Why is the fate of the Saudi reporter of infinitely more pressing importance than that of Yaser Murtaja, shot by the Israelis in Gaza? Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Independent Voices […]
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Asa Fitch Jan. 27, 2019 8:00 a.m. ET DUBAI—Every Friday, on the fourth floor of a hotel conference center in this Arab business hub, […]
By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRIAYA BATRAWY, Associated Press RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — Saudi Arabia’s unprecedented anti-corruption sweep that saw top princes, businessmen, military officers and officials detained at the Ritz-Carlton hotel has […]
REUTERS WASHINGTON A team of former U.S. government intelligence operatives working for the United Arab Emirates hacked into the iPhones of activists, diplomats and rival foreign leaders with the […]
By Yudith Ho January 28, 2019 SalamWeb targets 10 percent of global Muslim population Mobile browser lets users filter out inappropriate content A Malaysian startup is betting that there’s plenty […]
Jason Thomas 30 January 2019 In this file photo tourists pose for a selfie as they gather outside the Jakarta History Museum in the Jakarta Kota Tua area on 18 August, 2018. (Aamir Qureshi / AFP Photo) The rise of artificial intelligence (AI), the use of Augmented Reality (AR) […]
Maha Akeel January 28, 2019 Reuters’ recent State of the Global Islamic Economy Report revealed that Muslim countries are emerging as a production powerhouse for “halal media” — i.e., content […]
Kerry Boyd Anderson January 29, 2019 Throughout human history, people have moved in response to changing climatic conditions. Today, anthropogenic climate change is exacerbating changes in the environment. In the […]
by Mildred Europa Taylor, at 04:23 am, May 30, 2018, History An illustration of Bilal ibn Rabah calling Muslims to prayer — Rolling Out Bilal ibn Rabah was born in […]
Jan 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Jawad Anani Davos is a place where leaders of governments and business come together to issue their judgment on the world situation. They butter up […]
Jan 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Javier Solana MADRID — In March 2018, Syrian President Bashar Assad had himself filmed as he drove his car through the rubble-filled streets of […]
NOOR NUGALI Rawan Radwan January 20, 2019 Saudi Arabia’s Shoura Council has moved to abolish a practice that remains a hidden scandal in many parts of the world […]
The Yazidi faith emerged in Iran more than 4,000 years ago and is rooted in Zoroastrianism, over time integrating elements of Islam and Christianity. (File/AFP) AFP January 28, 2019 […]
Jan 27, 2019 – Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has unveiled plans to help entrepreneurs in the Middle East to set up businesses. He is asking other countries to contribute […]
January 26, 2019 Ruth Sherlock Lama Al-Arian Felicia Perkins-Ferreira cried while recounting how her two young sons were taken by their father from home in Trinidad to live with the […]
Aamir A Rehman Senior Advisor on Islamic Finance, UNDP — The term ‘Islamic Social Finance’ refers to modes of finance that are rooted in Islamic ethics and intended for social […]
İHSAN AKTAŞ @ihsanaktas Published January 25, 2019 Until the end of the Cold War, there had apparently been a critique of Western civilization. Although the controversy between the Western and […]
Looking to Venezuela, it’s clear the US, UK and allied governments have learned nothing from their disastrous actions in the Middle East and North Africa over the past 20 years […]
The kingdom has sent one of its strongest delegations ever to the Swiss mountain resort and packed its top executives’ agendas with meetings with international peers. DAVOS – If […]
James Gorman tells World Economic Forum that businesses must engage with Saudi reforms despite ‘unacceptable’ murder of Jamal Khashoggi Morgan Stanley chairman and chief executive James Gorman speaks during […]