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Clinton, Trump battle fiercely over taxes, race, suicide

Hempstead N.Y.- Arab Today

In a combative opening debate, Hillary Clinton emphatically denounced Donald Trump Monday night for keeping his personal tax returns and business dealings secret from voters and peddling a “racist lie” about President Barack Obama. Businessman Trump repeatedly cast Clinton as a “typical politician” as he sought to capitalize on Americans’ frustration with Washington. Locked in an exceedingly close White HouseRead more

Awqaf minister condemns suicide attack in Belgium

Cairo - Arab Today

Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa denounced on Sunday the terrorist attack in Belgium that left two policewomen wounded. In press statements, the minister said terrorism is a serious virus that should be eliminated. Reporting terrorist plots and giving any information about terrorists are a religious and national duty, he said. A terrorist attacked two female police officers with machete inRead more

Awqaf minister condemns Gomaa's assassination attempt

Cairo - Arab Today

Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa denounced the cowardly attack against former mufti of Egypt Dr. Ali Gomaa earlier Friday. "We all sacrifice our lives to protect our religion against extremists' attempts to distort its civilized and pure image" Mokhtar Gomaa said in statements. "We also sacrifice our lives for our country and will not let the hands of treacheryRead more

UN Condemns suicide Attack Near Mogadishu Airport

Mogadishu - Arab Today

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon denounced Tuesday's terrorist attack in the vicinity of Mogadishu International Airport that killed at least a dozen people. Condemning the attack in a statement attributed to his spokesperson, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reaffirmed that "such criminal acts will not diminish the strong resolve of the United Nations to continue supporting the people and Government of Somalia inRead more

South Korea Condemns North Korea's Missile Launches

Seoul - Arab Today

South Korea's foreign ministry strongly denounced North Korea's defiant ballistic missile launches on Tuesday, vowing to take the necessary diplomatic actions to tighten the screws on the communist country, South Korea's News Agency (Yonhap) reported. "The (South Korean) government strongly condemns the latest launch, which is a blatant violation of relevant United Nations resolutions and a provocation threatening the safetyRead more

Jordan condemns 2 suicide blasts in Iraq

Amman - Arab Today

Jordan on Sunday denounced the two terrorist attacks that hit the Iraqi capital Baghdad late Saturday, killing and injuring scores of innocent civilians. Minister of State for Media Affairs and Government Spokesperson Mohammad Momani stressed in a statement that such terrorist acts in different world countries are carried out by criminal groups seeking to spread fear, chaos and destabilize countriesRead more

Pope Francis denounces Istanbul suicide attack

The Vatican - Arab Today

Pope Francis of the Vatican has denounced the "brutal terrorist attack" at Istanbul's airport and called on the killers behind it to change their ways, ABC News reported on Wednesday. In a noontime blessing from his studio window, Francis said he was praying for the victims, their families "and the dear Turkish people." He asked the entire piazza to prayRead more

Saudi Arabia condemns Ataturk Airport suicide attacks

Riyadh - Arab Today

Saudi Arabia has strongly denounced yesterday's explosion at Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport that killed and injured a number of people, according to Saudi Press Agency on Wednesday. The attackers began spraying bullets at airport guards at the terminal entrance and a shootout erupted before they blew themselves up one by one on Tuesday. Thirty-eight people were killed and over 100Read more

Bahrain decries Jordan suicide attack

Manama - Arab Today

The Bahraini Foreign Ministry strongly denounced a terrorist attack on a military post offering services to Syrian refugees, leaving a number of Jordanian border guards dead and injured, the Bahraini news agency (BNA) reported. The ministry, in a statement, offered its deep condolences to the families of the victims, expressing full solidarity with Jordan in its fight against terrorism. EarlierRead more

UNESCO chief deplores death of journalist Osama Jumaa in Syria

Paris - Arab Today

Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today denounced the killing of journalist Osama Jumaa in the city of Aleppo on 5 June. “I condemn the killing of Osama Jumaa,” the Director-General said. “I call on all parties in the conflict to respect the Geneva Conventions on the civilian status of journalists and their right to exercise their profession”, according to theRead more