Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Wednesday Whatnot - Part 2

As a cloudy Wednesday hangs around, here are some more things going on:

From Morocco World News, the Moroccan transportation company CTM denies reports of preventing "undocumented Africans" from traveling on its buses.

From Hürriyet Daily News, according to Turkish President Erdoğan, the safe zone in Syria will widen if the YPG carries out attacks.

From Turkish Minute, also according to Erdoğan, Turkey has the right to kill people abroad to threaten its national security.

From Rûdaw, anti-government protests in Iraq and Lebanon pose a challenge for Iran.

From In-Cyprus, Cyprus's Green Party protests over a wedding that took place in a protected forest area near Aphrodite's Rock.

From The Syrian Observer, the Syrian coalition calls the death of al-Baghdadi a "turning point" in the fight against terror.

From Arutz Sheva, a court in Israel blocks the auction of a letter written by an 11-year-old girl who was killed in the Holocaust.

From The Times Of Israel, the Blue and White party and Likud blame each other for the current political impasse in Israel, and warn that another election is near.

From The Jerusalem Post, according to an Israeli settler leader, there can be no unity government without the annexation of the Jordan Valley.

From YNetNews, 1400-year-old work tools are found at the archaeological site of Usha in northern Israel.

From Egypt Today, how Egypt welcomes millions of refugees.

From StepFeed, a Saudi online photographer is fined for filming a couple without their permission.

From The New Arab, protesters in Lebanon start to unblock roads after the resignation of Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri.

From Radio Farda, Iran's role in violence against Iraqi and Lebanese protesters.

From IranWire, Iran releases labor activist Esmail Bakhshi from Evin Prison.

From Dawn, according to Pakistan's Supreme Court, the word "terrorism" in the country's 1997 anti-terrorism act is too broadly defined.

From The Express Tribune, Indian politician Navjot Singh Sidhu accepts Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's invitation to attend the Kartarpur Corridor's opening ceremony.

From Pakistan Today, the "Azadi March" reaches Lahore, Pakistan.

From Khaama Press, Afghanistan's foreign ministry restricts its personnel's activities on social media.

From The Hans India, Bangladeshis protests against a two-year ban imposed on cricket player Shakib Al Hasan.

From the Hindustan Times, the residents of Shimla, India watch out for leopards.

From ANI, at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, a passenger bound for the U.S. is arrested for allegedly carrying live bullets in his hand baggage.

From India Today, police who gunned down four Maoists claim self-defense.

From the Daily Mirror, the Presidential Commission of Inquiry starts its proceedings to investigate the Easter Sunday terror attacks.

From the Colombo Page, the church and shrine of Our Lady of Madhu is declared a sacred area.  (Madhu is a town in northern Sri Lanka.  Although Our Lady of Madhu is a Catholic shrine, it is often visited by Buddhists and Muslims as well as Catholics.)

From The Jakarta Post, a docu-drama about the band Seventeen losing most of its members and crew in a tsunami is set for release.

From The Straits Times, authorities in Hong Kong brace for Halloween.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysia's youth and sports ministry encourages athletes to wear syariah-compliant clothing.  (The word "syariah" appears to be the Malaysian spelling of "sharia".)

From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim calls for zakat reform, including allowing non-Muslims as recipients.  (Zakat is a form of alms-giving in Islam and one of its five pillars.)

From The Mainichi, Japanese tourists visit two Russian-held islands northeast of Hokkaido.

And from Gatestone Institute, Israel blocks terrorists while the Palestinian Authority blocks critics.

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