Duty-free allowances for expatriate workers given at the airport will be increased from May 1, and a circular notifying this has been issued, Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said. While addressing the media at the Government Information Department yesterday, he said a memorandum was presented to the cabinet seeking approval to increase the duty-free allowance and it was …

Famous Victorian-era artist Frederic Leighton built ‘Arab Hall’ to introduce Islamic art to British society An interior design of Leighton House in London / Photos: Rasid Necati Aslim – Anadolu Agency London’s Leighton House is considered one of the country’s most important artist homes, but what sets it apart from the others is the integration of Eastern and Western art …

Many Ottomans who migrated from the Ottoman Empire to Latin American countries in the 19th century in search of a better life and were described as “Los Turcos” (Turkish people) have achieved significant success in many fields from politics to business, from art to literature. There were various waves of migration from the Ottoman Empire to Latin America from 1860 …

Who would have guessed that many of the injunctions Islam prescribed 1400 years ago would be so effective today in maintaining hygiene and preventing disease. But that’s the fact. They hold good today as they did back then. Islam teaches us that “God has not sent down a disease except that He has also sent down its cure“. And as …