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‘Glass’ Mosque opens in India
Built in Shillong city, the capital of Meghalaya state, Madina Masjid is the first glass mosque in India.
Palestine, China sign cooperation pacts
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Beijing on Monday.
‘Solution to Rohingyas lies within Myanmar’
The solution to end the violence that has led to thousands of Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar for Bangladesh rests with the Myanmar government, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni told Arab News in an exclusive interview yesterday.
Saudi considers Fri-Sat weekend
SAUDI Arabia’s Shura Council, which advises the government on new laws, has recommended changing the country’s official weekend to Friday and Saturday to boost the economy.
Croatia gets 1st Mosque
Capping years of hard work, thousands of Muslims have celebrated the opening of Croatia’s first mosque on the Adriatic Coast since the Ottoman era.
‘Guantánamo Bay needs to be closed rapidly’
The authorities at Guantánamo Bay say that prisoners have a choice. They can eat or, if they refuse to, they will have a greased tube stuffed up their noses, down their throats and into their stomachs, through which they will be fed.