Ramadan (also known as Ramzan, Ramadhan, or Ramathan), observed by Muslims worldwide, is one of the Five Pillars of Islam . The word itself comes from the Arabic root “ramida” which roughly translates as “Scorching Heat”. Fasting was made obligatory on all adult Muslims in the Second Year of Hijri (Migration from Makkah to Madinah of Muslims). This Year, Ramadan will begin on Wednesday, 16th May 2018 (according to Saudi Arabia) and end on Thursday, 14th June 2018. Eid ul Fitr Date will be on Friday, 15th June 2018.

Banksy is an anonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist and film director. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. Like much of his work and street art in general have a flourish of whimsy with a solid anti-establishment message. Thanks to Banksy, the world is looking at Gaza. Banksy isn't shy about his politics with respect to Gaza. Gaza seams to him as 'the world's largest open air prison' because no-one is allowed to enter or leave.

Scores of Palestinians were injured on Friday while taking part in ongoing rallies along the Gaza Strip’s eastern border with Israel, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Earlier today, Palestinians began gathering at camps set up along the border for the demonstration’s sixth consecutive Friday. “We have redoubled our efforts with a view to achieving our aims,” Mohamed al-Harrazin, a protest organizer, told sources. By mid-afternoon, as many as 170 protesters had been injured near the border, at least 22 by Israeli cross-border gunfire, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Since the ...

The World’s Richest Arabs for 2018 include several nationalities from Arab countries. The total wealth of the world’s richest Arabs stands at $76.7 billion. Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris with a net worth of $6.6 billion is the world’s richest Arab. However the U.A.E. and Lebanon with 7 entries each, have the highest number of billionaires, followed by Egypt, with 6 billionaires.

Labour Day is a celebration of labourers that is promoted by the international labour movement which occurs every year on 1 May. The first of May is a national public holiday in many countries worldwide, in most cases as "Labour Day", "International Workers' Day" or in some similar name.

Last week, a number of Baghdad residents found themselves witness to an extraordinary scene. Passers-by on Al-Muntanabbi Street, a place known for attracting artists and intellectuals, saw a man in an orange prison jumpsuit in chains. Standing next to him, inside a huge gift-wrapped box, was a woman in a wedding dress. The box read “Gift of the Rapist”. What they were witnessing was an elaborate protest in the form of theatre by a courageous group of activists, fronted by the Baghdad Women’s Association. The protest play was against an ...

The United Nations Security Council team, which is on a three-day visit to Bangladesh, traveled to the refugee camps at Zero Point on the Tombru border, where around 6,000 Rohingya refugees have taken shelter since the exodus that started on Aug. 25, 2017. During the visit, the delegation talked with many refugees. The UNSC team listened to the plight of the refugees as they told of the terrible experiences they suffered, including the burning of their homes and rape in Myanmar.

Turkey's foreign minister discussed the latest situation in Syria with his Iranian and Russian counterparts in Moscow on Saturday, according to his Twitter post. Mevlut Cavusoglu said he first met with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif and discussed "Turkey-Iran bilateral cooperation in the fields of economy and tourism, and regional issues particularly the situation in Syria". Then, Cavusoglu met with his Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and talked about "Turkey-Russia relations and exchanged views on the situation in Syria".

The meeting of the two Korean leaders on the border between the two countries at the village of Panmunjom , Friday April 27, 2018, represents a historical opportunity to end the last vestiges of the Cold War where the potential for nuclear exchange continues to raise alarm. Both Kim Jong Un of North Korea and his counterpart in the South President Moon Jae-in were in jovial mood to set aside their differences and work for a rapprochement towards the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. The meeting at the military demarcation ...

The Brussels Conference on the Future of Syria, hosted by the European Union and co-chaired by the United Nations discussed humanitarian aid to Syrians affected by the civil war, on 24-25 April, 2018. It also aimed at opening discussions among members of the international community over the Syrian conflict, in order to create new pledges, as well as support the resilience of refugee-hosting countries.

United States President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosted French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, Tuesday at the first official White House state dinner. Earlier, the Trumps welcomed the Macrons in a traditional state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. The two leaders later held a joint news conference, where they took questions from reporters. Trump criticized the Iran deal during the news conference, as did Macron but who is trying to salvage the 2015 nuclear agreement made between the United States ...