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People search for survivors under the rubble following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey [Sertac Kayar/Reuters] Powerful earthquakes and aftershocks have caused widespread devastation in Turkey and Syria. Dozens of countries and organisations have offered to assist rescue efforts in southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria after an earthquake disaster killed more than 1,800 people. Below is a list of the international mobilisation …

The magnitude 7.8 tremor caused buildings to collapse and was felt as far as Lebanon and Cyprus. A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck southeastern Turkey and northwest Syria, killing more than 1,400 people and injuring hundreds in both countries as buildings collapsed across the region, triggering searches for survivors in the rubble. The earthquake hit near the Turkish city …

4-day stay with a 3-month duration for visa  The visa is free of cost and it will be issued instantly along with the flight ticket, the Saudi Press Agency reported quoting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sources. Saudi Gazette Report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia launched the service of issuing electronic Stop-over Transit Visa for arrivals in the Kingdom by air for …

The 100th anniversary of the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) was held yesterday (19) at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), Colombo. Ranil Wickremesinghe was invited as the chief guest at the event, and he invited the Muslim community to join hands with the Social Justice Commission to find solutions to the issues facing the Muslim community. Pix by …

By Asiff Hussein, Vice President, Outreach Centre for Islamic Studies Harmony Center Muslims in Sri Lanka have a long and colorful history of over a thousand years and have lived in different parts of the country in harmony with the Sinhala and Tamil communities. Early Muslims came to Sri Lanka as traders and won the hearts and minds of Sri …