The First Pillar of Islam: Declaration of Faith (Kalima)
16th May 2020 ©Pixabay Azhar Goraya, Mexico Seventh century Arabia saw the birth of one of the most influential religious movements in history. Islam, beginning from the humble, dusty […]
Victims of COVID-19 fill Muslim cemeteries in France
Arab News Tuesday . May 19, 2020 Randa Takieddine Kabtane noted that the management of cemeteries in France is municipal and each mayor must decide for his/her own town […]
Against the grain: The virus and capitalism
Syed Farid Alatas The Edge Malaysia April 30, 2020 This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on April 27, 2020 – May 03, 2020. In human history, […]
What We Are Reading Today: The Outsiders: Refugees in Europe since 1492
Short Url https://arab.news/bne66 Arab News May 19, 2020 Author: Philipp Ther European history has been permeated with refugees. The Outsiders chronicles every major refugee movement since 1492, when the […]
A quiet revolution is changing the Middle East
Arab News Ronald S. Lauder May 16, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/94rre A revolution is taking place in the Arab world that is quietly moving the Middle East’s tectonic plates in […]
‘The Tumultuous Decade’
May 18,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY On May 20, the Middle East Institute will release my new book “The Tumultuous Decade,” a book that brings together a […]
Netanyahu takes office in deal that could see West Bank annexation
Rival Benny Gantz to take over as PM of Israeli unity government after 18 months Benjamin Netanyahu has been sworn in as Israel’s prime minister, heading a unity government in […]
How Saudi Arabia’s King Fahad National Library is preserving Islamic history for posterity
Source: Arab News RIYADH: The big truth about history is that it inevitably fades into the past, but history can also be captured and preserved for posterity. In fact, it […]
Safadi, European FMs talk formulating effective position against Israel annexation plans
FM speaks over phone with French, Cypriot counterparts prior to EU Foreign Ministers conference By JT – May 16,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi […]
A lost year in Saudi Arabia
The Economist – The oil crash and the pandemic have roiled plans to focus on diplomacy and growth Apr 4th 2020 BEIRUT THE YEAR had got off to a good […]
In return for Newcastle United, perhaps the Saudis can tell us where Khashoggi’s dismembered body lies
The only truly non-political sports I’ve ever heard of were the Christmas football matches played between British and German troops on the western front, says Robert Fisk @indyvoices 2 days […]
Jewish Settlers Destroy Dozens of Olive Trees near Bethlehem
May 16, 2020 Blog, News, Slider Settler violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank. (Photo: File) Jewish settlers cut down dozens of olive trees in […]
Zionists should return entire occupied lands to Palestinians: Rabbi Weiss
May 17, 2020 TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Rabbie Dovid Weiss, Spokesman of Neturei Karta International, says the anti-Zionist Jews support the return of the entire occupied lands to the […]
Jordan’s king warns Israel of ‘massive conflict’ over West Bank annexation
by Compiled from Wire Services ISTANBUL Mid-East May 15, 2020 A general view of the Old City of Hebron with the Ibrahimi mosque, or the Tomb of the Patriarchs, closed […]
Neither Iraq, nor Syria can afford to allow Daesh to return as major challenge.
May 13,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHEL JANSEN Despite Covid-19, Iraqis have returned to the streets to demand an end to mismanagement, corruption and sectarianism as Mustafa Al Kadhimi […]
Pope joins inter-faith prayers against coronavirus, irks ultra-conservatives
FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis shakes hands with Grand Imam of al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb after signing a document on fighting extremism, during an inter-religious meeting at the Founder’s Memorial in […]
Facts From Fiction : Our Kalima (Creed) has Never Changed
Raziullah Noman- Canada 13th May 2020 – REVIEW OF RELIGIONS Recently, there has been storm of allegations against Islam Ahmadiyyat in Pakistan. One of the false allegations which has […]
Israel’s West Bank annexation: Preparing EU policy for the day after
Commentary Hugh Lovatt 14th May, 2020 West Bank annexation will bring an end to the EU’s cherished two-state solution. International norms and the EU’s own laws will now […]
Pope Francis calls for fasting during day in Ramadan for end of COVID-19
By Emily Judd, for Al Arabiya English Pope Francis has called on “believers of all faiths” to unite next Thursday in a day of fasting and prayer to ask “God […]
Zamzam water available via online platform during Ramadan
Arab News Wednesday . May 13, 2020 The online service is available for Makkah city only but it will be gradually expanded to other cities. (Photo/Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/ps9qt Nada Hameed May 13, 2020 JEDDAH: Zamzam water is being distributed during Ramadan via the Saudi electronic business platform HNAK, said […]