Pilgrim reduction leads to Makkah rent fall
The government’s decision to reduce the number of domestic pilgrims this year by 50 percent has forced Haj service providers to double their charges in order to offset their losses, […]
Indonesian cultural exhibition kicks off in Tehran
The opening ceremony of the Indonesian Cultural Festival was held at Tehran’s Milad Tower on Sunday, September 22. http://www.presstv.ir/player/player1.swf
Arabs, Beware the “Small States” Option
By Sharmine Narwani – Mon, 2013-07-29 15:28- Sandbox At the heart of all politics lies cold, hard opportunism. New circumstances, changed alliances and unexpected events will always conspire to alter one’s calculations to benefit a core agenda. In the Middle East today, those calculations are being adjusted with a frequency […]
Mataf capacity now 70,000 per hour
The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs plans to open the newly constructed levels of the “mataf” (area for circumambulating the House of God) on the ground and first […]
Arafat to have permanent tents
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Studies are under way to establish permanent fireproof tents in Arafat, said Saud bin Hamdan Al-Dikri, director of projects at the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs. […]
Gas missiles ‘were not sold to Syria’
Export papers seem to back Assad’s denial over sarin attack – but Russians won’t go into detail by Robert Fisk, The Independent While the Assad regime in Damascus has denied responsibility for the sarin gas missiles that killed around 1,400 Syrians in the suburb of Ghouta on 21 August, information […]
Top 10 Religious Monuments of Israel
Wikimedia Contest: Mahmood Mosque, Kababir, Haifa, among top ten centres of religious monuments of 2012 …….. Israel is of course known primarily for its many ancient and religious monuments. It […]
Official Statement On Dale Gavlak’s Involvement In Syria Exclusive
By Mint Press News Desk | September 21, 2013 By Mnar Muhawesh, executive director and editor at large for MintPress News Statement: Thank you for reaching out to me in regards to statements made by Dale Gavlak alleging MintPress for incorrectly attributing our exclusive report titled: “Syrians in Goutha claim […]
All systems go for safe Haj
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Published — Sunday 22 September 2013 The Civil Defense Department has drawn out an emergency plan to ensure the security and safety of the nearly two […]
Syria: What are we missing?
globalpost: by Jean MacKenzie – Washington’s Blog, a website that appears to take a highly critical view of the administration, insists that the Aug. 21 attack was a plot by the rebels with their Qatari and Saudi backers to get Washington to step in and do their fighting for them. […]
30,000 Arab Israelis took part in a “Al-Aqsa Mosque in Danger” Rally
Ynetnews: Some 30,000 Arab Israelis took part Friday in a rally titled “Al-Aqsa Mosque in Danger,” in the northern ton of Umm al-Fahm. The event was organized by the northern […]
Rebel vs. Rebel: Syrian jihadi groups are now kidnapping and killing one another. Is this the beginning of an all out war, or an opportunity for the moderates?
BY HASSAN HASSAN | SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 FOREIGN POLICY Earlier this month, clashes erupted between the al Qaeda-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra and FSA-affiliated groups. When the gunfire stopped, the moderates were […]
Israel. Not looking for Peace. Nor Talks. But this…
Source Ethnic cleansing. Israel never had the intention for peace(talks) & sabotages them in the first place. They are a Dead On Arrival- Issue. Whenever it comes to talks, they […]
UN nuclear meeting rejects Arab push for Israel to join weapons pact
RT: Member states of the UN nuclear agency voted down an Arab-backed resolution targeting the Jewish state for criticism over its clandestine nuclear weapons arsenal. Fifty-one countries voted against the […]
Church leaders eye Syria summit with Muslims
AFP, Geneva Christian leaders from Syria and beyond are planning a summit involving Muslim representatives in a drive to use faith to spur peace efforts, the World Council of Churches […]
The death toll in Syria continues to rise – whoever is doing the counting To the sound of the bombardment of rebel sites, Robert Fisk in Damascus discusses the victim tally with an Assad supporter
As the MIGs raced over Damascus this morning, two traffic cops – sweltering in white helmets on this hot autumn day – were issuing tickets on double parked cars near the Barada River. More than 100,000 dead – give or take a few thousand, if you believe the statistics – […]
Haj in pre-Islamic times
Dr. Bilal Philips Published — Friday 20 September 2013 ARABNEWS Haj and its rites were first ordained by Allah in the time of Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him). However, […]
Give Syria Justice, Not Violence
His Holiness, the Khalifa of Islam and head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, is the only international Muslim leader to warn world leaders that their actions […]
Robert Fisk in Damascus: In Syria’s capital, Assad’s troops may be winning this war – untouched by Obama’s threats
Dispatch from Damascus: The killing fields remain, and truth is as rare as hope by Robert Fisk, The Independent And so the war goes on. Missile alerts may be over […]
Syria crisis: Rebels turn on each other in border city of Azaz
RICHARD HALL Author Biography WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2013 THE INDEPENDENT Syrian rebels have turned their guns on each other in the border city of Azaz, where fault lines between moderate Western-backed rebels and extremist groups descended into open conflict today. Heavy clashes were reported in and around the city between […]