Oman’s Mazen Al Mafraji, the Head of the Hijri Calendar Department at the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, predicted that Ramadan will begin on April 14.

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'Out of control' fire breaks out in Cape Town's Table Mountain National Park

An "out of control" fire has broken out in Cape Town's Table Mountain National Park on Sunday, according to South African officials, prompting the evacuation of hikers from the city's most famous landmark. [...]

Afghanistan withdrawal will likely dismantle a CIA intelligence network built up over 20 years

President Joe Biden's planned withdrawal from Afghanistan includes an intense unraveling of the extensive intelligence and covert action network that the US has built there over the two decades since 9/11 as part of the global war on terror. [...]

At least 11 killed, 98 injured in Egypt as train derails

At least 97 people were injured when a train went off the tracks near the city of Toukh, north of Cairo on Sunday, according to Egypt's Ministry of Health. [...]

Indian minister arrives in UAE, meets Sheikh Abdullah

Coincidentally, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is already in the UAE. [...]

Ramadan: I wanted to please Allah, says 7-year-old who fasted

Little Aqib managed to pull off the full fast with immense grace just like his two siblings and parents. [...]

UAE, Pakistan celebrate 50 years of exemplary relations

The UAE is home to the second-largest Pakistani community abroad. [...]

Germany calls for unity as it mourns 80,000 Covid dead

by Hui Min NEO Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany held a national memorial service on Sunday for its nearly 80,000 victims of the coronavirus pandemic, with the president urging the country to put aside deep divisions over Covid restrictions to share the pain of grieving families. Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier joined an ecumenical service in the morning at Berlin’s Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, a memorial against war and destruction, […] [...]

Masks come off as Israel vaunts virus victory

by Guillaume LAVALLÉE and Michael BLUM Agence France Presse JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israelis stepped into the streets without masks on Sunday for the first time in a year, a key milestone as the country vaccinates its way out of a coronavirus nightmare. “It’s very strange but it’s very nice,” said Eliana Gamulka, 26, after getting off a bus near the busy Jerusalem shopping boulevard of Jaffa Street and removing her face covering. “You can’t […] [...]

DOH reports 10,098 more COVID-19 cases; over 70,000 more recover

(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 936133 on Sunday, April 18, after the Department of Health reported 10098 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 141089 were active. Of these, 96.7 percent were mild, 1.7 percent asymptomatic, 0.7 percent severe, 0.5 percent critical, and 0.43 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 779084,including the additional 72607 ones. The death toll is now at 15960,with the additional 150 deaths. The Philippines vaccination drive is […] [...]

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