Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday said the security measures taken by his country along the border with Gaza were not aimed at “harming” Palestinians. “The measures taken by Egypt to secure its eastern borders are in full coordination with the Palestinian Authority and cannot have the aim of[…]
With Haj 1436 concluded, South Africa can expect the first group of hujjaj to arrive in the country on Monday morning and the larger groups later next week, according to the South African Haj and Umrah Council (Sahuc). 350 pilgrims will arrive on Monday, including groups from Al Anwar Haj[…]
Sunday marks 46 years since the martyrdom of Imam Abdullah Haron, one of the most prominent Muslim anti-apartheid activists in South Africa. Imam Haron died in police custody on the 27 September 1969, after days of torture by police. During a probe into the imam’s death, police claimed he had[…]
Students need to be adequately prepared to undertake the Annual National Assessments (ANAs), and the tests should not simply be used for promotional purposes. That was the view of one of Cape Town’s most vocal educators, Brian Isaacs, a member of the Progressive Principals Association (PPA). The ANA’s has been[…]
Saudi Arabia’s top religious leader has said that the Hajj stampede which killed 717 pilgrims was beyond human control, official media reported on the final day of this year’s pilgrimage. The stampede was the worst disaster in a quarter-century to strike the annual event and drew fierce criticism of the[…]
The Pentagon on Friday said a group of US-trained Syrian rebels had handed over ammunition and equipment to al-Qaeda’s affiliate in the country, al-Nusra Front, purportedly in exchange for safe passage. The startling acknowledgement contrasted with earlier Pentagon denials of reports that some fighters had either defected or handed over[…]
Lebanon’s Shia movement Hezbollah, an ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has said that a six-month truce has been agreed between the rebel-held town of Zabadani and two Shia towns in the northwest. Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah told the movement’s Al-Manar television on Friday that the deal was reached under[…]
The PLO secretary-general said Saturday that new Israeli regulations authorizing forces to use live ammunition in occupied East Jerusalem served to “dehumanize” Palestinians. Israel’s security cabinet on Thursday broadened the rules whereby stone-throwers can be targeted with live fire, allowing Israeli forces to open fire when they determine that the life[…]
Authorities have issued a stern warning to Qurbani farms that they will be shut down, if they are found to have treated any animals inhumanely. This comes after the Cape of Good Hope (CoGH) SPCA issued six warnings to a number of Qurbani farms in the Western Cape after they[…]
Fire and emergency teams were dispatched to Hilite Job Buyers in Haji Ebrahim Crescent in Athlone again on Saturday morning after a second fire broke out. The busy fabric outlet was engulfed in flames a day earlier, which left much of the fabric and upholstery factory gutted. “Just before 2am[…]
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