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King Salman bin Abdulaziz. Photo: File King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabia's ruler sent out Eid greetings after the 84-year-old left hospital following a gallbladder surgery. "The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman, leaving the hospital after God blessed him with health and wellness," state media said in a caption accompanying photos of the monarch walking out of the building. The foreign ministry also tweeted a video of the king leaving the hospital, walking with the aid of a cane and accompanied by a retinue including his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The royal court said a week ago that he underwent laparoscopic surgery to remove his gall bladder at King Faisal hospital in Riyadh. It is rare for Saudi Arabia to report on the health of the ageing monarch, who has ruled the top oil exporter and the Arab world´s biggest economy since 2015. However, the king's hospitalisation prompted Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi to postpone h...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry believes the next four to five months will be crucial as Prime Minister Imran Khan will announce major decisions. Speaking to Geo Pakistan on Thursday, the minister said that the two special assistants to the prime minister — who had tendered their resignation amid criticism in the backdrop of great public scrutiny over the matter of dual nationalities — have already made their stance on the issue known. A day earlier, Tania Aidrus and Dr Zafar Mirza tendered their resignation from their posts as the special assistants to the prime minister (SAPM) on Digital Pakistan and National Health, respectively, which were accepted by the prime minister. Chaudhry said that Aidrus resigned due to her NGO which had raised objections from critics who had alleged that there was a conflict of interest. Speaking about Dr Mirza, he said that when it came to importing medicines from India, it had more to do with the Finance Divisio...

Meghan Markle continues the legal fight to protect the privacy of anonymous friends One of the biggest reasons why Megan has stood behind her friends and has taken all steps necessary to stop them from being named, is because they only wished to "stand up against the global bullying we are seeing and speak the truth about our friend." Meghan Markle’s fight against The Daily Mail and its parent company Associated Newspapers continues to wage on and on the fore front of her mind is her bid to protect the privacy of her friends who only wanted to "stand up against the global bullying we are seeing and speak the truth about our friend." Earlier the former Duchess of Sussex filed a formal application to stop Associated Newspapers from ousting the names of the five women under the pretense that "These five women are not on trial, and nor am I.” It is in fact "The publisher of the Mail on Sunday” who is one on trial. “It is this publisher that acted unlawfu...

Sheikh Abdullah bin Sulaiman delivers the Hajj sermon. Photo: Saudi Government Member of the Council of Senior Scholars and Adviser at the Royal Court, Sheikh Abdullah bin Sulaiman in the Hajj sermon told the pilgrims gathered in Mount Arafat that the difficulties they face in this life were a test from Allah. Sheikh Abdullah bin Sulaiman, in his sermon from Masjid-e-Nimra on Thursday, thanked the Almighty for the various blessings He had bestowed on mankind. "Piety ensures man stays away from evil," he said. "I bear witness that there is no God but Allah." He added that sacrifice and worship was only for Allah, laying emphasis on the obligatory or farz acts on Muslims. He paid tribute to Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), saying that he had spent his entire life for the welfare of mankind. Sheikh Suleman said that those who remained steadfast on the right path, with patience, will receive glad tidings at the end. "The difficulties of this life are a ...

Sheikh Sagheer washes a cow for a customer at his car service station. Photo: AFP KARACHI: Karachi car wash owner Sheikh Sagheer's switch from car cleaning to cow cleaning in the run-up to Eid Ul Adha has proved to be a great success as it has led to an increase in his customers. Locals bring him their cattle, sheep and goats for a thorough scrub down ahead of the animals' sacrifice during the three-day religious holiday, which begins on Friday in Pakistan. Sagheer, 42, said the cow wash started when he was spotted cleaning his sacrificial animal ahead of Eid after opening his business a few years ago. "The people who saw me washing the animal came to me with their own… that's how this trend started," Sagheer told AFP. Many of the animals come from a huge market on the outskirts of Karachi — reputed to be the largest Eid cattle bazaar in Asia — that is packed with goats, cows, bullocks, sheep and camels. The creatures are often dirty, dusty and speckled wi...

Health workers rolled masked residents of old-age homes on stretchers to waiting ambulances for transfer to hospital. Photo: AFP MELBOURNE: Australia on Thursday recorded its highest number of new coronavirus cases and saw its deadliest day of the pandemic after a spike in cases at elderly-care homes. Days after authorities expressed hope that a Melbourne lockdown now in its third week was bringing persistent outbreaks under control, the surge is a potent warning that initial success in managing coronavirus can quickly unravel. Thirteen deaths and 723 positive test results were recorded in Victoria State alone, well beyond the previous nationwide high of 549 infections set on Monday. Premier Daniel Andrews indicated the leap was, in part, linked to a surge in cases at aged-care homes. Most of those who died were aged in their 70s-90s. At one of the worst-hit facilities, Epping Gardens, an ambulance was seen Wednesday taking away the body of one of the deceased residents. Healt...