World's largest hotel to be built in Mecca
World’s largest hotel to be built in Mecca The biggest hotel in the world is being built in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, offering 10,000 rooms, helicopter pads and convenience for the […]
Europe can reverse the U.S. failures on Palestine
Summary BY RAMI G. KHOURI, THE DAILY STAR, LEBANON The European Union’s desire to play a more active role in promoting Israeli-Palestinian peace, as its foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Monday as she set out on her first visit to the region, is one of the few areas […]
Jordan calls for Arab media coalition to combat terrorism
Petra | May 19, 2015 | Jordan Times CAIRO — Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Mohammad Momani on Tuesday called for forming an Arab media coalition to fight terrorism. Chairing the Jordanian delegation to the meetings of the Council of Arab Information Ministers’ Executive Office at the […]
Jordan will not be put off by regional chaos — King tells CNBC
by Jordan Times | May 18, 2015 | AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah has said that regional problems would not prevent Jordan from moving ahead with its development plans, adding that crises in the neighbourhood have always been a driver for progress as far as the Kingdom is concerned. […]
‘WEF hosting sends strong, positive messages about Jordan’s resilience’
by Omar Obeidat and Dana Al Emam and Merza Noghai | May 18, 2015 | 23:53 AMMAN – Experts see hosting the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the eastern shores of the Dead Sea in the coming few days as an opportunity to send a message to global politicians, investors […]
472. Commandment – Convey the message of Peace and Love to the kings and the head of the states and ask them to Behave not proudly towards me, but come to me in submission
472. Commandment – Convey the message of Peace and Love to the kings and the head of the states and ask them to Behave not proudly towards me, but come to me in submission [27:29] ‘Go thou, with this letter of mine, and lay it before them; then withdraw from them […]
Report: Saudi Arabia in talks to purchase Pakistani nuclear weapons
held talks with Pakistan for the purchase of nuclear weapons amid the ongoing nuclear negotiations between world powers and Iran, according to a US senior official who spoke with The Sunday Times. Tensions in the region have escalated in light of the framework agreement the United States and the other […]
469. Commandment – And on us lies only the plain delivery of the Message
469. Commandment – And on us lies only the plain delivery of the Message [15:95] So declare openly that with which thou art commanded and turn aside from those who ascribe partners to God. [36:18] ‘And on us lies only the plain delivery of the Message.’ [29:19] ‘And if you reject, then generations before […]
471. Commandment – Convey the message of Peace and Love (ISLAM) to the nearest kinsmen
471. Commandment – Convey the message of Peace and Love (ISLAM) to the nearest kinsmen [26:215] And warn thy nearest kinsmen, [46:18] But the one who says to his parents, ‘Fie on you both! do you threaten me that I shall be brought forth again, when generations have already passed away before me?’ […]
470. Commandment – And thus have We made you an exalted nation, that you may be guardians over men, and the Messenger of God may be a guardian over you
470. Commandment – And thus have We made you an exalted nation, that you may be guardians over men, and the Messenger of God may be a guardian over you [2:144] And thus have We made you an exalted nation, that you may be guardians over men, and the Messenger of God may be a […]
EU threatens Israel with economic and diplomatic sanctions
Source: Middle East Monitor The European Union has threatened to impose economic and diplomatic sanctions against Israel if it does not resume peace talks with the Palestinians. According to Yedioth […]
Troops flee as Ramadi falls to IS
