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Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam

Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam

Over 2 million Muslims from around the world are beginning the five-day hajj pilgrimage on Friday. They will circle Islam’s…
WHO says it has ‘zero tolerance’ for corruption in Yemen

WHO says it has ‘zero tolerance’ for corruption in Yemen

CAIRO (AP) — The World Health Organization says it follows “a zero-tolerance policy against all forms of corruption” amid calls…
Militiamen dig in at a front line of Yemen’s deadlocked war

Militiamen dig in at a front line of Yemen’s deadlocked war

MOREYS, Yemen (AP) — The militiamen pointed out across the hills, a landscape of nothing but stone and brush in…
More than two million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage

More than two million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage

More than two million Muslims begin the annual hajj on Friday as the Saudi hosts seek to deter politicisation of…
Iraq hands over human remains to Kuwait

Iraq hands over human remains to Kuwait

SAFWAN, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq handed over on Thursday the remains of 48 Kuwaiti citizens who disappeared during the 1991…
Gazans too poor to afford sheep for Eid sacrifice under blockade, Israel cash row

Gazans too poor to afford sheep for Eid sacrifice under blockade, Israel cash row

GAZA (Reuters) – Ali usually marks the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha with his family in the Gaza Strip by…
Tunisian defense minister Zbidi submits bid to run for president

Tunisian defense minister Zbidi submits bid to run for president

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian Defence Minister Abdelkarim Zbidi submitted his candidacy for a presidential election on Sept. 15 as an…
UK PM Johnson welcomes economic reforms in talks with Jordan’s King Abdullah

UK PM Johnson welcomes economic reforms in talks with Jordan’s King Abdullah

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah for a working lunch on Wednesday to discuss…
In Iraqi holy city, row over female violinist at soccer match shows social rift

In Iraqi holy city, row over female violinist at soccer match shows social rift

KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) – The match should have been cause for young Iraqis to celebrate. Their national team beat Lebanon…
Israel’s national library to share reunited Kafka archive online

Israel’s national library to share reunited Kafka archive online

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s national library said on Wednesday it received the last part of a collection of Franz Kafka’s…
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