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Shawwal moon not sighted, Saudi Arabia to celebrate eid-el-fitr May 2
Saudi Arabia has declared Monday May 2 as Eid-el fitr as the Shawwal moon was not sighted.
The crescent of the month of Shawwal could not be sighted from the Tamir observatory or from the observatory of Majmaah University in Hautat…
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UK lawmaker defends ‘watching porn’ in parliament
A British lawmaker suspended by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party following accusations that he watched pornography on his phone in the House of Commons debating chamber has said he opened the explicit content in error.…
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Search for new moon of Shawwal on Saturday- Saudi Arabia authorities urge Muslims
The Supreme Court has called all Muslims around the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to sight Shawwal crescent on Saturday night, 29 Ramadan 1443 AH - according to Umm Al-Qura calendar - corresponding to April 30 2022 AD.
Anyone who can see the…
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Mino Raiola tweets to deny death rumour
Mino Raiola whose presumed death was announced on Thursday has tweeted to debunk the rumour, creating uncertainty over the actual state of the top football agent’s health status.
News broke that Raiola had passed at the age of 54 after a…
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Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 5 more years for graft
A former leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to five more years of imprisonment on Wednesday after being found guilty of corruption.
This was according to the State Administration Council (SAC)’s Information Team.
She…
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Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44bn
Twitter on Monday confirmed it is selling the platform to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk in a deal valued at $44 billion.
The sale was a dramatic shift for the board, which had originally maneuvered to block Musk from taking the…
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France’s Macron beats Le Pen to win 2nd term
French President Emmanuel Macron defeated his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday by a comfortable margin, securing a second term and heading off what would have been a political earthquake.
Cheers of joy erupted as the results…
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Kenya’s former president Mwai Kibaki dies at 90
Kenya's former president, Mwai Kibaki, has died at the age of 90, President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced.
His 2002 election ended 40 years of one-party rule since independence.
However, his 2007 re-election sparked months of nationwide…
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Coca-Cola Enterprises boss admits taking £1.5m in bribes
A former Coca-Cola Enterprises manager has admitted taking more than £1.5m in bribes in exchange for helping favoured companies win lucrative contracts.
Noel Corry, 56, provided Boulting Group, Tritec Systems, and Electron Systems with…
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UK plans to send thousands of asylum seekers to Rwanda
“From today… anyone entering the UK illegally as well as those who have arrived illegally since January 1 may now be relocated to Rwanda,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a speech near Dover in southeastern England.
“Rwanda will…
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