Sweden Quran burning: Protesters storm embassy in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Agencies): Dozens of people have stormed the compound of the Swedish embassy in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, after a Quran was burnt during a protest in Sweden. Salwan Momika, said…
Quran is sacred for Muslims, should be sacred for everyone else: Putin
MOSCOW (Agencies): Quran was sacred for Muslims, and for everyone else, it should be and really was sacred, said Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. “We know that in other…
Smart tech smooths the way for Hajj pilgrims
MUZDALIFAH: Saudi authorities have turned to artificial intelligence to help manage and monitor crowds during the 2023 Hajj season.In collaboration with the Saudi Data and Artificial AI Authority, the Ministry…
Indian cough syrup that caused child deaths contained industrial chemicals – media
NEW DELHI (Agencies): The Indian pharmaceutical firm Marion Biotech, whose cough syrups fatally poisoned 19 children in Uzbekistan last year, used a toxic industrial-grade ingredient in the medicine, Reuters has…
5G to redefine people’s lives and create an integrated, intelligent world: Sabrina Meng
SHANGHAI (APP): Sabrina Meng, Huawei’s Rotating Chairwoman and Chief Financial Officer Wednesday said 5G has been in use across all industries and countless households around the world and is changing…
Garciga expected to be next US Army chief information officer
WASHINGTON (Agencies): Leonel Garciga, most recently the top technology officer for U.S. Army intelligence, will be the service’s next civilian chief information officer, C4ISRNET and Army Times have learned. Garciga…
Pakistan man crosses 4 countries on walk to Makkah for Hajj
MAKKAH (Agencies): On a sunny October day last year, Usman Arshad set out from his hometown in north-eastern Pakistan to do what he had wished for a long time, Anadolu…
Most crucial Hajj ritual begins as millions converge at Mount Arafat
MINA (APP): Over three million pilgrims have begun converging at Mount Arafat, the Mount of Mercy, (Jabal ar-Rahmah) on the second day of Hajj to perform the most crucial Hajj…
Putin accuses West of wanting Russians ‘to kill each other’ in mutiny
Moscow (AFP/APP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ukraine and its Western allies of wanting Russians to “kill each other” during a revolt by mercenaries of the Wagner group,…
Which is longer, Amazon or Nile? New quest aims to settle old debate
Rio de Janeiro (AFP/APP): What’s the longest river in the world, the Nile or the Amazon? The question has fueled a heated debate for years. Now, an expedition into the…