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Mass prayers held to celebrate end of Ramadan
Post Reporters, Published on 24/05/2020
» Muslims across the country attended mass prayers on Sunday to welcome Hariraya after the end of their fasting month.
Virus challenge looms as Muslims, Christians set to gather
AFP, Published on 24/05/2020
» JAKARTA: Muslims and Christians around the world were set to gather Sunday to celebrate their faith as Eid al-Fitr begins and churches reopen from lockdowns, presenting fresh challenges for authorities trying to curb the coronavirus.
Virus lockdowns stifle Eid celebrations as infections rise
AFP, Published on 24/05/2020
» RIYADH: Muslims around the world began marking a sombre Eid al-Fitr Sunday, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offer respite to worshippers in some countries despite fears of skyrocketing infections.
Afghan Taliban announce three-day Eid ceasefire
AFP, Published on 24/05/2020
» KABUL - The Taliban announced a three-day ceasefire during the Eid al-Fitr holiday starting Sunday in a surprise move following months of bloody fighting with Afghan forces after the group signed a landmark agreement with the US.
97 confirmed dead in Pakistan crash
AFP, Published on 23/05/2020
» KARACHI, Pakistan: The death toll from Friday’s passenger jet crash in Karachi has been confirmed at 97 with two survivors, while no fatalities were reported from the dense residential neighbourhood where the Airbus A320 crash-landed, authorities said on Saturday.
Ramadan rule-breakers: Indonesians try to beat Eid exodus ban
AFP, Published on 23/05/2020
» JAKARTA - Indonesians are turning to smugglers and bogus travel documents to get around bans on an annual end-of-Ramadan exodus that could send coronavirus cases skyrocketing in the world's biggest Muslim majority nation.
97 dead, two survivors in Pakistan plane crash
AFP, Published on 23/05/2020
» KARACHI - All but two of the 99 people on board a Pakistan passenger plane were killed when it crashed into a residential neighbourhood of Karachi, officials said Saturday, as rescue workers toiled through the charred and twisted wreckage strewn across the street.
Many feared dead in Karachi plane crash
Published on 22/05/2020
» KARACHI: A Pakistani plane with nearly 100 people on board crashed into a residential area in the southern city of Karachi on Friday, killing several people on the ground.
Pakistan plane with 98 aboard crashes on homes
AFP, Published on 22/05/2020
» KARACHI: A Pakistani plane with nearly 100 people on board crashed into a residential area in the southern city of Karachi on Friday, killing several people on the ground.
Syrians turn to flea markets for frugal Eid al-Fitr
AFP, Published on 21/05/2020
» DAMASCUS - In a Damascus flea market, Sham Alloush rummaged through a pile of clothes for something nice to wear for Eid al-Fitr that wasn't too expensive.