prime symptom for tuberculosis infection suggesting for immediately conducting cough test in such case. They said this at the views-sharing meeting organized by National Anti-Tuberculosis Associ-ation of Bangladesh (NATAB) on ‘Role of Civil Society Members in Launching Social…
Russia Today: Islamic State managed to regain access to Syrian oil fields and make profits from selling oil, a new UN report reveals. While the UN did not point fingers, the IS reemergence seems to occur in areas held by the US-backed forces. “Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant [IS, formerly ISIL/ISIS], having been…
Desk report: Installation of “core catcher” has started at unit no. 1 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) on Saturday, reports the financial express. Core catcher, a device for catching molten core (active part of the reactor that contains nuclear fuel) material, is an important element in the passive safety system of a nuclear reactor….