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1 month, 1 week ago

Yasser and Fathi Arafat remembered, 20 years after their deaths

Tarek Arafat tells what it was like to grow up with a famous father and even more famous uncle. As Yasser lay ill and dying, Fathi woke from his coma suddenly and asked, “Where’s Yasser, is he OK?” Fathi’s son Tarek told Al Jazeera. “During those days, you would find people in every corner, crying.” Today, in the hospital Fathi …

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1 month, 1 week ago

FirstUp: Justice Sanjiv Khanna to take oath as new CJI, Sanjay Roy to face trial in Kolkata rape-murder…Top news today

Firstpost

Justice Sanjiv Khanna is set to take oath as the new Chief Justice of India, succeeding CJI DY Chandrachud. Meanwhile, in Kolkata, Sanjay Roy, the main accused in the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder case, will face trial nearly three months after a postgraduate doctor was found dead Justice Sanjiv Khanna will take over as the 51st CJI of India. …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Urgent' need to establish lithium-ion recycling facilities as toxic waste soars

ABC

Australia's love affair with lithium-ion batteries continues to grow exponentially through e-bicycles, e-scooters and handheld electronics, but is it an environmental disaster in the making? Edith Cowan University senior research engineer Dr Yasir Arafat and Professor Daryoush Habibi have been working to raise awareness about Australia's "alarmingly low" recycling rate for LIBs which, in landfill, can lead to the leakage …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Bangladesh minister defends gov’t response to protests amid calls for probe

Al Jazeera

Mohammad Arafat tells Al Jazeera authorities tried to ‘de-escalate’ tensions as UN officials urge probe into crackdown. In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera on Thursday, Mohammad Arafat said the country’s security forces had done everything “to bring back the peace” amid the student protests. In a separate statement, a group of UN experts also called for an independent probe …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

What went wrong with the Hajj pilgrimage this year? | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: Hajj, a gathering of nearly two million Muslim pilgrims, which falls in the last month of the Islamic calendar, has been in news again. The authorities issued Hajj visas to a little more than 18 lakh people but the Hajj was undertaken by over two million pilgrims. The Saudi authorities insisted that most pilgrims with valid …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Muslim pilgrims resume symbolic stoning of the devil as they wrap up Hajj pilgrimage in deadly heat

Associated Press

MINA, Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims used the early morning hours Monday to perform the second day of the symbolic stoning of the devil, hoping to escape the noontime summer heat that caused heatstroke and sunburns among thousands wrapping up the Hajj pilgrimage. The pilgrims collected the pebbles, which they have used in the symbolic stoning of pillars, from Muzdalifa, …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Pilgrims commence the final rites of Hajj as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha

Associated Press

MINA, Saudi Arabia — Masses of pilgrims on Sunday embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia under the soaring summer heat. The rites coincide with the four-day Eid al-Adha, which means “Feast of Sacrifice,” when Muslims with financial means commemorate Ibrahim’s test of faith through slaughtering livestock and animals and distributing the meat to the poor. …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Amid soaring temperatures, cooling systems in Mecca bring some relief to Hajj pilgrims I VIDEO

India TV News

Water misting systems were being used near Arafat Mount in Saudi Arabia to relieve pilgrims from the soaring heat which has coincided with this year's Hajj pilgrimage. Around Al-Rahma hill, tall water-misting columns were spraying water on pilgrims who gathered at Mount Arafat as part of the Hajj rituals for day-long worship and reflection. “We consume lot of cold water, …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Muslim pilgrims converge at Mount Arafat for daylong worship as Hajj reaches its peak

Associated Press

MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia — Following the footsteps of prophets beneath a burning sun, more than 1.83 million Muslims from around the world congregated Saturday at a sacred hill in Saudi Arabia for worship and reflection amid a sweltering heat. Muslim pilgrims rest at the Mina tent camp during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Muslim pilgrims converge on Mount Arafat for holiest day of Hajj

