DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The tattoos masking Iranian rapper Tataloo's face stand out in opposition to the grey jail uniform the 37-year-old now wears as he awaits execution, his personal rise and fall tracing the chaos of...
A prime Taliban official mentioned on Saturday that every one Afghans who fled the country after the collapse of the previous Western-backed authorities are free to return residence, promising they might not be harmed if they arrive again....
DAKAR, Senegal -- The Russia-backed Wagner Group mentioned Friday it's leaving Mali after greater than three and a half years of combating Islamic extremists and insurgents within the nation.Regardless of Wagner’s announcement, Russia will proceed to have a...
MINA, Saudi Arabia -- For some, the stoning of the satan ritual on the Hajj in Saudi Arabia marks a solemn second, an entire submission to God. For others, it represents a victory over evil.Subardi Abdulaha, from Indonesia,...
ISLAMABAD -- This 12 months’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia attracted the bottom variety of pilgrims for 30 years, excluding the COVID-19 pandemic period, based on figures launched Thursday. The annual Islamic pilgrimage attracted simply 1,673,230 Muslims, nearly all...
ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia -- Greater than 1.5 million international pilgrims are in Saudi Arabia for this 12 months's Hajj, a authorities spokesperson stated Wednesday.Hajj is likely one of the Five Pillars of Islam, a spiritual obligation involving rituals...
ALEPPO, Syria -- Syrian authorities and a Kurdish-led power exchanged Monday greater than 400 prisoners as a part of a deal reached earlier this yr between the 2 sides.The alternate within the northern metropolis of Aleppo is a...
MECCA, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia has stopped greater than 269,000 individuals with out permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from getting into Mecca, officers mentioned Sunday, as authorities crack down on unlawful journeys into town. The federal...
PARIS -- Salimata Sylla was about to steer her staff onto the basketball court docket, as she had completed many instances earlier than. On that Sunday morning, she and her teammates had accomplished a three-hour bus journey from...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran and america ready for a fifth spherical of negotiations over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program Friday in Rome, with enrichment rising as the important thing situation. U.S. officers from President Donald Trump...