Coronavirus: Impact of umrah suspension on Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is treading a tightrope as it bars Muslim pilgrims from Islam’s holiest sites to contain the coronavirus, rolling out restrictions
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US, Israel cancel military exercise over coronavirus
The United States and Israel have scrapped the remainder of their joint military exercise- Juniper Cobra 20, over the coronavirus outbreak. The US Eur
Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar dies at 100
Former UN chief, Javier Perez de Cuellar, who was known for his peace-making efforts including brokering a ceasefire in the Iran-Iraq war, died Wednes
Pakistan reopens mosque for women
Pakistan on Wednesday reopened a mosque for female worshippers after two decades, in what observers called a move in defiance of the hardline Islam fo
Iraq announces first coronavirus death
Iraq said a 70-year-old Muslim cleric died on Wednesday from the novel coronavirus, the first death from the outbreak in a country where 31 people hav