Following the opening of Hagia Sophia as a mosque on Friday (July 24) foreign and local tourists continue to visit the mosque on Saturday (July 25). Worshippers performed noon prayer at the mosque after it was reopened for worship for the first time in 86 years.

A Loggerhead sea turtle was rescued in April after it was caught on a fishing line and its flippers were badly damaged. After recovering from its injuries at a conservation centre for marine life in Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands, it was released on Cofete Beach on Friday.

Muslims perform the first morning prayer at Hagia Sophia Mosque after it was reopened for worship for the first time in 86 years with Friday prayer in Istanbul, Turkey on July 25, 2020. After 86 years of serving as a museum, Istanbul iconic landmark, Hagia Sophia opened for prayers on Friday.

At last two civilians were injured after a bomb-laden motorcycle exploded in the northeastern Syrian town of Ras al-Ayn, Ihlas news agency reported on Saturday.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recited the Muslim holy book, the Quran, ahead of the Friday prayers at Hagia Sophia Mosque. Friday's historic prayers in Turkey's Hagia Sophia Mosque marked the first acts of worship there in 86 years.

Thousands of people gathered around Hagia Sophia on Friday (July 24) to attend the first Friday Prayer ahead of historic building's reopening for worship for the first time in 86 years. The iconic monument served as a church for 916 years until the conquest of Istanbul, and a mosque from 1453 to 1934 – nearly 500 years – and most recently as a museum for 86 years.

Turkey's president on Thursday (July 23) unveiled the new nameplate for Hagia Sophia Mosque, the Istanbul icon due to reopen for prayers tomorrow for the first time in 86 years. Following a meeting on military matters in the capital Ankara, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, First Lady Emine Erdoğan and a delegation unveiled the nameplate at the main gate of Hagia Sophia Mosque and took a group photo there.

Thousands of Israelis demonstrated Thursday in front of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem to demand his resignation, according to local media. Protesters demanded Netanyahu's departure citing corruption charges he faces, according to Haaretz daily newspaper.

Istanbul's Hagia Sophia Mosque is set to reopen on July 24 for worship for the first time in 86 years with inaugural Friday prayer.

Thousands of Muslims flocked to Hagia Sophia to perform first Friday prayers as the world-famous Istanbul landmark set to resume hosting Islamic prayer services for the first time in 86 years.

The US State Department on Wednesday (July 22) ordered China to shut down its consulate in Houston in the state of Texas.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has shared on his social media account a music video released by the presidency showing Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and people singing a song for the historic building that is reopening as a mosque on Friday, July 24, 2020. Video shows various singers from different parts of the world singing a special song composed for Hagia Sophia. Composed by Turkish lyricist and composer Yucel Arzen, the song is sung in different languages including Arabic, Albanian, Bosn...

China on Thursday launched its first mission to Mars, local media reported.The mission, named Tianwen-1, was launched on a Long March-5 Y4 carrier rocket from Wenchang Space Launch Center in the southern Hainan province, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

A motorcyclist driving in western Turkey crashed into a truck after swerving with his bike to narrowly avoid hitting a cat which was trying to cross the street.

A sneaky cat was caught in the act on Thursday stealing a pile of money from a shop's cash box in Russia. The naughty cat which previously also attempted to steal cash from the same shop, reportedly made a habit of stealing. Even though shop's staff often feeds the feline, it persistently prefers to steal.

A Turkish paraglider plays drum up in the air in Tekirdag province of Turkey on July 22, 2020. After the preparation on Mount Ganos, paraglider Ahmet Celik and the instructor jumped from the mountain. “We bored down on the ground and decided to go up to the sky with instructor Faruk. Have a good time everyone,' Celik said in the air.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attends ribbon-cutting ceremony for Turkey's Embassy in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on July 22, 2020.

Turkish and Russian troops hold their 22nd joint patrol along the key M4 highway in Idlib, northwestern Syria on July 22, 2020. “According to the Turkey-Russian Federation Agreement/Protocol; 22nd TUR-RF Combined Land Patrol on M-4 Highway in Idlib, comprising the entire route between Trumbah and Ayn Al Havr, was conducted with the participation of land and air elements,” said Turkey's National Defense Ministry on Twitter.

An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck off the south-south eastern coast of the Alaskan peninsula on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

An Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing 777 cargo plane caught fire while loading cargo at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Wednesday, the airline said, adding that fire has been contained and none of the crew or ground staff were harmed. (Courtesy: İHA)