- No confirmed sightings of Shawwal moon reported across the country
- Ramadan to complete 30 days this year before Eid festivities begin
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- Amid hunger, thirst and bumpy roads, drivers pause at roadside dhabas before resuming long journeys
- After a demanding Ramadan on highways, many race home for Eid to see their children in new clothes
- Shoppers and workers say rising fuel and food costs have eroded purchasing power ahead of festival
- Higher transport fares and tight household budgets force many to scale back travel and family visits
- Yanbu port, where Samref is located on the Red Sea Coast, was also targeted by a ballistic missile, Defense Ministry says
- Strike follows Iranian attacks on other energy facilities in Gulf countries
- Basma Alloush, a spokesperson for the International Rescue Committee, said many of the children she spoke with have the same wish — “to just spend Eid at home”
- Instead, they now may have to spend the holiday “in shelters, in displacement”
- Japan PM Sanae Takaichi: ‘I firmly believe that it is only you, Donald, who can achieve peace across the world’
- Donald Trump: ‘We didn’t tell anybody about it because we wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?’
- Several US allies rebuffed Donald Trump’s call on Monday to send warships to escort shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
- Vitor Pereira’s side won 2-1 after extra-time at the MCH Arena in Denmark to level the tie at 2-2 on aggregate
- The Premier League strugglers will play Porto or Stuttgart in the quarterfinals
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Pakistan Afghanistan Conflict
- Army says precision-guided munitions used to target militant infrastructure, limit civilian harm
- Kabul signals preference for diplomacy after deadly strikes as tensions escalate between neighbors
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Who is “The Joshie-Man”?
It’s a name given by social media fans to Joshua Harris, a 12-year-old autistic and non-verbal Briton, who has been visiting UK mosques and distributing cakes to promote solidarity amid an increase in far-right support in the country. On a recent trip to Madinah with his father, “The Joshie-Man” turned his ‘Cake not hate’ campaign to ‘Dates not hate’ by handing out the holy city’s famous ajwa and ambar dates people in the courtyard of the Prophet’s Mosque.
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The qirbah has been used by Saudi desert communities for generations to transport, store, and cool water, as well as preserve clarified butter and buttermilk.
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- Karachi-born Sarfaraz Ahmed played 54 Tests, 117 ODIs and 61 T20Is for Pakistan
- Ahmed will be remembered most for leading Pakistan to Champions Trophy win in 2017
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