Muslim faithful took part in the climactic ritual of the annual Haj pilgrimage on Wednesday, symbolically stoning the devil near Makkah. From dawn, crowds of pilgrims gathered in the valley of Mina, southeast of the holy city of Makkah, to throw pebbles at concrete pillars symbolising the devil. It reenacts the Prophet Ibrahim’s (AS) stoning of the devil at three places where Satan is said to have tried to dissuade him from obeying God’s command to sacrifice his son Hazrat Ismail (AS).

June the 10th, 2026 – Croatian beaches are slowly shrinking, with many coastal settlements becoming more and more worried. From the pebbled coves dotted up and down Dalmatia to the sandy stretches of the northern Adriatic, the coastline has helped transform Croatia into one of Europe’s most successful tourism destinations. However, behind the gorgeous postcard ...