Eighteen pilgrims who were injured in a stampede near the Grand Mosque on Friday night were treated at the scene and none required admission to hospital. The incident happened on Friday night as the faithful gathered in large numbers to mark the Night of Power, one of the high points[…]
Two Palestinian youths were shot and injured and several others suffered from tear-gas inhalation during clashes with Israeli forces Saturday afternoon in the Hanina area of the village of Dura in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron. Medical sources at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that two[…]
Australia’s political parties began horsetrading on Sunday to break an anticipated parliamentary deadlock after a dramatic election failed to produce a clear winner, raising the prospect of prolonged political and economic instability. The exceptionally close vote leaves Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s center-right Liberal Party-led government in a precarious position, potentially[…]
The Niger Delta Avengers, a militant group which has carried out a series of attacks on Nigerian oil facilities in the last few months, on Sunday said it had mounted five attacks in the southern energy hub since Friday. Attacks in the Niger Delta pushed crude production in the OPEC[…]
Thousands have protested in London against British voters’ decision last week to leave the European Union, which has left the country deeply polarised. Most protestors who gathered on Saturday were young adults, and many were draped in EU flags, while others waved banners in support of the EU. Marching through[…]
Bangladesh has begun observing two days of national mourning after 20 hostages were slaughtered at a restaurant packed with foreigners in a terrifying escalation of a campaign of attacks by armed groups. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina decreed the mourning period, which began on Sunday, as she vowed to drag Bangladesh[…]
VOC News has learnt has the co-owner of Good Hope Meat butchery has acquired Irshaad Laher’s shares in the Nandos in Athlone. This comes after the Cape Town businessman relinquished his stake in the franchise, as he faces charges of gun smuggling and racketeering amongst others. Reaaz Ahmed has confirmed[…]
Every year, al-Baraka Bank sends one lucky client on Hajj in its annual Haj Air Ticket Draw. The Bank annually sponsors at least three Hajj investment clients with R10 000 each per in three regions; Kwazulu-Natal, the Western Cape, and Gauteng. To date, the bank has sponsored over 70 hujjaaj[…]
A prominent Christian school in Sandton that came under fire for comments that have been widely regarded as Islamophobic in a letter to parents comparing Islam and Christianity has “unreservedly” apologised. The King’s School in Linbro Park on Wednesday came under scrutiny after activist Yusuf Abramjee wrote to the school[…]
Six people died in an informal settlement in Wallacedene, Cape Town, when their shack caught fire on Thursday night. Four of the deceased are minors. Theo Layne, spokesperson for Cape Town Fire and Rescue, told News24 the fire at the shack in Motlanthe Street was caused by a heating device[…]
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