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Dozens of Muslims pray outside a tent in solidarity with the Palestinian families whose houses were demolished by the Israeli authorities in the east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan on Friday. PHOTO: AP

‘Pak released Jundallah leader before Iran blast’

Tehran, Nov. 6: The deputy head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards charged on Friday that Pakistan arrested and then released the leader of Jundallah a few days before a suicide bombing claimed by the Sunni rebel group.Full story

‘Iran tested advanced nuke warhead’

London, Nov. 6: The U.N. nuclear watchdog has asked Iran to explain evidence suggesting the Islamic Republic’s scientists have experimented with an advanced nuclear warhead design, the Guardian reported in its Friday edition. Full story

Female presenters will appear sans veil on TV

Cairo, Nov. 6: Female presenters will no longer appear on Egypt’s state television channel wearing the Muslim veil, according to the head of the public station, al-Masriya. Osama al-Sheikh said: "You will not see any veiled female TV presenters on air on the screens of Egypt’s state TV any more." Full story