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Islamic prayer good for human back, say scientists
New York: Scientists have shown that praying to Makkah five times a day if done properly, can reduce pain in...
Israel delays half of Gazans seeking to leave Strip for medical treatment: WHO
Jerusalem: The World Health Organization has revealed that the Israeli Coordination and Liaison Administration (CLA) delayed about half of those...
Hundreds likely dead in Sierra Leone mudslide: vice president
FREETOWN: Hundreds of people have likely been killed in a mudslide today in the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital, Vice...
Yemen records 500,000 cholera cases, nearly 2,000 deaths: WHO
GENEVA: More than half a million people in Yemen have been infected with cholera since the epidemic began four months...
Intending pilgrims told to take mandatory vaccination
Riyadh: The Ministry of Health called on the foreign and domestic Hajj pilgrims to take the required vaccination well before...
Haram Presidency to mobilize over 10,000 staff to serve Hajj pilgrims
Makkah: Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, said the presidency...
UN urges end to Gaza blockade amid punishing summer heat
Geneva: A political crisis in Gaza is depriving 2 million people of electricity, vital medical care and clean water in...
Death toll in Egypt’s Alexandria train crash rises to 49
Alexandria: The death toll in Egypt’s Alexandria train crash rises to 49, officials at the scene confirmed, with authorities saying...
Fifty-five more migrants feared drowned after being forced from boat off Yemen – UN agency
GENEVA/BRUSSELS: Some 180 young Ethiopian and Somali migrants, many weakened by hunger and drought in their home countries, were forced...
Quake in China’s Sichuan kills 19, including tourists, injures 247
JIUZHAIGOU, China: A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part of China's southwestern province of Sichuan, killing 19 people, including...
