Syrian rebels reportedly attack Christian city in Idlib

PanARMENIAN.Net – Up to 5 missiles fired from rebel-held areas in northern Hama province hit the Christian city of Mahardah and its power plant, Al-Masdar News reported on Saturday, March 31. The attack left no casualties with only minor material damage reported. The rocket assault might – most probably – have spurred by vengeance for […]

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Rights Advocacy Groups Express Concern Over Tighter ‘Fake News’ Laws in Southeast Asia

Rights groups are raising alarms over a series of legal moves across Southeast Asia, where legislators are expanding existing regulations by invoking the proliferation of fake news online to introduce stricter laws that, critics say, could potentially stifle free speech. In Malaysia, lawmakers are debating an anti-fake news bill that was introduced in parliament on […]

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North Korean Leader Pledges Denuclearization: China

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to denuclearize and meet US officials, China said on Wednesday after an historic meeting with President Xi Jinping, who promised China would uphold friendship with its isolated neighbor. After two days of speculation, China and North Korea both confirmed that Kim had traveled to […]

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South Korea employees banned from working overtime

PanARMENIAN.Net – The government in South Korea’s capital is introducing a new initiative to force its employees to leave work on time – by powering down all their computers at 20:00 on Fridays, the BBC reports. It says it is trying to stop a “culture of working overtime”. South Korea has some of the longest […]

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Halal No More: China Reportedly Bans Arabic Labels on Halal Food

Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has recently been involved in the controversy around Arabization, with some measures against pan-Islamic tendencies already having been taken. Chinese Ningxia region has prohibited labels in the Arabic language on halal products, according to the Global Times. Residents from Wuzhong and Yinchuan confirmed to the newspaper that restaurants and […]

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Malaysia Charges 2 Militant Suspects of Planning Attacks on Places of Worship

Malaysian authorities filed charges Monday against two suspected Islamic State (IS) members, alleging they were planning to launch attacks on non-Muslim places of worship and other targets, including police stations. Another suspected militant was charged in the southern state of Johor with possession of pro-IS videos in his mobile phone and tablet, officials said. The […]

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