Al Jazeera

Muslims from around the world have converged on a sacred hill near Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the holiest day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The ritual at Mount Arafat, known as the hill of mercy, is often the most memorable for pilgrims, who stand shoulder to shoulder, feet to feet, asking God for mercy, blessings, prosperity and good health. …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Hajj 2024: Why is Day of Arafah one of the holiest days in Islam? Significance of 9th Dhul Hijjah

Hindustan Times

Millions of Muslims gather on Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, on the Day of Arafah, for the highlight of the Hajj pilgrimage - one of the world’s largest annual gatherings - and even with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius under the desert sun, the faithful climb the hill East of Mecca where the Prophet Muhammad gave his last sermon some …

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7 months ago

Editorial: Israeli and Palestinian leaders once shared a peace prize. Now they may share war crimes charges

LA Times

Palestinian children who fled the Israeli bombing of the northern Gaza Strip and took shelter at Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital walk at Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Oct. 12, 2023, days after the Hamas attack on Israel. ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh and Israeli Prime Minister …

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11 months, 1 week ago

What are the one-state and two-state solutions for the Israel-Gaza war?

ABC

For decades, world leaders from popes to presidents have agreed on one thing: the only possible way to bring about peace between Israelis and Palestinians is through a two-state solution. Two years later, the first Oslo Accord was signed by the Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and Yasser Arafat – the leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation. In 2002, Arab …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Beirut bombings: Israel’s long history of assassination attempts in Lebanon

Al Jazeera

A drone strike on the southern Beirut neighbourhood of Dahiyeh this week killed several Hamas leaders including Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy leader of the group’s political wing and founder of the military wing, Qassam Brigades. 1972 – Aftermath of Lod Airport killings One of Israel’s first targets in Lebanon was Ghassan Kanafani, a prominent Palestinian author and poet who was …

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1 year ago

Unpack the past: Mandela, the keffiyeh and South Africa’s Palestine embrace

Al Jazeera

Ten years after the anti-apartheid icon passed away, his embrace with Yasser Arafat and his donning of the keffiyeh remain powerful symbols of South Africa’s special warmth towards Palestine. To go to the white man’s court as an African, wearing my own outfit and not the one that is desired by court.” In 1995, a year after becoming the first …

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1 year, 5 months ago

‘The Hajj is not Mecca': Why prayers at Mount Arafat are the spiritual peak of Islamic pilgrimage

Associated Press

ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia — They came in the dark of night, in the thousands, to clamber up the rocky hill called Mount Arafat. Arafat is mentioned in the Quran and it is where the Prophet Muhammad is said to have given his last sermon on his final Hajj. “The Hajj is Arafat,” he said, repeating one of the prophet’s sayings …

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1 year, 8 months ago

11 lakh 'Thanks Modiji' postcards from Muslim women, poor people to be delivered at PM's residence on Eid

India TV News

Amid the opposition attacks at the Centre after recent episodes of violence in a couple of states during the occasion of Ram Navami, lakhs of 'Thanks Modiji' postcards sent by Muslim women, poor people in Maharashtra will be delivered to PM Modi's residence in a special gesture by Mumbai BJP on the occasion of Eid ul-Fitr. In a special gesture …

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2 years ago

Today in History: December 10, Teddy Roosevelt first American to win Nobel Prize

Associated Press

Today in history: On Dec. 10, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to win a Nobel Prize, winning the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to negotiate peace in the Russo-Japanese War. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print In 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. received his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, saying …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Mangaluru auto blast: Abdul Taha, Musabbir Hussain and Arafat Ali wanted by police

Op India

Mangaluru Police is looking for the associates of 24-year-old Mohammed Shariq, who was found injured in an auto-rickshaw blast in the city last week. Police on the lookout for suspected co-conspirators As per reports, the police are looking for three suspected co-conspirators: Abdul Matheen Taha, Musabbir Hussain and Arafath Ali. Indian Express quoted ADGP Alok Kumar said that the police …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Palestinians join huge Fatah rally in Gaza Strip amid rift

