At least three rockets hit near the presidential palace on Tuesday shortly before Afghan president Ashraf Ghani was to give an address to mark the major Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

Muslims have marked the Eid al-Adha holiday with safety measures in place as the pandemic continues to pose a threat.

Muslims around the world were observing yet another major Islamic holiday in the shadow of the pandemic and amid growing concerns about the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus.

Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr to mark the end of Ramadan. Celebrations were restricted for a second year as the Covid-19 pandemic again forced mosque closings and family separations.

Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr in a subdued mood for a second year as Covid-19 forced mosque closures and family separations on the holiday marking the end of Ramadan.

Three people who were protesting outside a Muslim event at Croke Park have been arrested. Two women aged in their 20s and 40s, and one man in his 30s, were arrested for public order offences.

Holding Eid prayers at Dublin’s “iconic” Croke Park sports ground is a powerful symbol of religious unity during the pandemic, an Islamic leader has said. The 82,000-seater Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) stadium is synonymous with Irish identity.

Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid. Eid al-Adha – the festival of sacrifice – follows the completion of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has called for mandatory electronic identification tagging (EID) of cattle in Ireland - despite only about 1% of current herd keepers opting for EID, which the Department of Agriculture already provides for in its current contract for supply of bovine tags.