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Uzbek authorities say Muslims in Central Asia's most populous country will be able to gather at mosques for Friday Prayers on August 13 if they have been fully vaccinated or tested negative for COVID-19.

It was in 1954 that King Saud visited this mosque during an official tour to India, the Pakistani Cricket Team was given lodging and boarding during its first tour of India in 1960-61 at the Mohammediya High School in its premises, while the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi maintained close contacts with the Mumbais Jama Masjid trustees.

Once visited by Saudi King, Mumbais Juma Masjid pond gets a makeover   Wed, Jun 09 2021 04:19:14 PM By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Jun 9 (IANS): As the city continues in spells of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, the management of the historic Juma Masjid in south Mumbai -- once graced by the late King Saud bin Abdulaziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia -- have embarked upon an unusual mission -- clean-up of the ancient pond inside the mosque. A team of workers got onto the task from Monday, descended in the 1...

KUALA LUMPUR,  May 28 ― Starting today, only 50 worshippers are allowed to perform the Friday prayers at mosques and surau with a capacity of 1,000 people and above in the Federal Territories. Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) director Datuk Mohd Ajib Ismail said only...

May 25, 2021 at 10:45 pm | Published in: Iran, Middle East, News A general view of Parliamentary session in Tehran, Iran on October 22, 2020. Iranian Members of the Parliament also follow the presidential elections of U.S. [Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency] May 25, 2021 at 10:45 pm Seven candidates will be vying for Irans presidency in the elections scheduled on June 18, including five conservatives and two reformists, Anadolu Agency reports. Many top reformist candidates, including a ke...

Watch: Man arrested after trying to access imams pulpit at Makkahs Grand Mosque Web Report/Riyadh The incident happened during the sermon before Friday prayers. In a shocking video, a man can be seen charging towards the imam’s pulpit at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah. According to Arab News, the incident happened while the imam was delivering the sermon before the obligatory Friday prayers at the holy site. The man can be seen in the video rushing the pulpit brandishing a stick ...

Joe Biden says two-state solution only route to peace as Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds Speaking at a White House news conference, Mr Biden said that he was praying that the current ceasefire between Israel and Hamas would hold. The US administration worked in the background, along with Egypt, to secure an end to the conflict which lasted 11 days. Some 248 Palestinians - including 66 children - died, while 12 people in Israel died. The ceasefire came into effect at 2am local time - 12am UK tim...

Is Ahmadinejad set for a comeback? May 21, 2021 Share As the Islamic Republic of Iran approaches its 13th presidential election, a number of conservative candidates have registered, including Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Generals Saeed Mohammad and Mohsen Rezaei, former Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani, and Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi. From the reformist camp, Mostafa Tajzadeh, a former adviser to President Mohammad Khatami, and Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri have announce...

The terrorists targeted al-Rawda mosque in the town of Bir al-Abed, near al-Arish, during the Friday prayers, the state-run MENA news agency reported.

  >>  Reuters Published: 14 May 2021 05:52 PM BdST Updated: 14 May 2021 05:52 PM BdST Afghans remove broken glass and pieces of roof from a mosque near the site of a suicide bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan Apr 21, 2021. Representational image. REUTERS At least 12 people were killed in an explosion inside a mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul during Friday prayers as worshippers gathered for the second day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, officials said. "); } Ferdous Faramarz, spokesman for th...