The Baghdad Museum has launched a wax museum depicting a historical period from the ancient city’s vibrant past, recreating the simplicity, cohesion, and social richness of a bygone era lived by ancient Baghdadi people. Captured by the lens of Shafaq News Agency, the wax museum, a new addition to the …
Read More »King Charles and Queen Camilla crowned in historic ceremony
King Charles III was anointed and crowned on Saturday in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years. In front of a congregation of about 100 world leaders and a television audience of millions, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of …
Read More »The week around the world in 20 pictures
Evacuations from Sudan, the battle raging in Bakhmut, protests against a judicial overhaul in Israel, and climate activism in Berlin: the most striking images this week.
Read More »Ramadan is a month of fasting, spiritual purification and prayer for Muslims, here are some facts you should know about the month
Ramadan is a month of fasting, spiritual purification and prayer for Muslims. Here are some facts you should know about the month
Read More »In Pictures | Muslims marked the first iftar
Muslims marked the first iftar — the act of breaking one’s fast at sunset — of this year’s holy month of Ramadan.
Read More »The week around the world in 20 pictures
The battle for Bakhmut, the train crash in Greece, violence in the West Bank, and Paris fashion week – the most striking images this week
Read More »A year of Russia’s war in Ukraine: Haunting photos of tragedy
A selection of images attesting to the tragedies inflicted on the Ukrainian people. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago brought death, destruction and hardship to the country, and awakened fears of a new Cold War. The February 24, 2022 full-scale attack resulted in more than eight million Ukrainians fleeing …
Read More »Baghdad | Millions of visitors commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Al-Kadhim
Millions of visitors commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Al-Kadhim, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
Read More »The week around the world in pictures
The earthquake in Syria and Turkey, funerals in Lviv, LeBron James becomes NBA’s all-time leading scorer and Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum – the most striking images this week
Read More »Photos: The delicious foods of the Lunar New Year
Celebrations for the holiday, also known as Chinese New Year, abound with delicacies meant to bring luck, prosperity, and longevity. Every year, millions of people across Asia travel to be with their families and loved ones to celebrate the start of the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New …
Read More »In Pictures | The 2022 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony
In pictures: Halloween stampede in Seoul leaves over 150 dead
In pictures: Halloween stampede in Seoul leaves over 150 dead
Read More »Photos: The life and times of Queen Elizabeth II
Highlights from the life and times of Queen Elizabeth II.
Read More »Pakistan struggles to avert danger as floods rise, death toll tops 1,300 – Pictures
Pakistani authorities are struggling to prevent the country’s biggest lake from bursting its banks and inundating nearby towns after unprecedented flooding, while the disaster management agency on Monday raised its toll of flood deaths by another 24. Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in Pakistan’s northern mountains have brought floods …
Read More »Pictures: Israel attacks Gaza with deadly air raids
Israeli air raids on Friday killed at least 10 people, including a commander of the Islamic Jihad group, as fears of an all-out war on Gaza again gripped the besieged Palestinian territory. Multiple blasts could be heard and seen throughout Gaza. Israeli reconnaissance drones could be heard hovering over the …
Read More »Al-Amiri receives mourners with a heavy heart for the loss of “Al-Ansari”
In pictures: Al-Amiri receives mourners with a heavy heart for the loss of “Al-Ansari”
Read More »The heroes of Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces from the operations of “Solid Will” in Anbar province
Pictures | The heroes of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (Al-Hashed Al-Sha’abi – PMF) from the operations of “Solid Will” in Anbar province
Read More »Ramadan 2022 around the world – in pictures
Muslims are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan, during which those fasting must refrain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk
Read More »Typhoon deaths in Philippines top 140; mayors plead for food (Pictures)
The death toll in the strongest typhoon to batter the Philippines this year has reached at least 146, and the governor of an island province especially hard-hit by Typhoon Rai said there may be even greater devastation that has yet to be reported. Gov. Arthur Yap of Bohol province in …
Read More »Death toll from powerful typhoon in Philippines climbs to 12 (Pictures)
The death toll from a typhoon that slammed into the Philippines rose to 12 on Friday, and its president feared it could climb further as authorities assess the devastation caused by one of the strongest tropical storms to hit the country this year. President Rodrigo Duterte said he would visit …
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