Saudi Arabia reforms: Royal power play or meaningful change?
Cathrin Schaer 8 hrs ago © Provided by dw.com Reforms are part of Saudi Arabia’s strategic plan up to 2030 Over the past month, Saudi Arabia has been announcing new social reforms […]
Coloured and biased ‘News’
The ‘News’ these days gets more and more biased. Saudi Arabian News for instance is full of all the negative things they think they can find of the ‘rival’ Iran. It is not really religious rivalry but power rivalry. Example todays Arab News: Israel FM tell Blinken of serious reservations […]
Why it’s too soon to write Lebanon’s obituary
NADIM SHEHADI June 27, 2021 22:26571 Short Url https://arab.news/gm4zq In the Latin American city of Bogota, a prosperous-looking lady goes to an ATM to withdraw cash and her card is rejected. […]
Saudi officials prepared to receive Hajj pilgrims
Saudi Arabia’s General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques said it would continue preparing organizational and development plans to provide quality of services at the Grand Mosque. […]
Saudi Arabia’s Hajj portal moves into second phase
The Kingdom’s screening process to sort out this year’s Hajj applicants started on Friday. (File/AFP)Short Url https://arab.news/gds9j The first category of people who met the conditions for performing Hajj received […]
Arab region trapped in vicious circle of conflict and hunger: FAO-led report
Short Url https://arab.news/g2n37 War and instability are undermining Arab region’s earlier progress on nutrition and food security, aid agencies warn Even before the pandemic, 137 million people in NENA region […]
Saudi Arabia distributes food baskets, provides medical services to refugees
1 / 3KSrelief distributes food baskets, provides medical services to refugees. (SPA) Short Url https://arab.news/85hym The general medicine clinics received 192 patients, pediatric clinics received 59 patients, the emergency department received […]
Arabic calligraphy’s fusion with Japanese captures beauty of both worlds
Noha Raheem says when she was younger, she discovered the three famous Japanese written scripts — including Kanji, Katakana and Hiragana — and she was awestruck. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/9344g […]
Israel is ‘considerably weakened’ — as BDS finds a home in the Democratic Party – Mondoweiss
More signs that support for Israel is cracking among U.S. progressives.BY PHILIP WEISSJUNE 21, 2021 RASHIDA TLAIB CONFRONTS JOE BIDEN OVER THE GAZA ASSAULT AT THE DETROIT AIRPORT IN A SCENE […]
US CUTTING FORCES, MISSILE BATTERIES IN MIDDLE EAST
Patriot missile batteries protect a nearby British and U.S airbase in Kuwait in March 2003. | REUTERS 2021-06-19 +– SULAIMANI — The Pentagon said Friday (June 18) it was cutting […]
SAUDI SEEKS RELIGIOUS RESET AS CLERICAL POWER WANES
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Fayez Nureldine / AFP +– SULAIMANI — Muezzins issuing high-decibel calls to prayer have long been part of Saudi identity, but a crackdown on […]
Hilton aims to nearly quadruple KSA hotel network by 2025
A room at the Hilton Suites Makkah offers a beautiful view of the Grand Mosque, which is considered a plus for a visitor or pilgrim. (Photo/Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/wd5p6 US […]
On World Refugee Day, UNHCR Jordan celebrates the inclusion of refugees
By JT – Jun 19,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Children are seen playing at Zaatari Syrian refugee camp in Mafraq Governorate, some 80 kilometres northeast of Amman, in this photo dated January 28, […]
Best soups from around the world
BY DAILY SABAH JUN 17, 2021 12:27 PM +03 +03:00 Tarhana This fermented soup from Turkey is the oldest instant soup in existence and it can be found throughout the region. Menudo The Mexican […]
Religious wars?
Farid Mir from his Facebook post If we Survey the last few centuries impartially, we will notice that the war over that period were not really Religious wars . They were more geopolitical in nature. Even in today’s conflicts and hostilities amongst nations, we notice that they arise from political, […]
Lebanon too broke to pay soldiers enough, army warns
By AFP – Jun 17,2021 – BEIRUT — Lebanon is unable to pay its soldiers enough, the army warned Wednesday ahead of a UN-backed conference during which donors will seek to shore […]
Organization of Islamic Cooperation chief urges focus on education, food security at summit
Short Url https://arab.news/mqvvq SPA June 17, 2021 JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday oversaw the second Islamic Summit on Science and Technology virtually hosted by the UAE […]
Hajj without smart card, permit will not be allowed
https://arab.news/9fcnb Permit will be matched with the electronic card and the pilgrim’s ID ARAB NEWS June 18, 2021 JEDDAH: In an effort to ensure compliance with coronavirus (COVID-19) safety measures, the […]
Karim Khan, new ICC chief prosecutor, to decide Israel’s fate
When she ruled against Israel in March moving toward a full war crimes probe, she was acting as part of a group of internationalists who focus on getting justice for […]
Two-state solution still a beacon for Palestine
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN OP-ED JUN 17, 2021 Although pioneering steps are expected from the U.S. in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the situation is still critical. Despite all the different opinions, the […]