- First flight brings 114 pilgrims from Jeddah to Islamabad as Hajj return operation begins
- National carrier plans 213 flights to bring home more than 53,000 pilgrims by June 30
- Hegseth credits Munir and Sharif for role in negotiations between Washington and Tehran
- Remarks signal growing US recognition of Islamabad’s diplomatic role beyond South Asia
- Honorees include actor Hania Aamir, scientist Maheera Ghani and startup founders
- Recognition spans technology, health care, social impact, finance and creative industries
- Al-Qandal’s winding waterways, dolphins and birdlife draw holiday visitors to one of the Red Sea’s richest natural sanctuaries
- Farasan archipelago showcases Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 push to expand sustainable tourism beyond traditional religious travel
- Abbasi, who was also a Syrian chess champion, went missing along with her husband and their six children in March 2013
- The commission said its findings were “based on multiple verification and analysis procedures“
- Protesters gathered on a stretch of the Brenner Pass road that crosses the Alps into Italy
- The protesters at Matrei am Brenner called for an end to pollution, noise and traffic jams they say are plaguing local communities
- Kingdom’s startups attracted around $5 billion in startup funding across 211 deals in 2025
- Mikel Arteta’s Premier League champions showed great resilience to take the game beyond 120 minutes
- Luis Enrique’s side became only the second besides Real Madrid to win the competition in consecutive years in the Champions League era
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- Hamza Ali spent last Eid alone in Islamabad after being unable to afford journey home
- Delivery rider says people with disabilities need opportunity and dignity, not pity
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What's Dariyah?
Located in Saudi Arabia's central region of Qassim, Dariyah was an important stop on ancient trade and pilgrimage routes and is now one of the Kingdom's significant archaeological sites. Earlier this week, the Saudi Heritage Commission announced that a collection of 100 pieces of gold jewelry dating back to the Abbasid era has been discovered in the site.
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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- Hegseth credits Munir and Sharif for role in negotiations between Washington and Tehran
- Remarks signal growing US recognition of Islamabad’s diplomatic role beyond South Asia
