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Russia, China to call the shots in Middle East, as Muslim nations turn into house of cards By Haider Abbas* Only a naive would buy that the ‘situation of ceasefire’ between the State of Israel and Hamas would continue, as if the foiled attempt to demolish Al Aqsa this time, is not be repeated, if not in any near future then in sometime to come. Israel already has spurned the ‘ceasefire’ by storming Al Aqsa after the Friday prayers on May 21. The 11 days war ended with 232 Palestinians casualties, including 65 children and 1900 wounded, while 12 died in Israel along with hundreds inju...

Travel ban to Israel remains Foreign ministry says Diplomatic Correspondent Diplomatic Correspondent The government has said Bangladeshi passport-holders' travel ban remains in force after news reports and a tweet by an Israeli official said Bangladesh had removed the travel ban. The confusion over the ban to Israel was created after the Bangladesh government six months ago removed the "except for Israel" part of the notification "This passport is valid for all countries of the world, except for Israel" in the passport. Attaching a news report by Weekly Blitz, Deputy Director General for As...

Stuart Winer is a breaking news editor at The Times of Israel. Bangladeshi Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Baitul Mukarram Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 14, 2021. (Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP) Bangladesh is removing a clause excluding Israel from its citizens’ passports, Bangladeshi media reported Saturday, possibly opening up travel from the third-largest Muslim population country in the world to the Jewish state. According to the Weekly Blitz website, recently issued e-passports state “This passport is valid for all countries for the world” and no longer have the additional two ...