Iraq security forces withdraw from Ramadi, the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province, 115 kilometers west of Baghdad, on Sunday. (AP) | | A A http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.b169aa788731255dd55f1bb243b660e1.en.html#_=1431934989298&count=horizontal&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F748546&dnt=false&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Ffeatured%2Fnews%2F748546&size=m&text=Troops%20flee%20as%20Ramadi%20falls%20to%20IS%20%7C%20Arab%20News%3A&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F748546%23.VVmYDGUYb4o.twitter&via=Arab_News https://apis.google.com/se/0/_/+1/fastbutton?usegapi=1&size=medium&hl=en-US&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F748546&gsrc=3p&ic=1&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fscs%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fk%3Doz.gapi.en_US.O2dKqTSvrno.O%2Fm%3D__features__%2Fam%3DAQ%2Frt%3Dj%2Fd%3D1%2Ft%3Dzcms%2Frs%3DAGLTcCN31nv75zCso9dFJ8XdRgDruLMOug#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Concircled%2Cdrefresh%2Cerefresh&id=I0_1431934989181&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com&pfname=&rpctoken=10554579 http://www.facebook.com/v2.0/plugins/like.php?action=like&app_id=172525162793917&channel=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2FNM7BtzAR8RM.js%3Fversion%3D41%23cb%3Df32b19ebfc%26domain%3Dwww.arabnews.com%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.arabnews.com%252Ff1d292fc0c%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=0&font=arial&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F748546&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&ref=.VVmYDEYMtIs.like&sdk=joey&send=false&share=false&show_faces=false&width=90 AGENCIES Published — Monday 18 May 2015 Last Update 18 May 2015 4:12 am LATEST STORIES IN Featured Congratulatory calls received from Hollande, […]
Omaima Azouz designs modern abayas inspired by Saudi heritage
NADIA AL-FAWAZ Published — Wednesday 13 May 2015 Omaima Mahmoud Azouz is an abaya designer and plastic artist who likes to proceed forward with well-studied large steps in her career, whether in decoration or abaya design. She has promising future plans, which she began with the first abaya show that […]
Why Islam does not need a reformation – Mehdi Hasan
Those who are calling for a ‘Muslim Martin Luther’ should be careful what they wish for Sunday 17 May 2015 In recent months, cliched calls for reform of Islam, a 1,400-year-old faith, have intensified. “We need a Muslim reformation,” announced Newsweek. “Islam needs reformation from within,” said the Huffington Post. […]
Innovation is key to the future of Islamic banking
Standardisation is critical to creating the transparency and clarity that would remove doubts from the minds of people PUBLISHED: 13:56 MAY 17, 2015 BY HUSSAIN AL QEMZI, SPECIAL TO GULF NEWS The word “innovation” is extremely malleable: it means different things to different people and within the banking fraternity […]
Saudi Arabia: International panel to end heresies needed: Fiqh Council
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Sunday 17 May 2015 Last update 17 May 2015 12:28 am The Islamic Fiqh Council of the Muslim World League has recommended the establishment of an international committee to coordinate with the authorities concerned in other countries to educate Muslims about myths and heresies. The […]
Int’l survey highlights strong impact of refugee influx on employment among Jordanians
by Khetam Malkawi | May 16, 2015 | 23:53 AMMAN — The unemployment rate among Jordanians has increased from 14.5 per cent prior to the Syrian crisis in 2011 to 22.1 per cent at present, according to a recent report by international organisations. Conducted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) […]
Despite regional conflict, Lebanon is planning to become a railway powerhouse once again
Amid regional uncertainty Beirut has the chance to revive its steam-age role as a key transit hub ROBERT FISK Sunday 17 May 2015 Lebanon as a rail powerhouse for the rebuilding of post-war Syria, high-speed double-track trains running in tunnels through the Lebanese mountains above Beirut, sidings for the building-blocks […]
War with Isis: The brides brainwashed into becoming suicide bombers
It was when Isis issued a fatwa saying a wife should obey her husband in all matters, including becoming a suicide bomber, that Aysha, a 32-year-old mother of two children, decided to flee her home in Mosul. She recalls that her husband did not ask her directly to be a […]
Striving to counter satan, earthly desires
HARUN YAHYA Published — Friday 15 May 2015 Last update 14 May 2015 9:57 pm • Why did Allah, the Omniscient, create satan, earthly desires and Hell? • How do satan, earthly desires and Hell bestow depth on a person? • What is the wisdom behind the creation of difficulties? […]