Indonesia resumes elderly-friendly pilgrimage

An 85-year-old volunteer traffic warden is finally realizing his lifelong dream of pilgrimage to the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina. Husin bin Nisan is one of many elderly pilgrims in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, who have lon…

June 15, 2023
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Gazans and Lebanese prepare for Hajj trip

This year’s Hajj is a landmark: the first full pilgrimage after a daunting period of three years when the COVID-19 pandemic brought one of Islam’s holiest rites to a virtual halt. Millions of Muslims from around the world will converge next week on Mec…

June 15, 2023
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US Federal Reserve pauses interest rate rises

The United States Federal Reserve has put a pause on its series of interest rate rises and it opting to hold it at its current level for the month of June.

The US cash rate has increased 10 times since March 2022 in an aggressive campaign to try to co…

June 15, 2023
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