Trump, speaking to reporters on Air Force One on his way to the NFL Super Bowl in New Orleans, said he will announce the new metals tariffs on Monday. He also said he would announce reciprocal tariffs on Tuesday or Wednesday, to take effect almost immediately, applying them to all countries and matching the tariff […]
According to service providers will be allowed to include two additional food items alongside the standard menu this year, offering worshippers more variety in their iftar meals. The General Authority for Care of the Two Holy Mosques has specified that the essential iftar menu will continue to include dates, bread, yogurt, wrapped tissues, and water. […]
The Kiswa, which Muslims around the world face in prayer, is being showcased at the Islamic Arts Biennale held at King Abdulaziz Airport in Jeddah. This interactive display provides insight into the detailed artistry involved in its creation, from hand-weaving to embroidery with gold and silver threads. The event, running until May 25, aims to […]
Tax investigations in India can drag on for years and are often a sore point for foreign companies. Kia is separately fighting a $155 million tax evasion notice, and Volkswagen has sued New Delhi against a record $1.4 billion demand it calls “impossibly enormous.” Kia commented on Friday for the first time on the Indian […]
The ministry emphasized the importance of early registration, advising applicants to complete their health information, add accompanying pilgrims, and submit requests for exemption from the Mahram requirement if needed. Once these steps are completed, applicants will be notified when Hajj package bookings become available. The ministry also clarified that priority will be given to those […]
The militant group released Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, both taken hostage from Kibbutz Be’eri during the cross-border Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023 and Or Levy, abducted that day from the Nova music festival. Hamas released three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for 183 prisoners held by Israel in the fifth exchange […]
Apple and Google have not reinstated TikTok to their app stores since a U.S. law took effect on January 19 requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance either to sell it on national security grounds or face a ban. President Donald Trump, who took office the day after the law went into effect, signed an executive order […]
Alaska’s Republican-dominated senate voted overwhelmingly against his plan to ditch the Indigenous name Denali for the huge peak, which Trump has rechristened Mount McKinley. The president has unleashed a flood of executive orders in his first few days in the White House as he attempts to remake the US government. Orders have included mass pardons […]
Although a waiver was placed on HIV/AIDS programmes in last month’s U.S. foreign aid funding freeze, many concerns remained about the future of treatment programmes, the deputy executive director of UNAIDS told reporters in Geneva. “There is a lot of confusion, especially on the community level, about how the waiver will be implemented. We’re seeing […]
“I can confirm that the process to disconnect began at 06:00 (local time),” Litgrid spokesman Matas Noreika told AFP after Lithuania switched off its power connection with Belarus and Russia. Lithuania was the first among the three Baltic countries to decouple from the Moscow-controlled electricity network, and Estonia and Latvia are due to follow suit […]
