Eid Al Fitr

Egypt accepts Gaza's wounded, urges UN to solve crisis

Three convoys transporting a total of 263 Palestinians cross into Rafah in the restive North Sinai region, sources say. Meanwhile, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry says "concessions must be made in order to achieve peace."

Worshippers, imam dead in deadly Kabul mosque explosion

The blast came less than a week after an explosion at a school killed 80 people, most of them schoolgirls from the ethnic Hazara Shia Muslim minority.

In pictures: Muslims mark end of Ramadan with Eid al Fitr festivities

We look at how people in major cities around the world are celebrating the religious holiday that draws a line under a month of fasting and special prayers.

Everything you need to know about Eid al Fitr 2021

This year's celebrations marking the end of the Muslim month of Ramadan will be muted for some as vaccines are still out of reach for many.

Taliban declare three-day Afghan ceasefire for Eid holiday

The armed group Taliban declared a three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan to mark this week's Eid al-Fitr holiday, just two days after the government blamed the insurgents for bombs outside a school that killed more than 50 people, mostly young girls.

Blast near girls school in Afghan capital Kabul kills scores

Eyewitnesses said all but seven or eight of the victims were schoolgirls going home after finishing studies.

Indonesia bans Ramadan exodus over coronavirus fears

"There will be no Mudik in 2021," Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy says. Many head to hometowns in time, known as Mudik, for celebrations at the end of Islam's holy fasting month.

US launches first Taliban air strikes since Afghan ceasefire end

Afghan Taliban had announced a surprise three-day ceasefire with Afghan forces that ended on May 26 to mark the Eid al Fitr holiday.

Covid-19 surges in Pakistan after ease in lockdown

As Prime Minister Imran Khan slams coronavirus measures as elitist, experts question why Pakistan's government is taking a risky-all-or-nothing approach towards the lockdown as cases rage and pummel the weak health systems.

Roadside bomb blast kills at least 9 civilians in southern Afghanistan

The bomb struck a bus travelling through Kandahar province. The attack is said to the third since a brief ceasefire declared by the Taliban for a major Muslim holiday that ended last month.

WHO says Americas close to three million Covid-19 cases – latest updates

Novel coronavirus has infected more than 6.4 million people around the world. Here are pandemic-related updates for June 2:

Al Aqsa mosque compound reopens after more than two months

Resumption of prayers at Islam's third-holiest site caps a sombre period for Jerusalem's Muslims, who this year marked the holy fasting month of Ramadan and Eid al Fitr holiday without the usual daily visits to Al Aqsa due to Covid-19 restrictions.