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The sky of Makkah is to witnesses the sun shining perpendicularly to the Kaaba at noon today, Monday, May 27, corresponding to 19 Dhul-Qa’da 1445 AH. According to the Astronomical Society of Jeddah, the phenomenon occurs at the time of…

The Department of Rituals and Hussaini Processions in Iraq and the Islamic World has announced the commencement of its early preparations for the months of sorrow, Muharram and Safar. In a press statement followed by Shia Waves Agency, the Assistant…

Yesterday, Saturday, the 49th annual joint conference of the “Islamic Circle of North America” (ICNA) and the “Muslim American Society” (MAS) launched in Baltimore, marking the largest annual Islamic gathering in the United States. The event attracts thousands of Muslims,…

According to a recent report published by the “The Independent”, the Muslim Council of Britain has issued a warning to British party leaders to avoid targeting Muslims in their election campaigns and not to use them as a “punching bag”…

The lower part of the Kaaba’s kiswa – the black cloth that covers the holy site – has been raised in a traditional ritual ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The Kaaba, at the centre of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, is draped in…

The UN has approved a resolution to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina annually, over strong opposition from Serbs, media reports said. The vote on May 23 in the 193-member UN General Assembly was 84-19, with 68 abstentions. The…

Amid increasing numbers of reports on the dangers of smartphones on kids, a committee of British MPs has called on the next government to consider proposals to ban smartphones for under-16s within its first year, the BBC reported. A report,…

An army captain and a soldier were killed during an intelligence-based operation against terrorists in the Peshawar district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Aaj News reported today. According to the military’s statement, Captain Hussain Jahangir, 25, and Havildar Shafiq Ullah, 36,…

The global economy is undergoing a profound transformation as Bitcoin, the decentralized digital currency, challenges established financial norms. For centuries, gold served as the backbone of national currencies. Countries with substantial gold reserves see their currencies strengthen when gold prices…

Researchers have developed a new technique to synthesize diamonds under regular pressure and temperature conditions, unlike the extreme conditions typically required, New Atlas reported recently. According to the science website, the method involves exposing a liquid metal alloy of gallium,…