Muslims perform Umrah at the Grand Mosque in Mecca after Saudi authorities eased COVID-19 restrictions on October 4, 2020. — Reuters ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Tuesday said that all 79,000 applicants who submitted their applications to perform the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage under the federal government’s scheme had been “successful” as the December … Read more
The collapse of the Syrian government raises new hope: Austin Tice, an American journalist who disappeared in 2012 while covering the civil war in Syria, will be found. President Biden said Sunday he believed Tice was alive, but admitted there was no direct evidence. Tice’s parents spoke to “CBS Mornings” about their renewed hope.
The Syrian government appears to have fallen after opposition fighters said they had entered Damascus following a stunning advance, and a Syrian opposition war monitor reported that President Bashar Assad had left the country. Syrian opposition fighters said Sunday morning they had entered Damascus and residents in the capital reported sounds of gunfire and explosions. … Read more
Two guards stand outside the Foreign Ministry office in Islamabad, Pakistan. -AFP The Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks Pakistanis in Syria to contact the CMU. The ministry provides contact details for facilitation purposes. Rebels claim control of Syrian capital as Assad flees. ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has activated its Crisis Management Unit … Read more