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Mosque Named after King Salman to Be Built at Int’l Islamic University in Pakistan

A mosque named after Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques will be built at the International Islamic University in Islamabad. (SPA)
A mosque named after Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques will be built at the International Islamic University in Islamabad. (SPA)
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Mosque Named after King Salman to Be Built at Int’l Islamic University in Pakistan

A mosque named after Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques will be built at the International Islamic University in Islamabad. (SPA)
A mosque named after Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques will be built at the International Islamic University in Islamabad. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz approved on Friday the building of a mosque after his name at the International Islamic University in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad.

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Mosque will be located at the new university city.

At a cost of 32 million dollars and covering an area of 41,200 square meters, the mosque will include a prayer hall for men accommodating 4,000 worshipers, and another for women accommodating 2,000 worshipers, in addition to outdoor yards that can accommodate 6,000 people.

The project also includes a museum on Islamic history and a library named after King Salman.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will have a conference hall and an administrative area named after him.

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Tangled Humpback Whale Sparks Rescue Mission off Australia

This handout frame grab taken from video footage provided by whale rescue group Organization for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia (ORRCA) on June 9, 2025 shows a distressed humpback whale tangled in a rope swimming south of Sydney Harbor. (Handout and Clay Sweetman / ORRCA / AFP)
This handout frame grab taken from video footage provided by whale rescue group Organization for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia (ORRCA) on June 9, 2025 shows a distressed humpback whale tangled in a rope swimming south of Sydney Harbor. (Handout and Clay Sweetman / ORRCA / AFP)
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Tangled Humpback Whale Sparks Rescue Mission off Australia

This handout frame grab taken from video footage provided by whale rescue group Organization for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia (ORRCA) on June 9, 2025 shows a distressed humpback whale tangled in a rope swimming south of Sydney Harbor. (Handout and Clay Sweetman / ORRCA / AFP)
This handout frame grab taken from video footage provided by whale rescue group Organization for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia (ORRCA) on June 9, 2025 shows a distressed humpback whale tangled in a rope swimming south of Sydney Harbor. (Handout and Clay Sweetman / ORRCA / AFP)

Wildlife rescue teams scoured Australia's east coast on Monday to find and free a distressed humpback whale tangled in a rope.

Aerial footage showed the whale swimming south of Sydney Harbor trailing a rope attached to a floating buoy.

"It makes it more difficult for the whale to dive," said Pip Jacobs from whale rescue group ORRCA.

"It's tiring for the whale, which is already in a state of distress being tangled."

The whale was about eight meters (25 feet) long, Jacobs said, indicating it was still "quite young".

The rope appeared to be tangled around the whale's left pectoral fin, she said.

"The way it is moving is quite erratic," Jacobs told AFP.

"It's moving south which is unusual.

"They should be heading north as part of their migration."

Teams of volunteers and wildlife rescue experts were searching the coastline to pinpoint the whale's location, she said.

But efforts had been hindered by choppy waters and blustery winds.

"If conditions allow and we have eyes on the whale, the best-case scenario is we have a successful disentanglement.

"If they are dragging gear, it hinders their ability to swim freely. The worst-case scenario is the whale can't feed or swim."