Gaiety marks Eid-un-Nabi

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 17:15

Eid Milad-Un-Nabi, marking the birthday of Prophet Mohammad, was celebrated here with the traditional fervour.

Cellular phone services suspended in Pakistan today

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 03:15

Cellular phone services will remain suspended in many parts of Pakistan on Tuesday as the government beefed up security arrangements ahead of Rabi-ul-Awwal, the Birthday of the Holy Prophet Mohammad.

Saudi Arabia frees man jailed for Prophet tweets: Sources

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 16:27

A Saudi blogger jailed in 2012 for publishing an imaginary conversation with Islam`s Prophet Mohammad on Twitter walked free early on Tuesday, his friend and a lawyer said, though there was no comment from the government.

Shias hold rally, asks Assad to protect shrines in Syria

Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2013, 20:31

Shia Muslims requested Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and UN to protect shrines following Free Syrian Army`s attack on holy shrine of Bibi Zainab (AS) in Damascus on July 19.

Nation celebrates Milad-un-Nabi

Last Updated: Friday, January 25, 2013, 12:05

Milad-un-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad, is being celebrated across the country on Friday with religious fervour and traditional gaiety.

Yemeni claims finding world’s oldest ever manuscript of Quran

Last Updated: Friday, October 12, 2012, 12:16

The book was found inside a leather cover in a cave in the mountains south of the city of Dhale in the southern Yemen.

Anti-Islam film: Saudi Arabia demands new net censorship

Last Updated: Friday, October 12, 2012, 12:14

The Saudi government called for greater international cooperation to censor such material at the source, comparing it to outlawed content such as images of child abuse and malicious software.