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tv   News In Brief  PRESSTV  October 1, 2023 12:00pm-12:03pm IRST

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explosion and insuing gunfire have been heard in the turkish capital ancaro. reports suggests that the blast occurred close to parliament, which is due to open this new session later on sunday. diwanian president abraham has called for unity among muslims slamming any devisive move in the muslim world as in line with enemy's objectives. race was addressing the 37th international islamic unity conference in tehwan. he also called for support for palestinians resistance, slamming attempts to normalize relations. with israel. israely warplays that
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reportedly attacked targets in the syrian capital damas. explosions were heard in damascus as media released images of israeli war planes flying overhead, the syrian air defense operating to counter the attacks. details are sketchy at this point as there have been no official comments yet from sirian authorities. pro russia party wins general elections in nato member state slovakia, almost all votes counted, left this smir sd party led by former premier robert fico, over 23% of the votes. pico also seeks the end military aid to ukraine and is critical of the european union and nato. and the us federal government has avoided a federal shut down after congress agreed on the last minute temporary funding deal. 45-day resolution would keep the government funded until mid november. the deal still leaves out eight to ukraine requested by president joe biden.
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assalamualaikum, peace be upon you and welcome to eye on islam, the show where we look at current affairs through an islamic lens. each week we look a trending new story and we break it down from an islamic perspective. let me begin this episode by extending congratulations to the muslim ummah on the anniversary of the birth of the mercy to mankind, the greatest man ever live, muhammad. now this week, millions of muslims across the globe will be joining in.