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Hezbollah confirms Israel’s killing of leader Hassan Nasrallah
Hezbollah confirms Nasrallah’s death as Israel says it hit the group’s leaders at their headquarters in south Beirut. Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah has been killed in an air attack on
Read MoreUS executes black Muslim prisoners under questionable circumstances
Imam Marcellus Khalifah Williams, whose murder conviction was questioned by a prosecutor, died by lethal injection Tuesday evening in Missouri after the US Supreme Court denied a stay, CNN reported.
Read MoreAfrica dominates 2024 Dubai Quran Competition for women
Dubai, UAE – Seven female Quran reciters from Africa have made it to the top 10 of the Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak International Holy Quran Competition that was held recently.
Read MoreMawlid 2024: Nigerian government declares Monday as public holiday
Abuja, Nigeria: The Federal Government of Nigeria, through its Interior Ministry, has announced Monday, September 16, 2024, as a public holiday to celebrate and mark the birth of the Holy
Read MoreAfghanistan’s Taliban passes new lifestyle laws to regulate public life
The Taliban’s Ministry of Justice announced that Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the group, has enacted the “Law for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice.”. The
Read MoreNigeria’s ex-Hajj Commission chair granted bail amid N90 million corruption probe
Abuja, Nigeria: Nigeria’s anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has granted bail to Jalal Arabi, former chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), and his
Read MoreEnugu churches and mosques ordered to remove outdoor loudspeakers
Enugu state, Nigeria : The Enugu State Government has issued a 90-day ultimatum to all the churches and mosques to remove outdoor loudspeakers. It has encouraged the worshipper centres to
Read MoreHamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran
Tehran, Iran: Both Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, have confirmed the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. According to Iranian state-owned media, Haniyeh, who became political
Read MoreAmnesty International criticises France for Hijab ban on French athletes at Olympic games
Paris, France: The ban on French women athletes wearing the hijab at the Paris Olympic Games exposes the “discriminatory hypocrisy” of French authorities and the “craven weakness” of the International
Read MoreTwo drowned American siblings of Ghanaian descent laid to rest
New York, US: Two Muslim siblings who died from drowning at the Corney Island beach in New York have been laid to rest on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at the
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