Mount Arafat: Some two million Muslims from around the world began gathering Thursday on Mount Arafa…
Iran pilgrims make return to hajj with bitter memories
Mecca: Reza from Iran is torn between the joy of taking part in this year’s annual hajj pilgrimage t…
7 killed in airstrike in Yemen
Sanaa: At least seven persons, five civilians and two Houthi rebels, were killed in an airstrike all…
Saudi Arabia launches digital platforms to view Hajj
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia]: The Ministry of Culture and Information ( MOCI) of Saudi Arabia has launched …
Two prominent Taliban leaders killed during airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Two key leaders of the Taliban insurgents, along with 14 others, have been kill…
Qataris, Iranians travel to Saudi for Hajj despite tensions
Riyadh: Iranians and Qataris are among the more than 1.7 million Muslims gathered in the holy city o…
Death toll reaches five in Kabul blast near U.S. embassy
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior has confirmed that at least five peopl…
Foreign forces’ airstrike kills 16 civilians in Afghanistan’s Herat province
Kabul [Afghanistan] At least 16 civilians including women and children, were reportedly killed and s…
Around 1,735,391 Hajj pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia
Jeddah: The General Directorate of Passports announced on Monday that around 1,735,391 Hajj Pilgrims…
Six killed in suicide attack near Kabul bank
Kabul: At least six persons were killed and nine injured on Tuesday in a suicide attack near a bank …
Iran pilgrims flock to Saudi in diplomatic icebreaker
Tehran: In a diplomatic icebreaker between political foes, tens of thousands of Muslim faithful from…
Erdogan urges Israel to end occupation attempts of Palestine
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged on Monday the Israeli government to end its …
UAE president pardons 803 prisoners on Eid
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on Monday ord…
13 killed in Baghdad explosion
Baghdad: At least 13 people were killed and 25 others injured after a car bomb was detonated at a bu…
Hajj2017: Two million Muslim converge on Makkah for the pilgrimage
Jeddah: Two million Muslims from across the globe are converging on Makkah in Saudi Arabia for the H…
12 killed in Afghan car bomb attack
Kabul: At least 12 people were killed and 19 injured in a car bomb attack on a convoy of Afghan forc…
Iraqi forces recapture central Tal Afar from ISIS
Baghdad [Iraq]: Iraqi forces have recaptured virtually the entire stategically important city of Tal…
Afghanistan: Death toll in Helmand suicide bombing mounts to 13
Nawa (Helmand) [Afghanistan]: The death toll in the Afghanistan’s Helmand suicide bombing has …
Afghan security forces kill 21 militants in Helmand province
Kabul [Afghanistan]: At least 21 Taliban insurgents have been killed and several others wounded in a…
Most of IS captured Aal Tafar reclaimed, says Iraq
Baghdad [Iraq]: Majority of Tal Afar City has been reclaimed by the Iraqi forces after a weeklong ba…