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The Federal Intelligence and Investigation service announced today dismantling a cell that was planning to carry out terrorist attacks during Eid al-Adha in al-Anbar. Preliminary investigations revealed that the cell members carried out terrorist attacks on Iraqi army patrols and al-Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) in 2018, in addition to attempts to …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment said, on Monday, the Eid Al-Adha celebrations caused the unprecedented rise in Coronavirus infections. The Ministry’s spokesperson, Seif Al-Badr, said in a statement, “Today, the Ministry recorded the highest daily infection rate, with more than 12,000 cases,” adding that “this unprecedented rise is …

Afghan forces have captured four Taliban fighters including a militant commander for carrying out this week’s rocket attack targeting the presidential palace in Kabul during the Muslim Eid al-Adha prayers, officials said Sunday. At least three rockets landed near the palace on Tuesday as President Ashraf Ghani and his top …

Muslims celebrate the Eid al-Adha religious festival, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage. Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Adha religious holiday, which, in Arabic, means the “festival of the sacrifice” and marks the end of Hajj, the five-day pilgrimage Muslims undertake to cleanse the soul …

Fifteen diplomatic missions call for ‘urgent end’ to offensives, hours after the Doha meeting failed to agree on a ceasefire. Fifteen diplomatic missions and the NATO representative in Kabul have joined hands to urge the Taliban to halt military offensives across Afghanistan, just hours after a peace meeting in Doha …

Several prominent Egyptian activists and journalists were released from custody on Sunday following months of detention on charges including joining or aiding a terrorist group and spreading false news, lawyers representing them said. Egyptian authorities have in recent months released detainees ahead of major Muslim holidays. Sunday’s releases come two …

Indonesia’s religious minister called on Friday for people to pray at home during next week’s Islamic holiday to avoid the risk of spreading the coronavirus, as some regions complained of a lack of supplies of COVID-19 vaccines. Fuelled by the spread of the more virulent Delta variant, Indonesia has repeatedly …

Eid Al-Adha celebrations were overshadowed this year by the gloom of COVID-19 pandemic and the curfew imposed by the government to curb its spread. COVID-19 has stripped the Eid from the joy this year, especially for children who wait the entire year to enjoy the “swings” and other Eid games, …

Pilgrims were quarantined Tuesday in the Muslim holy city of Mecca ahead of the dramatically downsized hajj as Saudi authorities strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the five-day pilgrimage. Up to 10,000 people already residing in the kingdom will participate in the annual ritual starting Wednesday, according to hajj …

In a rare peace gesture, Taliban militants have said they will not conduct any “operations” for three days starting on Friday, to let their fighters mark one of the holiest Muslim holidays following a recent upsurge of violence. The Afghan militants were “instructed” not to launch any attacks between July …

The Iraqi government on Sunday announced a total lockdown during the Eid al-Adha holidays, as the Ministry of Health and Environment reported 2,459 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours. COVID-19 Figures The health ministry said in its daily statement that health workers had conducted 17,511 tests over the …

The Higher Committee for Health and National Safety, announced, on Thursday, new measures to ease the restrictions imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a statement by the committee received by Alghadeer, the curfew hours are from 9:30 P.M to 6:00 A.M, and malls are allowed to reopen with …

A massive fire has swept through a slum in the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, leaving 50,000 people homeless. About 15,000 homes were destroyed in the Chalantika slum late on Friday. Many homes had plastic roofs, which helped the flames to spread. No deaths have been reported, although several people were …