Soaring food prices dampen Ramadan spirits in Nigeria

Soaring food prices dampen Ramadan spirits in Nigeria

LAGOS, March 10 — The holy fasting month of Ramadan begins early next week in Nigeria, with the worst economic crisis in a generation leaving many in Africa’s most populous Muslim country struggling to buy food. With food inflation at around 35 per cent, worshippers taking part in Friday prayers at the central mosque in … Read more

Palestinian solidarity picket: Rainy weather in KL fails to dampen participants’ spirits

Palestinian solidarity picket: Rainy weather in KL fails to dampen participants’ spirits

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 ― Rainy weather failed to dampen the spirits of the participants of the Palestine Solidarity picket, which entered its fifth day today, in front of the US Embassy in Jalan Tun Razak, here. One of the participants representing the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Sejagat, Syed Sheik, 34, admitted that, apart from the … Read more