- Pakistan plans to link medical records with national identity cards under proposed reforms
- Health Minister Mustafa Kamal says Indonesia will transfer vaccine production technology
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- APP’s Arabic platform drew more than 100,000 visitors in April and May 2026, agency says
- Service operates with a team of five people, including a supervisor and four sub-editors
- Sharif orders clearance of pending tax refunds by June 15, promises further industrial support
- Business leaders seek abolition of super tax, lower energy costs and export-focused policies
- Volunteer workforce deployed across holy sites, borders and cities
- Unified command center linked 16 entities to support 1.7m pilgrims
- Israeli strikes near the Jabal Amel hospital in Tyre on Monday killed four people and wounded 127, including four doctors, 27 nurses, and eight administrative employees
- Dr. Nasser Al-Masri: ‘This baby was born today, he’s just a few minutes old... He brought us a message of life and a message of hope for the future’
- Henry Nowak was stabbed by a Sikh man and then falsely accused of racially abusing his murderer
- Body camera footage of the police response sparks outrage
- Kingdom’s startups attracted around $5 billion in startup funding across 211 deals in 2025
- Abdullah Hayayei, 36, who represented the UAE, was killed when equipment fell on him at a training center in London
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Islamabad Talks
- Kaja Kallas, EU’s foreign policy chief, co-hosted Strategic Dialogue with Pakistan’s deputy PM in Islamabad today
- Kallas says due to Islamabad’s efforts, there is a “tenuous diplomatic opening” to extend ceasefire, reopen Hormuz strait
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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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Pakistan Afghanistan Conflict
- Aid rerouted through seven countries after Pakistan border closure, Iran war, WFP COO says
- WFP says only 8 percent of its Afghanistan funding target for 2026 has been raised
