Tag Archives: Eid al-Fitr

Residents of Sudan’s capital reported renewed heavy gunfire on Thursday as thousands tried to flee fighting that has killed scores of civilians before the Eid holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Khartoum and its sister cities Omdurman and Bahri, one of Africa’s most populous urban areas, …

Bangladesh police detained 450 Rohingya celebrating a Muslim festival on a beach, officials said on Thursday, in a further sign of growing intolerance towards the refugees.

Flash floods and storms killed at least 18 people after ravaging several provinces of Afghanistan over the past five days, an official said Wednesday.

Zionist militias injured 3 Palestinian worshipers after Eid al-Fitr prayers in the town of Ni’lin in western Ramallah. According to the reports, the Zionists stormed the Palestinians by firing bullets and tear gas, and three young Palestinians were wounded in these clashes. Despite the strict security measures of the Zionist …

Across the world, Eid al-Fitr celebrations have been taking place in another unprecedented year. With the uneven distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, Muslims in countries like the US and UK have been able to gather en masse for the first time in over a year, and celebrate the end of Ramadan. …

Wednesday is the final day of the fasting month of Ramadan in many countries. Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr – one of the holiest occasions in the Islamic calendar – while coping with coronavirus restrictions. Saudi Arabia, home to Islam’s holiest sites, declared Wednesday as …

The Taliban militant group has declared a three-day ceasefire across Afghanistan in observance of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, two days after 50 people, mostly young girls, were killed in bomb blasts outside a school in Kabul. A statement released by the Taliban on Monday said the group had instructed its …

New coronavirus cases in China fell to zero on Saturday for the first time but surged in India and overwhelmed hospitals across Latin America – both in countries lax about lockdowns and those lauded for the firm, early confinement. The virus hit a reopened church in Germany and probably a …

Pakistan had resumed domestic flights earlier this week ahead of Eid al Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan after a countrywide Covid-19 lockdown since mid-March, Airbus says it would provide technical assistance to investigators. Ninety-seven people were killed and two survived when a passenger plane …

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says museums and historical sites are to reopen on Sunday to coincide with the Eid al-Fitr celebrations that end the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. Holy shrines will reopen Monday, Rouhani told a meeting of the National Headquarters for Managing and Fighting the Coronavirus in …

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that a four-day lockdown starting on May 23 would be imposed nationwide as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus during the Eid al-Fitr religious holiday. Speaking after a cabinet meeting, Erdogan also said schools would not re-open this …

The Governor of Baghdad, Muhammad Jaber Al-Ata called on Thursday the federal government to impose a complete lockdown in the capital until after Eid Al-Fitr days, as a result of the escalating number of people affected by Corona pandemic. This came after an emergency meeting of the Crisis Cell in …

At least four people, including one civilian, have been killed in militant attacks on a number of security checkpoints in Egypt’s northern Sinai, medics and security sources say. Egypt’s Extra News television said on Wednesday that Egyptian forces were exchanging gunfire with the attackers, without providing any initial details on …