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Indonesian president calls for stopping violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
Jakarta: Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Sunday that the violence in Myanmar should be immediately halted, urging all parties to...
Tens of thousands of people in Russia’s Chechnya rally for Rohingya
Moscow: Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Russia's predominantly Muslim Chechnya to protest what the...
After 15 years, Palestinian siblings reunited in Mina
Makkah: Palestinian siblings Samir and Bushra have been reunited in Mina after a 15-year separation due to insecurity in the...
About 2 million pilgrims start ritual of Arafat standing
Arafat: About two million pilgrims from all corners of the globe gathered on Thursday on Mount Arafat, about 15 km...
Over 100,000 security forces deployed to ensure hassle-free Hajj
Mina: Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, security spokesman at the Ministry of Interior, said in a press conference in Mina on...
Saudi women step into Hajj emergency role for first time
Makkah: Seven women sit in front of computer screens fielding distress calls from across Makkah ahead of the annual Hajj...
Landmine kills three in northeast Kenya – official
MOMBASA: Three civilians were killed after their vehicle ran over a landmine on a road near Kenya’s border with Somalia,...
Up to 18,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar violence last week- migration agency IOM
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: About 18,000 Rohingya Muslims are estimated to have crossed into Bangladesh in the last week, the International...
Sushma Swaraj to visit Russia to participate in the Eastern Economic Forum
Moscow: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit Russia’s city of Vladivostok from September 5-7 to participate in the third...
China must ‘pressure’ North Korea over weapons tests: May
Tokyo: British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that China must do more to help end North Korea's "illegal and...
