WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP): The Obama administration is removing regulations the Bush administration used in 2002-03 to make foreigners from largely Muslim-majority countries register with US immigration authorities, rules rights activists fear could be used by President-elect Donald Trump to establish registry for Muslims living in the United States. According to a report by online magazine Politico, […]
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Obama administration removing rules Trump can use for Muslim Registry
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Egypt’s Sisi, Trump agreed in call on UN Israel vote delay
CAIRO, MILLAT+(APP/AFP) – Egypt agreed to postpone a UN Security Council resolution against Israeli settlements when US president-elect Donald Trump called President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the presidency said Friday. Egypt had requested on Thursday that the resolution demanding Israel halt settlements be postponed after Israel launched a frantic lobbying effort. The presidency said the two […]
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US asking foreign travelers to provide Facebook, Twitter accounts
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP): Foreigners travelling to the US on visa waiver have been asked to provide their Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts in a bid to spot potential terrorist threats, a media report said on Thursday. The move designed to prevent terrorist threats have drawn oppositions from tech giants and privacy hawks alike, according […]
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Strong typhoon set to wallop Philippines over Christmas
MANILA, Philippines, MILLAT+(APP/AFP) – A strong typhoon was set to wallop the Philippines on Christmas Day, officials warned Friday, as millions of people criss-cross the mostly Catholic nation to celebrate one of the most important dates on the religious calendar. Nock-Ten was expected to be packing winds of up to 194 kilometres (120 miles) an […]
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Two arrested in Germany over mall attack plot: police
BERLIN, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – German authorities have arrested two brothers on suspicion of planning an attack on a shopping centre in the western city of Oberhausen, police said Friday. The two men were aged 28 and 31 and originally from Kosovo, police said, with the country on edge after a jihadist drove a truck into a […]
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Italian government approves bailout for struggling banks
MILAN, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – The Italian government approved a bailout plan to rescue the country’s struggling banks on Friday, with Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS) likely the first in line to receive state aid. The announcement by Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni comes after Monte dei Paschi, the world’s oldest bank, said it had failed to […]