Saudi Arabia's Minister announced on Tuesday, June 23, that approximately 1,000 pilgrims will be permitted to perform Hajj this year. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's Hajj will have limited participation. Only a thousand pilgrims living in the kingdom will be able to take part in the ceremony this year. "The number of pilgrims will be around 1,000, maybe less, maybe a little more," shared Hajj Minister Mohammad Benten with reporters, indicating a significant reduction from previous years. Benten did not specify how the pilgrims will be selected for this limited opportunity. The pilgrimage, scheduled for the end of July, will be restricted to individuals below 65 years of age and without chronic illnesses, as announced ...

Germany has arrested Markus Braun, the former CEO of Wirecard, after $2.1 billion went missing from the digital payments company.   On Tuesday, Munich prosecutors confirmed Braun's arrest on suspicion of potentially inflating Wirecard's balance sheet and sales through fictitious transactions with third parties, in an attempt to enhance the company's appeal to investors and clients.   Wirecard admitted on Monday that €1.9 billion ($2.1 billion) in missing funds, accounting for about 25% of its assets, likely never existed in the first place. The company retracted its preliminary results for 2019, the first quarter of 2020, and its 2020 profit forecast.   Braun resigned as CEO on Friday, June 19, implying that t...

A tragic incident has been reported from Freetown, Sierra Leone, where a 5-year-old girl, Kadijah M. Saccoh, died after reportedly being raped by her cousin, along with her 8-year-old sister. The culprits, a woman and her son, have been apprehended in connection with the devastating incident. Kadijah and her sister were residing with their aunt and her son in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Their father, Congolese Saccoh, who lives in the U.S., had been attempting to bring Kadijah, a U.S. citizen, to the U.S. but was prevented by a Judge due to lack of support from the mother. As a result, the girls remained with their aunt, who is their mother's elder sister. Tragically, the aunt's son began sexually assaulting both sisters. Shockingly, when the aunt discovered that her son had raped Kadijah's...