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May 19th, 2025 - 08:41 GMT

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Egyptian researchers reveal the first day of Eid al-Adha

ALBAWABA - As millions of muslims across the globe await the arrival of Eid al-Adha, an Egyptian astronomical research institute revealed that the crescent moon of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH will be sighted on the dawn of Tuesday, May 27. The research institute adds that the moon will be visible in Cairo's skies for a total of 47 minutes after sunset. On the contrary, the moon will ...

Abdifatah Abdirahman Warsame (pictured centre) and Abdishakur Mohamed Dige were shot by a firing squad in Bossasso town square today after being found guilty of the attack. (Daily Mail)

February 12th, 2020 - 07:45 GMT

#JusticeForAisha: 12-Year-Old Girl Gang-raped, Killed in Somalia as Men Publicly Executed

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February 12th, 2020 - 07:40 GMT

Where Else Can You Hold a Desert Art Exhibit But in Saudi

A picture taken on February 11, 2020, shows a screen displaying the population count at the Egyptian Ministry of Planning headquarters in the capital Cairo. Egypt's population reached 100 million on Sunday. AFP

February 12th, 2020 - 07:32 GMT

Egyptians Celebrate as Population Hits 100 Million

A Korean television show used the technology to reunite a mother with her deceased seven-year-old daughter, complete with touch-sensitive gloves and audio (dailymail)

February 11th, 2020 - 12:47 GMT

Korean TV Show Uses Virtual Reality to Resurrect The Dead

The 'stupid' quartet (one walker pictured sitting down) became trapped near the 4,411ft-high summit after embarking upon a walk up Ben Nevis during freezing 80mph winds (Twitter)

February 11th, 2020 - 12:40 GMT

'Bunch of Idiots' Rescued From Britain's Highest Mountain Wearing Trainers

Election in Delhi (Twitter)

February 11th, 2020 - 12:35 GMT

Man Locks Up Dad to Stop Him From Voting in The Delhi Assembly Election

Alaa Balkhy (Twitter)

February 11th, 2020 - 12:29 GMT

New York-based Saudi Fashion Blogger Put Gloves in The Limelight

An Iraqi youth poses for a selfie in the snow in the holy Shiite city of Karbala on February 11, 2020. Iraq's capital Baghdad woke up covered in a thin layer of fresh snow, an extremely rare phenomenon for one of the world's hottest countries. Snow also covered the Shiite holy city of Karbala further south and Mosul in the north, where heavier precipitation left a blanket of snow over the city's centuries-old ruins. Mohammed SAWAF / AFP

February 11th, 2020 - 12:26 GMT

Baghdad Covered in Snow for The First Time in a Decade

Nigel Dixon (Twitter)

February 11th, 2020 - 12:16 GMT

UK Comedian Who Impersonates Mr. Bean Decides to Stay in China

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February 11th, 2020 - 10:43 GMT

Young Woman in India Bombarded by Obscene Calls, Messages From 41 Global Numbers

A UN-backed partnership will study the futuristic prospect of floating cities, looking at how platforms at sea might help bail out coastal cities at risk of flooding due to climate change (artist's impression) (Twitter/Oceanix)

February 11th, 2020 - 10:37 GMT

The Planet's First Floating City Could Soon be a Reality Thanks to The UN

Remains of Neolithic immigrants were brutally executed over territory more than 7,000 years ago (Twitter/Magallon)

February 11th, 2020 - 10:31 GMT

Neolithic Migrants Killed in 'Xenophobic Murderous Frenzy' 7000 Years Ago - Archaeologists