CNN – Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades. The Sahara does experience rain, but usually just a few inches a year and rarely in late summer. Over two days in September, however, intense rain …
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UN backs Palestine’s bid for membership: How did your country vote? A breakdown by country of the UN General Assembly vote on a resolution for Palestinian to become a full UN member. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has overwhelmingly voted to support a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognising it as qualified to join and recommending the …
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Palestinians walk past a house destroyed by an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, in early January. © Reuters RHYANNON BARTLETT-IMADEGAWA and CATHERINE DE BEAUREPAIRE, Nikkei staff writersFebruary 3, 2024 06:35 JST BRUSSELS — Indonesia and Sri Lanka’s foreign ministers called on the European Union to be consistent in its approach to the conflict in Gaza as it has with Ukraine, …
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All departments involved in changing the kiswa with the advent of the new Islamic year are ready to do so, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques confirmed on Monday. (SPA) RIYADH: All departments involved in changing the kiswa of the Kaaba with the advent of the new Islamic year are ready to do …
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Muslim worshippers and pilgrims gather around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on 24 June (AFP) More than 2.5 million people are expected to make the holy Hajj pilgrimage now that Covid-19 restrictions have been fully lifted, organisers say The annual pilgrimage of Hajj began in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, with coordinators expecting record-breaking …
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Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly —- “Women in Islam: Understanding the Rights and Identity of Women in the Islamic World,” at a meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women CSW67 8 March 2023 [As delivered] Honorable Minister, Madame Executive Director, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. I am honoured to join this morning’s …
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