- Police say bomb blast occurred in crowded bazaar in Pakistan’s northwestern Wana town
- Mufti Jan Mir, a local religious leader, advocated for peace in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, say police
- PML-N party says election has been ‘free and fair,’ rejects PPP allegations of widespread rigging
- JAAC protest group seeks abolition of refugee constituencies, judicial probe, release of detained activists
- Attack targeted peace rally as residents protested renewed militant violence in the northwestern valley
- Pakistan has intensified intelligence-based operations amid resurgence of militant attacks in border regions
- Historic village guards come alive at Al-Atawilah Heritage Festival
- Festival blends heritage, traditional arts and family entertainment
- Israel had objected to the board’s Thursday text that called for a phased withdrawal within the territory and the immediate cessation of Israeli strikes in Gaza
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- Seven current candidates must avoid P5 vetoes
- After regulators were suspected of stepping in, the dollar fell below 160 yen
- The yen’s prolonged weakness against the dollar has been a source of frustration for Tokyo
- Lukas Hornicek has agreed a five-year deal after the Magpies activated his €30-million release clause
- Newcastle start their Premier League campaign at home to Liverpool on August 23
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Islamabad Memorandum
- Dar tells Araghchi recent understandings under Islamabad MoU should underpin peace efforts
- Deputy PM warns SCO against efforts to derail US-Iran peace process following Houthi attacks
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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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- Amnesty has demanded a probe into a Pakistani airstrike in March that UN says killed over 260
- Pakistan’s foreign office says Amnesty levelled serious allegations without providing “credible evidence“
