In a first, Saudi female officers allowed to guard Islam's holiest sites

This year, 60,000 vaccinated citizens or residents of Saudi Arabia have been allowed to perform the Hajj

India evacuates staff from Kandahar as Taliban captures new areas

A special aircraft of the Indian Air Force was sent on Saturday to bring back the Indian diplomats, officials and other staff members

The decision was taken as part of the country's measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic

Violence has been raging throughout Afghanistan in the weeks since President Joe Biden announced troops would withdraw unconditionally

Dubai said that only passengers from India 'who have received two doses of a UAE-approved vaccine' would be allowed to travel to the emirate

Among the four candidates, hard-line judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi appears to be the front-runner

Lapid's announcement came in the final hour before a midnight deadline

Most patients who experienced heart inflammation spent no more than four days in the hospital and 95% of the cases were classified as mild

Bahrain reported 214,870 positive COVID-19 cases with 809 deaths so far, as per World Health Organisation

The fighting erupted on May 10, when Hamas militants in Gaza fired long-range rockets toward Jerusalem