Three-day festival begins with early morning prayers and then family visits and feasts. “We came here to celebrate Eid because this day is for happiness and all the people want to see happiness," says Abdul Raziq, a resident of Kabul.
Brig. Gen. Jamal al-Ahmad was gunned down by unknown assailants in the Sweida area in southwest Syria. Al-Ahmad was among a group of Syrian officers tasked with maintaining ties with Hezbollah and its Golan Heights commander.
The Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, when devout Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset.
"The IMF has been invited to the meeting and expects to attend, along with other international financial institutions," a representative says. Trump administration's "Peace to Prosperity" conference to take place June 25-26 in Bahrain, despite Palestinian boycott.
War monitor says government forces have reached village of Qassaibyeh as campaign to retake rebel-held Idlib province stretches on.
Meanwhile, despite sharp differences between Organization of Islamic Cooperation member-states on a gamut of issues, final statement by the group stresses support for a future Palestinian state, rejects any deal that prolongs Israeli "occupation" and undermines the right of return for Palestinian refugees.
The Ramadan routine, with high-calorie fast-breaking "iftar" buffets, sugary staples and hours of sedentary screen time, is a headache for fitness trainers.
Demonstrators at the annual Quds Day protests, being held in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and other countries in the region, burn Israeli and American flags while decrying the Trump administration's peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians.
Iranian Foreign Ministry rejects Saudi accusations that Iran is behind sabotage on Saudi oil infrastructure as "baseless," state media reports.
Thanks to ISIS policy of implementing a "scorched earth policy" in areas from which they retreat or where they are defeated, the promising rainy winter is resulting in blackened fields.
