Tag: Africa

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR In a sign of expanding focus on military diplomacy, India is set to send Defence Attachés (DA) to a number of its missions in Africa for the first time, sources here have confirmed. The move is part ...

The first day of Eid will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 10. Here is how to wish someone a blessed Eid in various languages around the world.As a new moon was not sighted on Monday evening after Maghrib prayers, Muslims in Saudi Arabia and neighbouring countries will fast one ...

As the sun sets during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Muslims from around the world gather to break their fast with dates and water followed by a meal known as iftar. There are some 1.9 billion Muslims around the world, approximately 25 percent of the global population. For ...

EXPLAINERHere is how to wish someone Ramadan Mubarak in various languages around the world.Following the sighting of the crescent by the moon-sighting committee, Saudi Arabia has announced that the first day of fasting will be Monday, March 11. There are about 1.9 billion Muslims around the world, approximately 25 ...

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan will begin on Monday, March 11 or Tuesday, March 12, depending on the sighting of the new moon. The dawn-to-dusk fast lasts anywhere from 12 to 17 hours, depending on which part of the world you are in. Muslims believe that Ramadan is ...

Harare, Zimbabwe – Sikandar Raza, Zimbabwe’s Pakistan-born cricketer, has been on a fairytale run since 2022. The 37-year-old has been nominated twice in succession for the ICC Twenty20 International Player of the Year award in addition to becoming the first player to score five consecutive T20 international (T20I) half-centuries. ...

NEW DELHI: Ireland etched their name into the annals of cricket history by securing a momentous maiden Test victory on Friday. The Irish team's triumph not only marked a significant milestone in their cricketing journey but also distinguished them by surpassing renowned cricketing powerhouses India and New Zealand in ...

The United Nations on Wednesday started pulling peacekeepers out of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), moving to end a 25-year presence amid rising violence in the east of the long-troubled African nation. The withdrawal of the UN forces comes as thousands of civilians have been displaced by heavy ...

NEW DELHI: India has the fastest growing diplomatic network of any country, adding 11 diplomatic posts around the globe since 2021, according to the Global Diplomacy Index released by the Lowy Institute in Sydney on Sunday. Almost three-quarters of the new Indian diplomatic posts (8) are in Africa, in ...

Djbril Camara remembers thinking it was the wildest demonstration yet, the thunderclap of teargas almost constant. Then a shocking new sound: the crack of a live bullet. Djbril scrambled to the roof of his apartment block.Below, the protest had descended into pandemonium. People shrieking as they ran. Plumes of ...