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Fake videos, misinformation on social media inflame Israeli-Palestinian conflict

A video shared by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesperson purportedly of Palestinian militants firing rockets at Israelis from civilian areas in Gaza Strip was taken down by Twitter, as it was a 2018 clip from Syria or Libya

Rupee's love letter to US dollar: Nearing 73, I can barely see you from this distance; and I really hate Adam Gilmour

Rupee's letter to dollar

Israel adopts law defining itself as nation-state of Jewish people, Arab lawmakers say the move legalises 'apartheid'

Israel passed the controversial "nation-state" law on Thursday, giving the Jews the right of self-determination. The Arabs slam the "racist" move and say that it was done to get rid of Arabs from the country

Thrashed by 'Arabic-speaking group', video of alleged anti-Semitic attack sparks outrage in Germany

German political and religious leaders expressed shock over an alleged anti-Semitic attack on two men wearing traditional Jewish skullcaps in central Berlin filmed by one of the victims.

Iran opposes Iraqi Kurdish independence vote, says decision an create new problems

Iran voiced its opposition on Saturday to an announcement by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region that it will organise a vote on independence later this year.

Iraq: Car bomb in Kirkuk kills three, injures nine amid local govt's disputes over oil exports

A car bomb explosion targeting shops selling alcohol in Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk on Saturday killed three civilians and wounded nine

Israeli PM Netanyahu thanks Palestinian President Abbas for help in fighting fires

Netanyahu and other right-wing leaders on Friday pointed the finger at Israeli Arabs, suggesting they committed "arson-terrorism".

Israel says Jewish birthrate same as Arabs for first time

The Jewish birthrate has drawn level with that of Arabs in Israel for the first time since the state was founded in 1948, the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics says.

Majority of young Arabs reject IS, think 'caliphate' will fail: survey

The Arab Youth Survey was based on 3,500 interviews across a range of issues with respondents aged 18 to 24.

The madrassa series: How Deoband became shorthand for extremism and violent intolerance entered its ideology

The key to modernising madrassas in the real sense lies in reforming the core theological curriculum — the guts of Muslim education — and bringing it in line with the changes brought in several Islamic countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, Egypt and Tunisia.