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From Ajwa to Majdool: Over 1.5M dates distributed daily for Iftar at Prophet’s Mosque
More than 1.5 million dates are distributed daily to worshippers at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah to break their fast during the holy month of Ramzan. These dates are included in meal…
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Saudi Arabia launches hair cutting carts for women at Grand Mosque for first time
For the first time, Saudi Arabia has launched hair-cutting carts for women at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, allowing female pilgrims to perform Tahallul—the ritual of exiting Ihram after Umrah—in a private…
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Saudi Grand Mufti warns against filming, posting prayers online in Ramzan
Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti and Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh has urged imams and preachers to be sincere and avoid hypocrisy, warning against filming and sharing…
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Delhi HC denies bail to UAE bizman accused of terror funding
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has dismissed the bail plea of a UAE-based businessman booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly funding the unrest in the Kashmir valley. A…
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Dozens of Syrian Druze make rare visit to Israeli-controlled Golan Heights
Mandal Shams: Dozens of clerics and others from Syria’s minority Druze community crossed into the Israeli-controlled side of the Golan Heights Friday for the first time in decades. The nearly 100 Syrian…
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Watch: Heavy rain turns Iranian beach blood red, stuns viewers
A viral video shows the Silver and Red Beach on Hormuz Island in Iran turning blood red amid heavy rainfall, leaving viewers both amazed and horrified. The video, originally posted last month,…
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Hamas agrees to release US-Israeli hostage, bodies of 4 other dual nationals
Jerusalem: Hamas said on Friday it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-national hostages who died in captivity. Hamas did not…
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Qatar to supply natural gas to Syria amid electricity crisis
Damascus: Qatar will provide natural gas supplies to Syria with the aim of generating 400 megawatts of electricity a day, in a measure to help address the war-battered country’s severe electricity shortages,…
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Iran uses drones, facial recognition to enforce headscarf: UN
Geneva: Iran increasingly relies on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the country’s mandatory headscarf in public, even as hard-liners push for harsher penalties for those…
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Eid Al-Fitr 2025: UAE residents may get up to 5 days off
Residents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can expect up to five days of holidays for Eid Al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramzan 1446–2025. The official duration of…
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Palestine, Jordan, Egypt welcome US pullback from Gaza displacement plan
Ramallah: Palestine, Jordan, and Egypt welcomed US President Donald Trump’s retreat from his previous plan of displacing the more than 2 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. In a statement issued by…
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Sudan crisis: Families eat animal feed amid severe famine
United Nations: Starving families in famine-struck west Sudan have been forced to eat animal feed, UN humanitarians have said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it is…
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US, Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians uprooted from Gaza
Jerusalem: The US and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as potential destinations for resettling Palestinians uprooted from the Gaza Strip under…
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Israeli army launches airstrikes on Lebanon’s Bekaa
Beirut: The Israeli army launched multiple airstrikes in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa region, according to Lebanese and Israeli sources. Several Israeli airstrikes targeted the outskirts of the villages of Qousaya, Al-Sha’ara, and Janta…
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Orban aide says Netanyahu to visit Hungary despite ICC arrest warrant
Budapest: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Hungary in the coming weeks, a Hungarian minister said Thursday, despite an international arrest warrant for the Israeli leader over the war in the…
