Masjid al-Haram and Masjid an-Nabawi were opened to prayers at full capacity in Saudi Arabia. Hundreds of Muslims hold morning prayer without social distance for the first time since Covid-19 outbreak in the Masjid- al-Haram in Mecca. The Ministry of Interior Saudi Arabia had eased the Covid-19 measures for those who have received two doses […]
The Soyuz space capsule carrying cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, actress Yulia Peresild, and film director Klim Shipenko returned safely to Kazakhstan’s steppes after a twelve-day mission to make the first feature film in orbit at the International Space Station. After the landing of the capsule, 200 personnel, 12 Mi-8 type helicopters, 3 AN-12 and 3 AN-26 […]
A military and defense exhibition featuring heavy industrial weapons kicked off in Ukraine’s capital Kiev. The exhibition attracts great attention from Ukrainians, where technical equipment such as heavy industrial weapons, unmanned aerial vehicles and military vehicles are displayed. The exhibition consists of Ukrainian Armed Forces technical equipment as well as technological facilities used by the […]
Ministry of Moscow put a new payment system with face recognition at metro stations called ‘Face Pay’. According to the new system, passengers started to get on the metro at the entrance by showing their faces instead of using metro boarding cards Troika. In the new method, people can be involved in the system by […]
At least 30 people were killed and 50 injured after a suicide attack carried out during Friday prayers at a Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. Interior Minister Spokesperson Sayed Khosti said that special forces were deployed to the region. “The perpetrators will be brought to justice,” Khosti added. Authorities fear rise in death toll.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has restored a historical mosque and a tomb in the capital Baghdad, named after Islamic scholar Sheikh Abdulkadir Geylani. The restoration process started last year and as part of the work, the white dome built by Turkish famous architect Mimar Sinan, was restored. A new minbar, mihrab and a […]
Italy’s 74-year-old flag carrier airline Alitalia ended its operations by making its last flight from Cagliari in Sardinia to the capital city of Rome. The plane, carrying 180 passengers, landed at Fiumicino Airport at 23:23 local time, marking the end of an era. After the closure of Alitalia, the newly established ‘Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA)’, […]
Thousands marched in the capital Tbilisi protesting detention of Georgian 3rd president Mikheil Saakashvili Thursday. United National Movement party supporters arrived from different cities across the country to demonstrate their support for the founder of the party Saakashvili who’s gone on hunger strike since his arrest before countries elections. Marchers chanted “Georgia… Georgia…free Misha…”. Party’s […]
The artwork ‘Love is in the Bin’ by anonymous British street artist Banksy fetched 18.6 million pounds, a Banksy record price, during auction at Sotheby’s Auction House in London. The painting was famously shredded by the artist at the Sotheby’s auction in 2018 shortly after being sold. A total of 44 valuable artworks were put […]
In the capital city Prague in Czechia, The Signal Festival has started yesterday in Karlin Square, where the stunning video mapping took place on the facade of Church of St. Cyril and Methodius. The festival will be held in a total of 21 places, on the exteriors of historical buildings and monuments, and in some […]