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The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has intensified the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Grand Mosques in Mecca as it prepares to receive pilgrims for annual Hajj rites amid strict COVID-19 precautionary measures.The…

Thousands of citizens have been infected with Malaria since the beginning of this year in areas controlled by the ousted Hadi government in Taiz province, southwest Yemen.Health facilities in the province have recorded 4,000 confirmed and suspected cases of malaria,…

A third film about the Christchurch terrorist attacks is in the works.The production is the third to approach the Film Commission after Hello Brother, by Egyptian director Moez Masoud, and They Are Us, both of which have attracted significant controversy.“All…

At least 13 people, including nine Chinese nationals and two Pakistani soldiers, were killed after a blast sent a bus plunging into a ravine in a remote region of northern Pakistan on Wednesday, multiple sources said.It was not immediately clear…

The UAE’s Association of Arabic Calligraphy and Islamic illumination has organized an exhibition of Quranic artworks by a number of calligraphers of the country in Dubai.According to Emirates News Agency, the exhibition titled “Letter and Word” was opened on July…

Companies may ban Muslim employees from wearing a headscarf under certain conditions, the European Union’s top court said on Thursday in a ruling on two cases brought by women in Germany who were suspended from their jobs for wearing one.The…

A total of 347 Afghans fled in the last two days from the advance of the Taliban terrorist movement , heading to neighboring Tajikistan, according to the Tajik Khovar news agency.“Afghan refugees residing in Badakhshan province have fled from Taliban…

In a telegram sent through Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, Pope Francis expresses his spiritual closeness to all affected by a fire at a Covid isolation ward of al-Hussein hospital in Nasiriyah, Iraq.Pope Francis has expressed his sadness over…

The government of Tamil Nadu, one of the major Indian states, has appointed Shia Islamic jurisprudence scholars, Sohail Haider Khan and Muhammad Abdul Rahman, as members of the state’s endowment board.The appointment of the Shia researchers, according to what was…

The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in Kabul, issued a statement regarding the recent tragic events in Afghanistan.The statement read:In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most CompassionateObey Allah and His…