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The holy month of Ramadan will begin on Thursday, May 17,  after the Saudi moon-sighting committee met on Tuesday evening and were not able to sight the Ramadan crescent, according to reports. Although Ramadan is always on the same day of

The bodies of 21 Egyptian Christians including a Ghanaian killed by Islamic State in 2015 in Libya have been uncovered and returned to Egypt. Members of IS beheaded the Christians in its former Libyan stronghold of Sirte. The bodies were recovered

At least 41 Palestinians were killed on Monday in Gaza and more than 1,900 others wounded as the Israeli army fired live ammunition, teargas and firebombs at protesters assembled along several points near the fence with Israel. The demonstrations are part

Turkish universities will no longer admit new students to French language departments, Turkey’s Higher Education Board has ruled, the latest development in the strained ties between Turkeyand France. The decision came in response to a manifesto signed by prominent French figures, calling

Zimbabwe’s Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has denied he uses skin whitening creams, reports News 24. According to the Chronicle newspaper, he made the denial after being mocked on social media – with some cruel users dubbing him “Bleachy Chiwenga” and “General Ambi”. He