Medina: In a world that is becoming increasingly digitised, even prayer mats are not left behind. Masjid-e-Nabawi, the second largest mosque in the world, has installed prayer mats embedded with Radio Frequency Identification System (RFID) chips, making worship more convenient and efficient for pilgrims. According to
Beijing: China is bracing for a record-high travel rush over the Labour Day holiday, with popular sightseeing spots selling out of tickets and some cities warning would-be visitors away as domestic tourism rebounds after Beijing ended Covid-19 curbs. Authorities are expecting 19 million trips to be
London: King Charles III lives in a palace, travels in a chauffeur-driven Bentley and is one of Britain’s richest men, but he’s similar to many of his subjects in one very basic way: His family life is complicated — very complicated. There’s a second wife, an
Geneva: A United Nations committee has said that it was deeply concerned about human rights violations by Russian forces and private military companies in Ukraine, including enforced disappearances, torture, rape and extrajudicial executions. In its findings on Russia, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial
Budapest: Pope Francis, starting a trip to Hungary, pointedly warned of the dangers of rising nationalism in Europe and told the Budapest government that accepting migrants along with the rest of the continent would be a true sign of Christianity. In a hard-hitting speech to government
Domoni: In Anjouan, part of the Comoros archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, the distant French island of Mayotte casts a dangerous charm. Boasting schools, hospitals, roads and a social safety net, Mayotte is an eldorado that every year thousands of impoverished Comorans risk their lives
Beirut: Saudi Arabia and Iran will reopen embassies in each other's capitals "within days," Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said in a sign of warming relations after the two countries closed their missions seven years ago. Speaking at a news conference in the Lebanese capital
London: A Sudanese doctor trapped in Sudan who works for the UK’s National Health Service has said he feels “betrayed” after being denied a spot on an evacuation flight back to Britain, the BBC reported. Dr. Abdulrahman Babiker, who worked for the NHS throughout the COVID-19
Andhra Pradesh: In an upsetting incident, nine students committed suicide while two others attempted suicide in India after the results of grades 11 and 12 were announced, NDTV reported. As many as one million students appeared for the exam; however, only 61% passed the exam in
Beijing: Chinese leader Xi Jinping faces daunting obstacles if he is serious about trying to help end Russia’s 14-month-old war in Ukraine. The biggest: Neither side is ready to stop fighting. Xi’s plan to send an envoy to Ukraine allows his government to deflect criticism of its