Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of January 2015 - Paris

Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of January 2015 - Paris

President of the national assembly Yael Braun-Pivet during commemorations marking 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and the Hypercacher jewish supermarket in Paris, France on January 7, 2025. Twelve people died in the attacks, including eight editorial staff, while a separate but linked hostage-taking at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris by a third gunman on January 9, 2015, claimed another four lives. The bloodshed signalled the start of a dark period for France during which extremists inspired by Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group repeatedly mounted attacks that set the country on edge and raised religious tensions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of January 2015 - Paris

Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of January 2015 - Paris

President of the national assembly Yael Braun-Pivet during commemorations marking 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and the Hypercacher jewish supermarket in Paris, France on January 7, 2025. Twelve people died in the attacks, including eight editorial staff, while a separate but linked hostage-taking at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris by a third gunman on January 9, 2015, claimed another four lives. The bloodshed signalled the start of a dark period for France during which extremists inspired by Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group repeatedly mounted attacks that set the country on edge and raised religious tensions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of January 2015 - Paris

Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of January 2015 - Paris

President of the national assembly Yael Braun-Pivet, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo during commemorations marking 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and the Hypercacher jewish supermarket in Paris, France on January 7, 2025. Twelve people died in the attacks, including eight editorial staff, while a separate but linked hostage-taking at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris by a third gunman on January 9, 2015, claimed another four lives. The bloodshed signalled the start of a dark period for France during which extremists inspired by Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group repeatedly mounted attacks that set the country on edge and raised religious tensions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of January 2015 - Paris

Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of January 2015 - Paris

President of the national assembly Yael Braun-Pivet during commemorations marking 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and the Hypercacher jewish supermarket in Paris, France on January 7, 2025. Twelve people died in the attacks, including eight editorial staff, while a separate but linked hostage-taking at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris by a third gunman on January 9, 2015, claimed another four lives. The bloodshed signalled the start of a dark period for France during which extremists inspired by Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group repeatedly mounted attacks that set the country on edge and raised religious tensions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of January 2015 - Paris

Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of January 2015 - Paris

President of the national assembly Yael Braun-Pivet during commemorations marking 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and the Hypercacher jewish supermarket in Paris, France on January 7, 2025. Twelve people died in the attacks, including eight editorial staff, while a separate but linked hostage-taking at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris by a third gunman on January 9, 2015, claimed another four lives. The bloodshed signalled the start of a dark period for France during which extremists inspired by Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group repeatedly mounted attacks that set the country on edge and raised religious tensions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of January 2015 - Paris

Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of January 2015 - Paris

President of the national assembly Yael Braun-Pivet, France's Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau and French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati during commemorations marking 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and the Hypercacher jewish supermarket in Paris, France on January 7, 2025. Twelve people died in the attacks, including eight editorial staff, while a separate but linked hostage-taking at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris by a third gunman on January 9, 2015, claimed another four lives. The bloodshed signalled the start of a dark period for France during which extremists inspired by Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group repeatedly mounted attacks that set the country on edge and raised religious tensions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of January 2015 - Paris

Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of January 2015 - Paris

President of the national assembly Yael Braun-Pivet during commemorations marking 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and the Hypercacher jewish supermarket in Paris, France on January 7, 2025. Twelve people died in the attacks, including eight editorial staff, while a separate but linked hostage-taking at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris by a third gunman on January 9, 2015, claimed another four lives. The bloodshed signalled the start of a dark period for France during which extremists inspired by Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group repeatedly mounted attacks that set the country on edge and raised religious tensions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of January 2015 - Paris

Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of January 2015 - Paris

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou and President of the national assembly Yael Braun-Pivet during commemorations marking 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and the Hypercacher jewish supermarket in Paris, France on January 7, 2025. Twelve people died in the attacks, including eight editorial staff, while a separate but linked hostage-taking at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris by a third gunman on January 9, 2015, claimed another four lives. The bloodshed signalled the start of a dark period for France during which extremists inspired by Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group repeatedly mounted attacks that set the country on edge and raised religious tensions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of January 2015 - Paris

Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of January 2015 - Paris

former French president Francois Hollande, France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou and President of the national assembly Yael Braun-Pivet during commemorations marking 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and the Hypercacher jewish supermarket in Paris, France on January 7, 2025. Twelve people died in the attacks, including eight editorial staff, while a separate but linked hostage-taking at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris by a third gunman on January 9, 2015, claimed another four lives. The bloodshed signalled the start of a dark period for France during which extremists inspired by Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group repeatedly mounted attacks that set the country on edge and raised religious tensions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Questions To The Government - Paris

Questions To The Government - Paris

Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior and Religious Affairs during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly in Paris, France on October 22, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Questions To The Government - Paris

Questions To The Government - Paris

Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior and Religious Affairs during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly, French Parliament's lower house in Paris, France on October 9, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Questions To The Government - Paris

Questions To The Government - Paris

Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior and Religious Affairs during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly, French Parliament's lower house in Paris, France on October 9, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Questions To The Government - Paris

Questions To The Government - Paris

Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior and Religious Affairs during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly, French Parliament's lower house in Paris, France on October 9, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Questions To The Government - Paris

Questions To The Government - Paris

Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior and Religious Affairs during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly, French Parliament's lower house in Paris, France on October 9, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Questions To The Government - Paris

Questions To The Government - Paris

Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior and Religious Affairs during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly, French Parliament's lower house in Paris, France on October 9, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Questions To The Government - Paris

Questions To The Government - Paris

Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior and Religious Affairs during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly, French Parliament's lower house in Paris, France on October 9, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Questions To The Government - Paris

Questions To The Government - Paris

Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior and Religious Affairs during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly, French Parliament's lower house in Paris, France on October 9, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Questions To The Government - Paris

Questions To The Government - Paris

Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior and Religious Affairs during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly, French Parliament's lower house in Paris, France on October 9, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Questions To The Government - Paris

Questions To The Government - Paris

Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior and Religious Affairs during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly, French Parliament's lower house in Paris, France on October 9, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Questions To The Government - Paris

Questions To The Government - Paris

Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior and Religious Affairs during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly, French Parliament's lower house in Paris, France on October 9, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Barnier Delivers General Policy Speech - Paris

PM Barnier Delivers General Policy Speech - Paris

Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior and Religious Affairs during French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's general policy statement to the French National Assembly in Paris, France on October 1, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Barnier Delivers General Policy Speech - Paris

PM Barnier Delivers General Policy Speech - Paris

Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior and Religious Affairs during French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's general policy statement to the French National Assembly in Paris, France on October 1, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Barnier Delivers General Policy Speech - Paris

PM Barnier Delivers General Policy Speech - Paris

Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior and Religious Affairs during French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's general policy statement to the French National Assembly in Paris, France on October 1, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Debate And Vote On A Motion Of Censure - Paris

Debate And Vote On A Motion Of Censure - Paris

Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior and Religious Affairs during a public session discussion and vote on a motion of censure tabled in application of article 49, paragraph 3, 49-3, of the constitution at the Bourbon Palace, in the hemicycle of the National Assembly, in Paris, France on February 5, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Debate And Vote On A Motion Of Censure - Paris

Debate And Vote On A Motion Of Censure - Paris

Rachida Dati, Minister of Culture and Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior and Religious Affairs during a public session discussion and vote on a motion of censure tabled in application of article 49, paragraph 3, 49-3, of the constitution at the Bourbon Palace, in the hemicycle of the National Assembly, in Paris, France on February 5, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japan's religious leaders take the stage at U.N. summit

Japan's religious leaders take the stage at U.N. summit

NEW YORK, United States - Kuniaki Kuni, the high priest of Ise Shrine, addresses more than 700 religious and spiritual leaders of other faiths at the U.N. General Assembly Hall on Aug. 29. The chief custodian of Ise, considered to be one of the oldest Shinto sanctuaries, called on them to deepen their mutual respect through greater knowledge.

