The ministerial inquiry’s report into the Lwandle, Cape Town, evictions has been completed and will be handed over to Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, her office said on Thursday. “The Minister of Human Settlements Lindiwe Sisulu has been informed by the chairperson of the ministerial [inquiry] on the eviction of[…]
The 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, due to be held in Cape Town later this month, will be moved to another city, mayor Patricia de Lille said on Thursday. “The primary reason for the relocation is the fact that the South African government has refused to allow his[…]
One hundred and twenty young Saudis are performing Haj this year on behalf of Syrian martyrs, Mohammed Al-Nuaimi, supervisor of the Haj campaign for the Syrian martyrs, has said. The Saudi youth are part of the 450-strong contingent offering Haj on behalf of those who have laid down their lives[…]
Fighting between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group and Sunni militias is raging in the west of Iraq’s Anbar province, with a fierce battle taking place for control of the town of Heet. On Thursday, ISIL said they had entered the town. But Sunni militias, fighting[…]
Protesters in Hong Kong have demanded that the city’s leader meet a deadline to resign on Thursday, as China warned the United States against meddling in its “internal affairs”. Demonstrators, who have shut down central areas of the southern Chinese city for four days, have given chief executive Leung Chun-ying[…]
Chants of ‘Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik’ (O God, here I am answering your call) and ‘Allah-o-Akbar’ (God is Great) reverberated as about 2 million pilgrims, wearing the ihram or a two-piece seamless white garment, began moving to Arafat, about 15 km east of the holy city of Makkah on Friday. VOC[…]
Marking the beginning of the annual pilgrimage of Haj on Thursday, around two million pilgrims headed through packed streets of Makkah and surrounding cities including Jeddah and Taif to the enormous Tent City of Mina, located 7 km north east of the Grand Mosque. In a dense sea of humanity,[…]
One hundred and twenty young Saudis are performing Haj this year on behalf of Syrian martyrs, Mohammed Al-Nuaimi, supervisor of the Haj campaign for the Syrian martyrs, has said. The Saudi youth are part of the 450-strong contingent offering Haj on behalf of those who have laid down their lives[…]
Israeli and Palestinian officials are scheduled to meet Thursday to agree on mechanisms for rebuilding the Gaza Strip after Israel’s devastating military offensive. Discussion points from the meeting will be submitted to an upcoming donor conference in Cairo, the Palestinian Authority’s Media Center said. Robert Serry, the United Nations special[…]
Israeli authorities have granted 500 Palestinians from Gaza three-day permits to visit Jerusalem over the Eid al-Adha holiday, an official said Wednesday. A Palestinian liaison official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Ma’an that this was the first time Israel had granted visitor permits to such a large number[…]
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