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Worshippers wearing protective face masks maintain a required social distance during the Friday prayer outside the historical Hacı Bayram Mosque, in Ankara, Turkey, May 29, 2020. (AFP Photo) A much-feared second wave of COVID-19 infections appears to have been avoided for the time being as case numbers continue their downward trend, with the number of […]

  Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), walks past the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) after the World Health Assembly (WHA) following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] The United States’ planned withdrawal from the World Health Organization is a “senseless”, […]

Those wounded were taken to Madina hospital in Mogadishu [Feisal Omar/Reuters] A roadside bomb has struck a minibus near Somalia’s capital, killing at least six people, according to police and witnesses. The vehicle was reportedly carrying passengers from Mogadishu to a funeral in a nearby town when it ran over the explosive at Hawa Abdi […]

Palestinian worshippers pray at the al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam’s third holiest site, in Jerusalem’s Old City on June 1, 2020, after a two-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (AFP Photo)  Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound — the third holiest site in Islam after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia — reopened on Sunday after being […]

A man films himself in front of a fire in the middle of Melrose Avenue, Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Los Angeles.   –   Copyright  AP Photo/Chris Pizzello Violence has flared again overnight on Saturday in many cities across the United States, as protesters took to the streets for a fifth night running amid the wave of anger sparked […]

As the crisis has unfolded, scientists have discovered more evidence about a strange and worrying feature of the coronavirus. While many people who become infected develop a cough, fever and loss of taste and smell, others have no symptoms at all and never realise they’re carrying Covid-19. Researchers say it’s vital to understand how many […]

The headquarters of the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2020. REUTERS – Denis Balibouse The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization over the body’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, accusing the U.N. agency of becoming a puppet of China. The move […]

Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Dubai is getting ready to reopen the doors of mosques (and other places of worship). Although no date for opening the mosques to public has been announced yet by the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department. However, it has issued detailed guidelines and precautions for mosques to create awareness […]

Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela (L) speaks with Libyan counterpart Fayez Sarraj during a bilateral meeting in Valetta, Malta, May 28, 2020. (AA Photo)  Malta has seized $1.1 billion worth of counterfeit Libyan dinars earlier this week, the U.S. State Department said Friday. The counterfeit money was “printed by Joint Stock Company Goznak – a […]

Twitter said in an email the company had examined President Donald Trump’s words and “could not identify any violations of the Twitter Rules.” | Matt Rourke/AP Photo Twitter’s feud with President Donald Trump escalated Friday after the social media platform accused one of his tweets of “glorifying violence.” But hours later, the White House received […]