This year, 2 million pilgrims from 160 countries will host Hajj; Saudi Arabia
This year, Eid al-Adha will be held on May 28 in Saudi Arabia; (Photo: File) Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has said that preparations have been completed to host more than 2…
DR Congo: Armed group attacks displace nearly 1 million since January
An estimated 6.1 million are internally displaced, a 17 per cent increase from October, according to its Displacement Tracking Matrix. IOM said civilians have been killed or forced to flee…
Almost 3 million children ‘desperately need protection and support’ in Haiti
“Being a child in Haiti today is harsher and more dangerous than it ever has been in living memory. The threats and hardships children face are simply unimaginable. They desperately…
$460 million contract between Egypt and South Korea for metro train in Cairo
Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat and South Korea’s Ambassador to Egypt Kim Yong-hyun sign the agreement. A $460 million contract was signed between Egypt and South Korea for…
Syria: ‘Unprecedented funding crisis’ means cuts for 2.5 million in need, warns WFP
The announcement comes as the European Union gears up to host the seventh Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region, beginning on Wednesday in Brussels. WFP took…
WhatsApp fined 3 million rubles for not removing prohibited content
A Russian court fined WhatsApp 3 million rubles for not removing banned content. Last year, Moscow declared WhatsApp’s source company, Meta Platforms, an ‘extremist’ organization. Other Metta services Facebook and…
The population of Saudi Arabia exceeds 32.1 million
The total population of Saudi Arabia has exceeded 32.1 million. According to the Department of Statistics of Saudi Arabia from Riyadh, the Department of Statistics has announced the population data…
Russia has given passports to 1.5 million citizens of Ukrainian regions
Russia has given passports to 1.5 million citizens of the annexed territories of Ukraine. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said that passports have been given to citizens of Donetsk, Luhansk,…
1 million electrician jobs in the US
America needs 1 million electricians for its environmental goals. According to Rewiring America, the U.S. needs 1 million electricians to install solar panels, build electric vehicle charging stations and heat…
Swiss bank to pay 926 million dollars to ex-Georgian prime minister, court
A Singapore court ordered Credit Suisse to pay $926 million to the former Georgian prime minister. Credit Suisse was bought by another Swiss bank, UBS, in March amid fears that…