Nigeria news today headlines : Sunday 23rd August 2020
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Hamza Yusuf Supports UAE-Israel Peace Deal
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf has supported the recent UAE-Israel peace deal that has widely been denounced as a betrayal of the Palestinian cause. The American theologian and president of the California-based Zaytuna Institute endorsed a statement by his teacher Abdullah bin Bayyah supporting the controversial Emirati move. Bin Bayyah is the President of the UAE-funded Forum for …
Iraq Warns Of River Flow Drop From Iran
Iraq on Saturday warned of a significant drop in water flows from the Sirwan and Little Zab rivers coming from northeastern Iran. Awni Diab, a spokesman for the Water Resources Ministry, said the drop in water flows from the two rivers “risk a total stop” of water from Iran, according to the official Iraqi news …
Cuban Contributions Recognized In World Parliamentary Conference
Participants in the final session of the fifth Conference of Presidents and Presidents of Parliament in the world, highlighted the contributions of Cuba at the meeting held on Friday.According to the website of the National Assembly of People’s Power, in the final declaration of the meeting, carried out virtually, parliamentary leaders concluded that the health …
Apple Defends Its App Store Policies In Front Of Congress
Less than a month ago, Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared before Congress in a blockbuster antitrust hearing to address concerns that the company’s App Store policies were harming competition. In his opening statement, Cook pointed out that the vast majority of developers pay nothing to Apple, drawing comparisons to the old days when software makers would have to pay …
Religious Minorities Being Hounded In India
A report released by Kashmir Media Service says religious minorities are being persistently hounded in India under the fascist Modi’s regime. The report has been released on the occasion of International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, being observed today (Saturday). The report said India has snatched every …
COVID-19: Argentina Joins UAE, Others In Vaccine Trial
Argentina joined Peru, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates in approving Phase 3 clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine developed by China National Biotec Group (CNBG), the company said late on Friday, according to Reuters. As China forges ahead in the global race to develop a vaccine to curb the COVID-19 pandemic and as cases …
Trump Says ‘Deep State’ Delaying COVID-19 Vaccine Until After Election
Donald Trump pushed a baseless conspiracy theory that the “deep state” is delaying a coronavirus until after the election in an early morning Twitter rant on Saturday. “The deep state, or whoever, over at the FDA is making it very difficult for drug companies to get people in order to test the vaccines and therapeutics,” he …
Pakistan Congratulates Turkey Over Gas Discovery
Pakistan’s president on Saturday congratulated Turkey over the natural gas discovery in the Black Sea. “I must congratulate our friends, President @RTErdogan and the people of Turkey, on their biggest natural gas discovery in the Black Sea. Friends revel and rejoice in the happiness and prosperity of friends. Mashallah,” Arif Alvi said in a Twitter …
NCP Govt Will Provide Cheap, Affordable Housing For Edo People – Omoragbon
Lagos – Pastor Peters Omoragbon, the National Conscience Party (NCP) governorship candidate for the September 19 gubernatorial elections in Edo State, has pledged to provide cheap and affordable houses for Edo people if elected into office. Omoragbon, while explaining his agenda for the state’s indigenes in a statement on Saturday, maintained that the few houses …
Facebook Denies Bias After ‘Mishandling’ BJP Member’s Anti-Muslim Remarks
Social media giant Facebook has admitted it has to do better to curb hate speech as it battles a storm over how it handled comments by a member of India’s ruling right-wing party who called Muslims traitors. “We’ve made progress on tackling hate speech on our platform, but we need to do more,” Facebook India’s …
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