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An Egyptian doctor gives medical advice to girls about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) during an awareness campaign in Giza

Women hail victory as Sudan bans genital cutting

Nearly nine out of 10 girls in Sudan fall victim to what is known as FGM or genital cutting, according to the United...

6 May 2020 8:53 AM IST

A mosque in dubai. (AFP photo)

Over a lakh Indians in UAE want to come back home

The coronavirus has infected 13,599 people and claimed 119 lives in the UAE

3 May 2020 3:09 PM IST

People walk on a pedestrian overpass near a mosque during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in southern Tehran. (AP)

Iran will reopen mosques on Monday as lockdown eases: Rouhani

Iran on Saturday reported its lowest daily toll of new infections since March 10

3 May 2020 2:28 PM IST

Two women walk past the closed Gogo Girls strip club in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. (AFP)

Curtains fall on strip clubs in Israel's 'Sin City'

Once popular among even the TV stars and military, Israel's strip clubs are now converted into centres for social...

3 May 2020 8:53 AM IST

Netanyahu has until October to face a pre-trial hearing after Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced in February his intention to indict the leader. (Photo:AP)

Israel: After staffer tests positive for virus, PM Netanyahu placed...

The prime minister decided that he and his close staff would be in confinement until tests were completed

30 March 2020 6:18 PM IST

People wearing protective clothings, masks and gloves, attend the funeral of a victim who died after being infected with the new coronavirus, at a cemetery just outside Tehran, Iran. AFP Photo

Covid19: Death toll in Iran rises to 2,757, over 40,000 cases reported

Iran has been scrambling to contain COVID-19's spread since it reported its first cases on February 19

30 March 2020 5:51 PM IST

Over 12,000 recovered from Covid19 in Iran, officials say

Iran reported 123 new deaths, taking the toll to 2,640

29 March 2020 5:12 PM IST

Members of the Islamic Health Society, an arm of the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group, spray disinfectants as a precaution against the coronavirus. AP Photo

Covid19 toll in Iran rises to 2,517

The total number of infections in Iran now stands at 35,408

28 March 2020 4:39 PM IST

Covid19 death toll in Iran rises to 2,000

The total positive cases in Iran now stands at 27,017

25 March 2020 4:55 PM IST

Afghan families leave the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo

Kabul attack: ISIS claims responsibility

The Islamic State group later claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the SITE intelligence group

25 March 2020 3:44 PM IST

Afghan personnel arrive at the site of the attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)

Four killed as gunmen attack Sikhs gathered at a Gurdwara in...

The sikhs are a religious minority in Afghanistan

25 March 2020 11:19 AM IST

Covid19: Iran reports 122 new deaths, toll surges past 1,900

Over 24,811 people are now known to have been infected by coronavirus in Iran

24 March 2020 4:32 PM IST