Afghan forces kill 2 militants, arrest 4 in Kabul

STORY: Afghan forces kill 2 militants, arrest 4 in Kabul DATELINE: July 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: various of the police on duty in Kabul STORYLINE: Security forces in Afghanistan stormed a hideout of armed militants on the northern edge of Kabul city on Wednesday night, killing two and arresting four others, the Taliban-run administration's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Thursday. "The operation of security forces against hideout of Khawarej ( a term used against Daesh or Islamic State group) in 315 localities of Kabul city last night was over by killing two and arresting four others," Mujahid said on his Twitter account. A large number of arms and ammunition of the militants were destroyed or captured by the security forces, Mujahid asserted. The official also noted that the vicious attempt of the militants to kill people had been thwarted. The religious scholars in their three-day jirga or grand assembly that concluded Saturday described th

Afghan supreme leader calls for implementing Islamic laws, justice

STORY: Afghan supreme leader calls for implementing Islamic laws, justice DATELINE: July 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the streets in Kabul. STORYLINE: Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the Taliban-run administration, has emphasized for implementing Sharia or Islamic laws, ensuring justice, investment and safeguarding Afghanistan's freedom. Speaking at the gathering of religious leaders and elders of his country in Kabul on Friday, the leader of the caretaker administration stated that Afghans had expelled the occupying forces from their country to establish Islamic system and now "we have Islamic system and this is the responsibility of religious scholars to implement Islamic laws." About 3,500 ulema or religious scholars and elders, according to the state-run Bakhtar news agency, have been invited from across the war-torn country to attend the three-day jirga or grand assembly opened on Thursday. Hibatullah attended the gran

Afghanistan's grand assembly to last 3 days: official

STORY: Afghanistan's grand assembly to last 3 days: official DATELINE: July 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the assembly in Kabul and the press conference 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): ZABIHULLAH MUJAHID, Government chief spokesman 3. various shots of the assembly in Kabul and security forces STORYLINE: Afghansitan's Jirga, or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders, opened Thursday, the caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. It will last for three days to discuss a variety of issues ranging from stabilizing security to strengthening national unity. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): ZABIHULLAH MUJAHID, Government chief spokesman "All participants of the Jirga (grand assembly), which opened this morning, expressed their support to the administration and continued enhancing security in the country." Without providing more details on the agenda, Mujahid noted that the outcome of the jirga would be shared with the media at the end of the

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-JIRGA

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-JIRGA

(220630) -- KABUL, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks at a press briefing in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 30, 2022. Afghansitan's Jirga, or grand assembly, of religious scholars and elders which opened Thursday would last for three days to discuss a variety of issues ranging from stabilizing security to strengthening national unity, the caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

(220630) -- KABUL, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Taliban members stand guard near the conference venue of the Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 30, 2022. The much-awaited Loya Jirga or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

(220630) -- KABUL, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Taliban members stand guard near the conference venue of the Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 30, 2022. The much-awaited Loya Jirga or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

(220630) -- KABUL, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Taliban members stand guard near the conference venue of the Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 30, 2022. The much-awaited Loya Jirga or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

(220630) -- KABUL, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Taliban members stand guard near the conference venue of the Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 30, 2022. The much-awaited Loya Jirga or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

(220630) -- KABUL, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Taliban members stand guard near the conference venue of the Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 30, 2022. The much-awaited Loya Jirga or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

(220630) -- KABUL, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Taliban members stand guard near the conference venue of the Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 30, 2022. The much-awaited Loya Jirga or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

(220630) -- KABUL, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Taliban members stand guard near the conference venue of the Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 30, 2022. The much-awaited Loya Jirga or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

Afghanistan's Loya Jirga or grand assembly opens in Kabul

STORY: Afghanistan's Loya Jirga or grand assembly opens in Kabul DATELINE: June 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the streets in Kabul. STORYLINE: The much-awaited Loya Jirga or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. Mujahid told the state-run Mili Television that the Jirga allows people of Afghanistan and even representatives of Iran and Pakistan-based Afghan refugees to attend it. Some 70 personalities representing Afghan refugees in Pakistan and about 30 others from refugees living in Iran have participated in the Jirga. According to the state-run Bakhtar news agency, about 3,500 religious scholars and elders from across the country have been invited to attend the grand assembly. Participants of the jirga are expected to discuss a series of issues, including reopening schools for girls from 7th grade to 12th grade, the

Japan's religious leaders take the stage at U.N. summit

Japan's religious leaders take the stage at U.N. summit

NEW YORK, United States - Kuniaki Kuni, the high priest of Ise Shrine, addresses more than 700 religious and spiritual leaders of other faiths at the U.N. General Assembly Hall on Aug. 29. The chief custodian of Ise, considered to be one of the oldest Shinto sanctuaries, called on them to deepen their mutual respect through greater knowledge.