Syrians warned against aiding armed groups
A member of the Syrian opposition coalition has warned the Syrian community in the Gulf countries against sending money to armed fighters in Syria. He also appealed to Syrians living […]
Saudi Arabia: Grand mufti: Beware of social media perils
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has warned against attempts to spread propaganda through social media platforms and attacking and faulting the state for what it does in the service […]
Madinah to host world conference on Prophet (saw)
Source: arabnews.com Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, will inaugurate a world conference on Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) at the Islamic University of Madinah on Tuesday. […]
A New Museum opens beneath Al-Aqsa Mosque
World Bulletin / News Desk The Israeli authorities have opened a new museum beneath the third holiest site in Islam, the Al-Aqsa Mosque in eastern Jerusalem. The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound […]
Muslim countries missing tourism opportunities
Non-Muslim does better at providing Halal tourism By Zaher Bitar, Senior Reporter GULF NEWS Dubai: The performance of the halal travel and tourism industries in non-Muslim countries is outperforming the same sectors in the Muslim countries, expert in the filed said yesterday at the Global Islamic Economy Summit 2013. They […]
Suicide attack in Beirut: Tragedy is spreading from Iran’s western border to the Mediterranean
The suicide attack in Beirut last week was unusual in several respects, not least that the target was the Iranian embassy By Robert Fisk, The Independent The night before they blew themselves up outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut last week, the two suicide bombers stayed at the local Sheraton […]
Iran deal could reconfigure the Mideast
November 27, 2013 12:09 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Story Summary The most striking implication of the agreement signed in Geneva last weekend to ensure that Iran’s nuclear industry does not develop nuclear weapons while gradually removing the sanctions on the country is more about Iran than […]
Who Is the Shadowy Sultan that Shepherded the Nuclear Deal With Iran?
Posted By Hanna Kozlowska Tuesday, November 26, 2013 For the past several weeks, the world’s attention has been fixed on a Geneva luxury hotel where Western negotiators and their Iranian […]
Syria peace talks set for January 22 in Geneva
GENEVA/NEW YORK — An international peace conference aimed at ending Syria’s civil war will be held on January 22, the first face-to-face talks between the government of President Bashar Assad […]
Initiative needed to safeguard Jerusalem — Prince Hassan
Petra | Nov 25, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — HRH Prince Hassan, president of the Arab Thought Forum (ATF), on Monday called for launching an initiative to safeguard Jerusalem. At the opening of a conference on Islamic and Christian waqfs in Jerusalem, Prince Hassan urged Arabs to support Palestinian […]
Pilgrims can don tourist hats after performing Umrah
JEDDAH: Miteb Al-Rouqi | Arab News/Al-Eqtisadiah An “Extended Umrah” program will be launched next month by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities allowing pilgrims from 65 countries to make […]
Angola Becomes ‘First Country to Ban Islam’
Arutz Sheva: Southern African nation reportedly bans Islam and orders the demolition of mosques in the country. The African nation of Angola has reportedly become the first country to ban […]
Panel to examine civil rights of children with non-Jordanian fathers
by Rana Husseini | Nov 24, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The government will form a ministerial committee to examine the possibility of granting civil rights to children of Jordanian women married to non-Jordanians, according to MP Wafaa Bani Mustafa. “We had a meeting with Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour […]
SAUDI ARABIA: Palestinian and Burmese expatriates exempt from labor action
JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED ARABNEWS Published — Monday 25 November 2013 Saudi Arabia has exempted Palestinian and Burmese nationals who are found to be in violation of the new labor laws […]
‘Love’: a new reason for asylum! UNHCR grants asylum to Saudi woman in elopement case
SANAA: Huda Al-Niran, a Saudi woman who eloped with her Yemeni suitor last month and crossed illegally into Yemen, heaved a sigh of relief on Sunday when the United Nations […]
Saudi Arab: SCTA project to protect Islamic sites
Source: arabnews.com The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has set up a special project to protect ancient Islamic sites particularly those linked to the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, and the rightly guided caliphs, in Makkah and Madinah. Prince Sultan bin Salman, head of the SCTA, said the […]
“Doing your job with perfection”… What we learn from this great Hadith!?
Source: saudigazette.com.sa The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: Verily, God loves if any of you does a job, he does it with perfection”. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), […]
Another Hate Crime by Geert Wilders
DUTCH POLITICIAN GEERT WILDERS CREATES NEW SAUDI FLAG,……….…… MORE Additional Reading Challenging Wilders: The Pen indeed and not the Axe! Geert Wilders a Hate-Monger – The Voters have spoken Has Geert Wilders […]
Syria conflict: Children ‘targeted by snipers’
More than 11,000 children have died in Syria’s civil war in nearly three years, including hundreds targeted by snipers, a new report says. Summary executions and torture have also been […]
Does the Hajj Radicalize Muslims? You Might Be Surprised By the Answer
Erol Yayboke Every year millions of Muslims from around the world participate in the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Despite being a fundamental pillar of Islam, the Hajj is often misunderstood, […]