Rescuers cleared debris and used sniffer dogs Wednesday to find possible survivors under the rubble of a dilapidated building that collapsed in India’s financial capital of Mumbai. At least 12…
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has ordered the hosting of 200 people from the families of the Christchurch mosque attack victims to perform Hajj in the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency SPA reported on Tuesday. The decision came as part of The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ Hosting Program, which is executed by the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance annually. Announcing the decision, the…
A private radio station in Afghanistan has shut down after numerous threats from a suspected Taliban commander who objected to women working as presenters, officials at the radio station said on Monday. The incident comes as the Taliban are discussing a peace deal with the United States that could see them re-joining mainstream society, and that has brought new scrutiny of their attitudes to issues like women’s rights and the media. The…