Associated Press

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Turning a huge park in Gaza City into a sea of yellow flags, tens of thousands of Palestinians on Thursday commemorated the anniversary of the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat — a rare public show of support for the Fatah faction in the heartland of its Islamist rival Hamas. The rally passed without incident, …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Explained: Why the Nobel Peace Prize is the most controversial award ever

Firstpost

The Nobel Peace Prize’s credibility is often questioned as Mahatma Gandhi never won the honour. Many more were patently undeserving.” Let’s take a look at the several controversies that have dogged the Nobel Peace Prize and why some believe that the award has drifted away from peace. Tho, who was the first Asian awarded for the honour, decline his half …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Today in History: September 13, Rabin and Arafat sign Oslo Accord

Associated Press

Today in history: On Sept. 13, 1993, at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy. State troopers regain control of prisoners following the Attica prison riot in Attica, New York, Sept. 13, 1971. Rafael Nadal, of Spain, reacts after defeating Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Muslim pilgrims offer prayers of repentance at Mount Arafat as hajj reaches climax

Firstpost

Muslims believe prayer on this day at Mount Arafat, about 20 kilometres east of the holy city of Mecca, is their best chance at salvation and spiritual renewal Mount Arafat, Saudi Arabia: Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world raised their hands to heaven and offered prayers of repentance on the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Hajj 2022: Know all about the date, history, significance of Muslims pilgrimage and Day of Arafah

Hindustan Times

After restricting the annual Islamic ritual of Hajj to some thousands of Muslims living inside the country for the last two years due to Covid-19 pandemic, Saudi Arabia has finally eased the travel restrictions to increase the number and allowed 1 million pilgrims from inside and outside the kingdom to perform the Muslim pilgrimage to Kaaba, the "House of God", …

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Yasser and Fathi Arafat remembered, 20 years after their deaths

FirstUp: Justice Sanjiv Khanna to take oath as new CJI, Sanjay Roy to face trial in Kolkata rape-murder…Top news today

'Urgent' need to establish lithium-ion recycling facilities as toxic waste soars

Bangladesh minister defends gov’t response to protests amid calls for probe

What went wrong with the Hajj pilgrimage this year? | Explained

Muslim pilgrims resume symbolic stoning of the devil as they wrap up Hajj pilgrimage in deadly heat

Pilgrims commence the final rites of Hajj as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha

Amid soaring temperatures, cooling systems in Mecca bring some relief to Hajj pilgrims I VIDEO

Muslim pilgrims converge at Mount Arafat for daylong worship as Hajj reaches its peak

Muslim pilgrims converge on Mount Arafat for holiest day of Hajj

Hajj 2024: Why is Day of Arafah one of the holiest days in Islam? Significance of 9th Dhul Hijjah

Editorial: Israeli and Palestinian leaders once shared a peace prize. Now they may share war crimes charges

What are the one-state and two-state solutions for the Israel-Gaza war?

Beirut bombings: Israel’s long history of assassination attempts in Lebanon

Unpack the past: Mandela, the keffiyeh and South Africa’s Palestine embrace

‘The Hajj is not Mecca': Why prayers at Mount Arafat are the spiritual peak of Islamic pilgrimage

11 lakh 'Thanks Modiji' postcards from Muslim women, poor people to be delivered at PM's residence on Eid

Today in History: December 10, Teddy Roosevelt first American to win Nobel Prize

Mangaluru auto blast: Abdul Taha, Musabbir Hussain and Arafat Ali wanted by police

Palestinians join huge Fatah rally in Gaza Strip amid rift

Explained: Why the Nobel Peace Prize is the most controversial award ever

Today in History: September 13, Rabin and Arafat sign Oslo Accord

Muslim pilgrims offer prayers of repentance at Mount Arafat as hajj reaches climax

Hajj 2022: Know all about the date, history, significance of Muslims pilgrimage and Day of Arafah