Sat 01 August 2020: Reopening of Hagia Sophia Mosque ‘added to the joy’ of Eid al-Adha festival, says President Erdogan ANKARA (AA) – The president of Turkey on Saturday said the reopening of the Hagia Sophia as a mosque made the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha even more joyous. “The reopening of the Hagia Sophia […]
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Sat 01 August 2020: Saudi authorities arrestred total of 2,050 people while attempting to infiltrate into Makkah and the holy sites without Hajj permits; said a spokesman of the Hajj Security Forces Command on Friday. “We stopped 2,050 who were in violation of the entry instructions into the holy sites and legal measures are set to be […]
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Fri 31 July 2020: In reduced numbers due to the pandemic, Muslim pilgrims in Saudi Arabia on Friday converged on the tent city of Mina to throw stones at a symbolic representation of the devil as part of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. According to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA), after completing the major pillar […]
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Fri 31 July 2020: Cansuyu Charity and Solidarity Organization to distribute meat from sacrificed animals to over 1.5M people worldwide A Turkish charity group will sacrifice more than 30,000 animals across 27 countries during the major Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Despite difficulties in overseas travel due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Istanbul-based Cansuyu Charity […]
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Fri 31 July 2020:. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued guidelines for the upcoming celebrations of the Eid Al-Adha festival, from July 30 to August 3 (dates differ per sighting of the moon) as the Covid-19 pandemic continues worldwide. Guidelines titled “Safe Eid al Adha practices in the context of COVID-19” were released by the WHO on […]
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Thu 30 July 2020: In the light of the strict measures being put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus in the kingdom, Saudi authorities said they had detained 244 people who were attempting to infiltrate Makkah to perform the Hajj, Safa news agency reported yesterday. According to local news sites, the Saudi security teams could […]
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Thu 30 July 2020: Eid al-Adha is the second major Muslim festival after Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. Muslims around the world are set to celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha – the Festival of Sacrifice – which falls on the 10th day of Dhul Hijjah, the […]
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Wed 29 July 2020: Chinese hackers have infiltrated the Vatican ahead of an anticipated negotiation over a 2018 deal that saw China gain more control over the Catholic church in the Asian country, a private cybersecurity firm said Tuesday. Recorded Future said in a report that from early May, Chinese-state sponsored cybersecurity threat RedDelta has targeted the […]
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Wed 29 July 2020: The Syrian regime under President Bashar Al-Assad has announced that it will build a miniature replica of the Hagia Sophia, in opposition to the Turkish government’s reversion of the building from a museum into a mosque. The construction of this mini Hagia Sophia, taking place in the central province of Hama, […]
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Wed 29 July 2020: Study prepared by Khatib reveals that Israeli authorities have turned 15 mosques into Jewish synagogues JERUSALEM (AA) – In 1743, the Ottoman-era ruler of Palestine, Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani, built a mosque in his name in the northern city of Tiberias. The Umari Mosque remained a magnet point for worshippers until 1948 […]
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