Qatar’s Crescent Sighting Committee at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs announced that Tuesday April 9th would be the last day of the holy month of Ramadan, making Wednesday April 10th the first day of Eid Al-Fitr. The Crescent Sighting Committee at the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs issued a statement after a…
The Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah will receive worshipers for Eid Al-Fitr prayers after completing preparations, the Presidency of Religious Affairs in Saudi Arabia has said. The Two Holy Mosques have been prepared with with a package of religious services “to enrich the experience of those visiting the mosques and…
Like the Gargee’an festival on the east coast of the Kingdom, children in the Najd region run around illuminated neighborhoods in traditional outfits, spreading holiday cheer for Al-Hawwamah. It is a time of joy and community bonding, as families open their doors and share in the festivities. The ritual is celebrated during the month of…
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Al-Safa Palace in Makkah on Sunday. The meeting was held in the presence of Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, and both officials had iftar with the Kingdom’s crown prince. The crown prince and Shehbaz reviewed relations between the Kingdom…
Is there anyone among us who does not hope to live a long and healthy life? Unfortunately, “hope” can only get us so far. In order to take real, tangible steps towards achieving longevity, we need knowledge. Thus, it is crucial to educate ourselves about a fundamental aspect of the human body, our circulatory system….
Any exasperated parent might be forgiven for wanting a daughter like Alimatu Sesay, a highly motivated 16-year-old who can’t afford schoolbooks but borrows them from wealthier classmates and studies the texts outside every night with a flashlight because her tiny home is crowded and has no electricity. Alimatu is one of seven children, her dad…
Prior to the vaccine, between 25,000 and 50,000 cases were recorded each year in the United States alone, and little was known about how the virus spread When Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine was found to be safe and effective in 1955, following a successful trial involving nearly two million American children, it marked a turning…
The World Economic Forum claims that 12 billion working days are lost annually to depression and anxiety, which costs nearly $1 trillion in lost productivity per year We can’t afford to ignore the global mental health crisis much longer. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, millions worldwide suffer from dangerous levels of depression and…
While many analysts assumed that confluence of crises faced over past 3 years would have a transitory effect, new data suggest that current economic upheaval will last longer than expected The Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund usually provide a platform for various organisations, policymakers, and commentators to reflect on the…
The controversial readmission of Syria to the Arab League will make the organization’s forthcoming Riyadh summit a closely watched occasion. For millions of Syrians, not to mention many Arab leaderships, this is an unimaginably bitter pill to swallow. Defending the move, Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi observed that “status-quo politics only resulted in more ills and more…
