Ramadan News

The roof sheltering the mosque's entrance collapsed after Isyak prayers on Monday night.

By the year 2020 growth in Muslim travel will have reached 4.8 per cent, significantly higher than the global figure of only 3.8 per cent.

Indonesia's diesel demand is expected to remain weak at least until the end of the year as a slowing economy, contraction in the mining sector and a shift towards cheaper alternatives curb use of the fuel, industry sources said.

Palm oil prices notched up their highest close in more than a month, spurred by hopes for pre-Ramadan demand, and closing their discount to rival soyoil, which was depressed by hefty Chinese cancellations.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb. 3, 12:50 p.m. PST -- With some 47 million people living in poverty, 50 million without health insurance, millions jobless and millions more underemployed, President Barak Obama could be less circumspect and more passionate about stimulating our economy.

Tokyo rubber futures could trade in a wide range this week, with bulging inventory in top consumer China holding prices below 300 yen, while a lack of offers from Thai millers will keep raw sugar premiums above 100 points, dealers said on Monday.

SINGAPORE/DUBAI: Saudi Arabia will import near record high diesel volumes this summer, as it gears up to beat the sweltering heat and meet rising travel needs during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, trade sources said.

The World Health Organization has issued a blunt assessment of the coronavirus outbreak in Saudi Arabia, acknowledging for the first time that there are concerns the virus may be spreading from person to person, at least in a limited way.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb. 3, 12:50 p.m. PST -- With some 47 million people living in poverty, 50 million without health insurance, millions jobless and millions more underemployed, President Barak Obama could be less circumspect and more passionate about stimulating our economy.

Authorities fear a regional cigarette smuggling ring was funneling a fortune to terrorist groups in the Middle East, the city's top cop said Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Palm oil advanced for the first time in four days on speculation that demand for the world's most consumed vegetable oil may increase ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

Palm oil advanced to the highest level in more than a month on speculation that stockpiles in Malaysia, the world's second-largest producer, will remain below two million tonnes for a second month as output growth slows.

PETALING JAYA: The 13th Parliament will most likely convene its first session by June, before the fasting month of Ramadan in July, said caretaker Minister in the Prime Minister's department However, he said, it was still uncertain when the swearing-in ceremony for newly minted Members of Parliament will take place as the Cabinet had yet to be ... (more)

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb. 3, 12:50 p.m. PST -- With some 47 million people living in poverty, 50 million without health insurance, millions jobless and millions more underemployed, President Barak Obama could be less circumspect and more passionate about stimulating our economy.

Betrayed: Faiza Ahmed fled her home in Stockport after her marriage collapsed. She blames Lauren Booth, Cherie Blair's half-sister Peace activist and Muslim convert Lauren Booth has been branded a home-wrecker by the woman who is still married to her new husband, Sohale Ahmed.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 -- Malaysia's palm oil exports are expected to increase in coming months due to the stock-up activity ahead of the Ramadan fasting month that falls on July, says a research house.

On Thursday, the families of three Navy SEAL Team VI members and one Army National Guardsman, held a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. Their sons, as well as 26 other servicemen were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on August 6, 2011, only months after carrying-out the raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound in ... (more)

The French Muslim Council voted on Thursday to start using astronomical calculations to set the date rather than relying on the naked eye to sight the new crescent moon.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb. 3, 12:50 p.m. PST -- With some 47 million people living in poverty, 50 million without health insurance, millions jobless and millions more underemployed, President Barak Obama could be less circumspect and more passionate about stimulating our economy.

Somewhere in senior Mouzima Mousumi's house are photos of her on Santa's lap; she loves the Christmas season, the movie 'Home Alone' and the occasional cup of eggnog on a crisp winter day.