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Indonesian charged with possession of terrorism-related items
GEORGE TOWN: An Indonesian man was charged in the Sessions Court here today with possessions of terrorism-related items linked to the Islamic State (IS) militant group. Irwanzir, 30, a construction labourer in Balik Pulau here, was alleged to have committed
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After Florida killings, Saudis withdraw 21 cadets from US
WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia will withdraw 21 cadets receiving military training in the US following a US investigation into a Saudi officer’s fatal shooting of three Americans at a Florida naval base that US Attorney General William Barr yesterday branded an
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519 arrested for terrorism activities up to July
KUALA LUMPUR: The police have arrested 519 people up to July 31 suspected to have been involved in terrorism, Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today. They comprise Malaysians and foreigners, he said. However, he did not give a
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Zakir Naik: Merchant of Hate
Controversial Islamic preacher and fugitive Indian national Zakir Naik is wanted in India for a clutch of cases that range from spreading hate speeches, money laundering to terrorism. Since 2017, he has been living in Malaysia and has permanent resident
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Imran Khan: Why link Islam with terrorism?
MEKAH: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday asserted that Islam has nothing to do with terrorism. He even questioned why is Islam linked to terrorism when other faiths such as Hinduism is not linked despite the acts of terror
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China: 13,000 ‘terrorists’ arrested in Xinjiang since 2014
BEIJING: Authorities in China have arrested almost 13,000 “terrorists” in the restive far western region of Xinjiang since 2014, the government said on Monday, in a lengthy policy paper again defending its controversial Islamic de-radicalisation measures. China has faced growing
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