Iran’s foreign ministry said on Sunday a delegation will visit Saudi Arabia by Friday to pave the way for reopening its diplomatic missions there following a similar move by Riyadh. The announcement comes a day after a Saudi delegation arrived in Tehran on a similar diplomatic trip, and follows a historic meeting between the two مزید پڑھیں

Former First Lady Melania Trump hosts a round table discussion on Sickle Cell Disease inside the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, US.  After a month-long absence from public, wife of the former US president Donald Trump, Melania Trump wished Easter to her millions of social media followers on Sunday. Happy Easter! مزید پڑھیں

Canadian police have arrested a man for attacking Muslims inside a mosque in the city of Markham, named Sharan Karunakaran. “Investigators with the York Regional Police #5 District Criminal Investigations Bureau have charged a suspect with several criminal offences after a suspected hate-motivated incident,” the police said, identifying him as 28-year-old Sharan Karunakaran. Sharing details of the مزید پڑھیں

The New York Police Department intelligence division has kicked off an investigation after New York judge Juan Merchan received threats since he began presiding over the arraignment of former President Donald Trump. The NYPD intelligence division is investigating the threats to Judge Juan Merchan, which came in the form of social media posts. A spokesperson مزید پڑھیں

At least 44 civilians were killed in two separate attacks on villages in northern Burkina Faso. According to international media reports, a local governor, Rodolphe Sorgho, blamed terrorists for the “despicable and barbaic” attacks, without naming a specific group. In a statement Sorgho gave his “sincere condolences to the grieving families and wishes a rapid مزید پڑھیں

North Korea claimed on Saturday it had tested another underwater nuclear attack drone, in its latest response to South Korean and United States military drills, though analysts have questioned whether Pyongyang has such a weapon. In recent weeks, North Korea has tested what state media have described as an underwater nuclear-capable drone, and also carried مزید پڑھیں

The Organ­isation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) adopted a joint resolution on Saturday, emphasiSing that Muslims have an exclusive right to pray inside the Al Aqsa mosque. In Doha, Qatar announced that it has started mediation to reduce tensions in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. On Thursday, the UN Security Council convened an emergency session مزید پڑھیں

The Iraqi government called on Turkiye on Saturday to apologise for what it said was an attack on Sulaymaniyah airport in northern Iraq, saying Ankara must cease hostilities on Iraqi soil. The Iraqi presidency said in a statement that Turkiye had no legal justification to continue “intimidating civilians under the pretext that forces hostile to مزید پڑھیں

China has begun three days of military exercises around Taiwan amid anger in Beijing over Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting in California with the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy. China, which claims Taiwan as its own and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve its aims, will مزید پڑھیں

Amid Israeli attacks on Palestinians inside Al-Aqsa mosque, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for people of faith worldwide to “join their voices in a common prayer for peace”, as the holy observances of Ramadan, Easter and Passover coincide this week. The UN chief, during an interview with UN News’s Arabic service, acknowledged that peace مزید پڑھیں