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Afghans mark Arbaeen amid security threats, coronavirus pandemic

Oct 08, 2020 18:22

This year, people in Afghanistan have preferred to mark Arba'een inside mosques, cultural centers and other religious sites due to serious concerns about security threats mainly coming from the Daesh terrorist group as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Iranians mark Arba'een with social distancing

Oct 08, 2020 13:01

In Iran, due to the coronavirus pandemic, only a handful of the centers got permission for Arba'een mourning ceremonies, and were only allowed to be held with strict limitations.
Iraqis pay tribute to General Soleimani a day before Arbaeen

Oct 07, 2020 16:38

Iraqi Muslim pilgrims perform rituals a day before the Arbaeen in Karbala while paying tribute to Major General Qassem Soleimani, the Commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), who were martyred in US airstrikes in the Iraqi capital Baghdad earlier this year.
COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by year-end: WHO

Oct 06, 2020 14:15

A vaccine against COVID-19 may be ready by year-end, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday (October 6), without elaborating.
Chicago saw most homicides in Sept. since crack era of 1993

Oct 05, 2020 10:24

Chicago, the United States’ third-largest city, saw the most homicides in September since 1993, the end of the nation’s horrific, decade-long crack cocaine catastrophe.
Shia Muslims flock to Iraq's Karbala to mark Arba’een amid virus curbs

Oct 05, 2020 04:48

Tens of thousands of Shia Muslims have been heading to Iraq's holy city of Karbala to mark Arba’een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shias' Imam, amid tightened measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Limited Umrah pilgrimage resumes after coronavirus hiatus

Oct 04, 2020 09:09

Saudi authorities have partially resumed the year-round Umrah pilgrimage after a seven-month hiatus over the coronavirus pandemic, allowing a limited number of people to perform the rituals in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina with strict observance of health protocols.
Egypt unveils 59 sealed coffins in major archaeological discovery

Oct 04, 2020 05:40

Egypt on Saturday put on show dozens of coffins belonging to priests and clerks from the 26th dynasty nearly 2,500 years ago, with archaeologists saying tens more were found in the vast Saqqara necropolis just days ago.
High winds and heavy rain hit UK as Storm Alex arrives

Oct 03, 2020 02:45

Britain faces a period of bad weather after Storm Alex made landfall on Friday (October 2).
Ramallah: Palestinians mark 20th anniversary of beginning of Second Intifadha

Sep 29, 2020 03:08

Palestinians gather at a rally in central Ramallah to mark the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the Second Intifadha, or uprising, on September 28, 2000.