- Pakistan has allocated 71,684 of 179,210 Hajj slots to private operators
- Government seeks fewer but stronger firms to improve pilgrimage services
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- Hunzaloom provides paid work to more than 80 women, including those from flood-affected, low-income families
- Home-based model offers women route to earning in country where female workforce participation is among world’s lowest
- Security forces carry out counterterror operations in southwestern Panjgur district on Aug. 10
- Pakistani security forces destroyed “significant” cache of weapons and ammunition, says army
- Riyadh Metro has nearly three-quarters of urban journeys
- Rail passenger traffic rises by over 11m trips year-on-year
- “Lebanon will present detailed roadmaps for securing new areas as implementation proceeds in the current zones,” says US official
- “This situation has no impact on the safety of the facilities, the safety of personnel, or the environment,” said EDF
- France has seen nuclear power production disrupted by multiple heatwaves and droughts this year
- Riyadh Metro has nearly three-quarters of urban journeys
- Rail passenger traffic rises by over 11m trips year-on-year
- Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group confirmed the approach from Bhatia’s group in July
- “Putting the interests of LFC and its supporters first is fundamental to us all,” said a statement
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Islamabad Memorandum
- Dar tells Araghchi recent understandings under Islamabad MoU should underpin peace efforts
- Deputy PM warns SCO against efforts to derail US-Iran peace process following Houthi attacks
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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
- Amnesty has demanded a probe into a Pakistani airstrike in March that UN says killed over 260
- Pakistan’s foreign office says Amnesty levelled serious allegations without providing “credible evidence“
