Al-Aqsa Mosque Current Affairs, GK & News
What is Shavuot?
Shavuot in Hebrew means Weeks. It took seven weeks of trekking through the desert to reach Mount Sinai. It is called the “Feast of Weeks”. It is a Jewish holiday that occurs in the Hebrew month of Sivan, that is, between May 15 and June 14. About Shavuot According to Bible, Shavuot marks the wheat ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: Al-Aqsa Mosque • Hebrew • israel • Israel-Palestine • Israel-Palestine Conflict • Judaism • Mount Sinai
Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
The Israeli Armed forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque recently. The fight in the country has been increasing since mid-April. The Hamas in the Gaza Strip attacked Israel for its actions. They were engaged in Air strikes. During the air strikes, Israel used IRON DOMES to defend itself from the missiles launched from Gaza. It was ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Topics: air-strikes • Al-Aqsa Mosque • Gaza Strip • Hamas • Israel-Palestine • Israeli Jews • Jerusalem • Jews • Jordan • UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mecca hosts 14th summit of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-2019)
In a strong reaction, the Government of India (GoI) has recently rejected the reference of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in its final communique at the 14th Islamic summit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on May 31, 2019. The Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has stated that the OIC ..
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: Al-Aqsa Mosque • Continents • Geography of Asia • Jammu and Kashmir • Kashmir • Organisation of Islamic Cooperation • Organizations • Pakistan and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
India invited to 46th session of foreign ministers OIC
India has been invited to attend a meeting of foreign ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Abu Dhabi, UAE on the 1st and 2nd March of 2019. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be the Guest of Honour and address the inaugural plenary of the 46th Session of the Council of Foreign ..
Topics: Al-Aqsa Mosque • Geography of Asia • Organisation of Islamic Cooperation • Organizations • Pakistan and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation • United Arab Emirates • Western Asia