Explainer: Why Yemen is at war
Apr 27, 2020 – swissinfo.ch DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s leading separatist group has declared self-rule in the south, complicating U.N. efforts to end a ruinous conflict and protect […]
I’m a long-time Saudi dissident — Newcastle United have no idea what they’re getting into
The notion that Newcastle United’s new owners would use their cash to transform the club into a football powerhouse along the lines of Manchester City is a pipe dream Ali […]
Bereaved families plead for reconciliation at joint Israeli-Palestinian memorial
Source: Times of Israel Organizers say nearly 200,000 watch controversial online event broadcast from Tel Aviv and Ramallah featuring grieving family members from both sides of the conflict By Jacob […]
Coalition seeks end to escalation in Yemen, urges return to Riyadh deal
Arab News Monday . April 27, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/zem9d The STC scrapped its agreement with the Hadi government last weekend RIYADH: The Saudi-led Arab Coalition supporting Yemen’s UN-recognized […]
Yemen crisis deepens as separatists declare self-governance
By AFP – Apr 26,2020 – JORDAN TIMES ADEN — Yemeni separatists early Sunday declared self-rule of the country’s south as a peace deal with the government crumbled, complicating a […]
Saudi Arabia is responsible for the slow death of the kingdom’s Nelson Mandela
By Abdullah Alaoudh April 25, 2020 Abdullah Alaoudh is a senior fellow in the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University. Abdullah al-Hamid, Saudi Arabia’s most prominent intellectual and […]
Al-Aqsa preacher’s voice echoes across Jerusalem devoid of Ramadan crowds
Source: Swiss Info By Stephen Farrell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An imam standing atop an 18-foot pulpit in a near-empty Al-Aqsa Mosque delivered the first Friday prayers of Ramadan in Jerusalem, […]
Curfew partially lifted across Saudi Arabia, except in Makkah city
RIYADH: King Salman has ordered the partial lifting of a curfew across Saudi Arabia, with the exception of the holy city of Makkah and adjacent places previously isolated after a […]
Europe unites at UN against West Bank annexation
Short Url https://arab.news/4mfmf Updated 25 April 2020 Arab News April 25, 2020 The UK is particularly concerned that demolitions have continued, including of temporary health centers, which weaken the capacity […]
Hope Turns to Doubt, Then Gunfire, as Saudi Megacity Emerges
Source: Bloomberg By Vivian Nereim April 24, 2020 When Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman unveiled plans for Neom, a futuristic megacity on the Red Sea coast, residents rejoiced. […]
Ramadan 2020 – When homes become mosques
24th April 2020 ALHAKAM.ORG Abstaining and refraining from things for our own benefit is something that sounds all too familiar in the current climate. With Ramadan now […]
Foreign-born healthcare workers risk their lives in Western countries for victims of a virus that does not discriminate according to colour, religion
Apr 22,2020 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN While watching satellite television coverage of the coronavirus pandemic it is impossible to ignore that many doctors and epidemiologists consulted by the US satellite CNN channel and ,to a lesser extent, the BBC are brown or black men and women. White men in […]
Arab countries could stop Israeli land grab
Source: Arab News By Daoud Kuttab The president’s blueprint gave Israel much of what it has long sought, including US recognition of settlements and Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley […]
This Ramadan, even non-Muslims can help their friends and neighbours through kindness and compassion
The coronavirus pandemic did not stop us from sharing our Easter, Passover, Vaisakhi and other faith greetings, says Rabina Khan. We can do the same for Muslim families This Ramadan, […]
‘Guy with 100kg of flour seeking girl with 100 rolls of toilet paper’
Adnan Mahmutovic Alia Amir Ramis Orlu 8 Apr 2020 Humour helps us deal with anxiety and the current pandemic is a testament to that notion. A global pandemic is […]
Austrian Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Wilhelm Ott Converts to Islam
Ott said the coronavirus crisis helped him find his faith. By Safaa Kasraoui Apr 19, 2020 Rabat – Austrian Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Wilhelm Ott announced his conversion to […]
The Pandemic and the search for the Jewish Messiah
18th April 2020 Sabahat Ali Rajput, Mexico A lot of people are palpably furious right now – enraged with their governmental heads, frustrated with their Health Ministers, disappointed in their […]
Mohammed Bin Salman’s Newcastle takeover is immoral and reflects badly on football
COLUMN: Saudi Arabia have an awful human rights record but deputy prime minister Bin Salman’s takeover bid has been accepted with scarcely any question or objection ByStan Collymore 09:04, […]
WikiLeaks: ‘Saudi Cables’ reveal secret push to stop Ahmadiyya in Indonesia
Our favorite posts: The Muslim Times Recommending Universal BCG Vaccination to Fight the Pandemic and A Moonshot Moment for the Muslims: Making Covid 19 Vaccine before the West and China Source: Rabwah Times By Ehsan […]
How Saudi Arabia’s religious project transformed Indonesia
The world’s largest Muslim-majority country was long considered a tolerant place. But thanks to Saudi money and influence, it has taken a sharply conservative turn. By Krithika Varagur Half a […]