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SA security forces foil terror plot targeting Grand Mosque in Makkah
Makkah: Saudi Arabia’s security forces on Friday foiled an imminent terrorist plot targeting the Grand Mosque in Makkah, according to...
Makkah terror plot: OIC joins world outrage
Jeddah: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the terrorist plot that targeted the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in...
Egypt to extend state of emergency for 3 months
Cairo: Egypt will extend a national state of emergency for three months after the government approved President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s...
300,000 Muslims attend overnight prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Jerusalem: Some 300,000 Muslims performed Taraweeh prayers on Wednesday at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on the eve of Laylat al-Qadr,...
Pakistan tightens up Visa policy for Chinese nationals
Islamabad: Following the killing of two Chinese nationals, Pakistan has announced to tighten the visa regime, especially for Chinese citizens...
Car bomb in Afghanistan targets security forces waiting for pay
Afghanistan: A car bomb exploded outside a bank in Lashkar Gah, capital of the southern Afghan province of Helmand today...
Rohingya refugees account for nearly a half-million: UN report
Geneva: Nearly half a million Rohingya from Myanmar have been displaced due to decades of oppression in southwestern Myanmar, according...
$9,000 stolen from 6 Canadian mosques
Ontario: Canadian police have arrested a male suspect who allegedly stole $9,000 from donation boxes in six mosques in the...
Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman promoted to Crown Prince
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's King Salman made his son next in line to the throne today, handing the 31-year-old sweeping powers...
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns under investor pressure
Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive Travis Kalanick, co-founder one of the most influential technology companies of its generation, resigned under...
