SR300bn Makkah projects to expand pilgrim services
JEDDAH: P. K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS STAFF New projects worth more than SR300 billion are being implemented in Makkah to improve services being rendered to millions of pilgrims […]
Rabbi bans male handshaking
PressTV: The head of the Gur Education Department, Abraham Benjamin Silberberg, said at a meeting with educational officials that handshakes between men is banned because it can cause “sinful thoughts.” […]
World’s wackiest shoes on sale at ‘2 Crazy Dubai’
Dubai: 2 crazy for it … or it’s 2 crazy for you. That’s the tag line of this admittedly ‘crazy’ store whose shoes can sweep you off your feet. Called ‘2 Crazy Dubai’, the store stocks the most bizarre shoes from all over the world, made by top designers and […]
Prophet’s Mosque expansion: Most east-side buildings razed!
Source: saudigazette.com.sa MADINAH — The demolition of over two-thirds of buildings surrounding the Prophet’s Mosque from the east have been completed for the mosque’s grand expansion ordered by Custodian of the Two […]
Egypt’s top sheikh begins mediation efforts – Head of leading Islamic institute Al-Azhar calls on political powers to attend reconciliation talks.
The head of Egypt’s leading Islamic authority Al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, has begun calling on political powers and public figures to attend a national reconciliation meeting later this week. The […]
Revealed: What the West has given Syria’s rebels – Britain has so far handed over equipment worth £8m – but can it help on the front line?
KIM SENGUPTA Author Biography SUNDAY 11 AUGUST 2013 The holy month of Ramadan is over and both sides in Syria’s civil war are preparing for a new round of attrition. […]
Saudi Arabia Steps Up Efforts To Oust Syria’s Assad
August 09, 2013 Charles Recknagel Radio Free Europe (US sponsored) It’s no secret that Saudi Arabia wants to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. But just how much Riyadh is willing to use its money to reach that goal can be surprising. One measure was a meeting on July 31 in […]
BELIEF Q9.4: WHAT WAS THE GUIDANCE OF KHILAFAT-E-AHMADIYYA ON PALESTINE?
BELIEF Q9.4: WHAT WAS THE GUIDANCE OF KHILAFAT-E-AHMADIYYA ON PALESTINE? Source: http://cultgirlahmadiyya.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/belief-q94-what-was-guidance-of.html In this ‘spin off’ series of articles, in response to the question of whether mankind still needs divine guidance, we have presenting just a few examples of the divinely inspired guidance Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and his successors […]
Assad sends air force to prevent rebel advances in home province
August 10, 2013 – 15:42 By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) – Warplanes bombed a village in Syria’s north overnight in an apparent effort by President Bashar al-Assad to prevent rebels fighting him from advancing on communities in the stronghold region of his Alawite sect. Assad’s forces are on the defensive […]
Bahrain deports U.S. teacher over ‘radical’ writings
By Dalton Bennett STORY SUMMARY Bahrain deported a U.S. citizen working as a teacher in the gulf kingdom over what it described Saturday as her “radical” writings on Twitter and websites as the government cracks down on dissent the country. In a statement Saturday, Bahrain’s Ministry of State for Communications […]
Inflation Ravages Syrian Consumers
Civil War, Sanctions and a Falling Currency Produce Soaring Prices as People Shop for Ramadan By SAM DAGHER DAMASCUS, Syria—On a recent morning, a woman stood in front of a stall lining Bab Serijeh, the capital’s biggest and most raucous food market, and expressed amazement at how prices of local […]
Bahrain’s history slowly rising from the sands
Source: seattletimes.com The civilization that Dilmun created on the back of trading in pearls, copper and dates as far as South Asia. Recent discoveries highlight it as a rare and vivid […]
Iraqi Kurd president says ready to defend Kurds in Syria
STORY SUMMARY Iraqi Kurdistan’s leader threatened on Saturday to intervene to protect Kurds in neighbouring Syria, who are caught up in fighting between Kurdish forces and jihadists. Kurds in Syria […]
A federation — why not?
by Uri Avnery ARABNEWS AVRAHAM Burg (58) was a member of the Labor Party and for some time the chairman of the Knesset. His late father was a long-time Cabinet minister and a leader of the National-Religious Party, before it became a rabid messianic mob. The relations between Burg Sr. […]
Assad shown unharmed after Syria rebels report attack
August 8, 2013 – 13:59 By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebels said on Thursday they targeted President Bashar al-Assad’s motorcade heading to a Damascus mosque to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, but state television showed him unharmed and the government denied he had been attacked. […]
The untold story
Aug 07, 2013 | 23:38 JORDAN TIMES Jordan, a country with limited resources, has become the main refuge for Syrians fleeing the violence in their country, with thousands entering the Kingdom on a daily basis at one point. Recent studies indicate that there will be one Syrian for every six […]
US army chief to visit Jordan
Petra | Aug 07, 2013 | 23:40 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs-of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey will pay an official visit to Jordan in coming few days, during which he is scheduled to meet several officials. Dempsey will also meet Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff […]
Eid Al-Fitr begins
Today is the first day of Eid Al-Fitr in Saudi Arabia as the Supreme Court yesterday confirmed the sighting of Shawwal crescent by reliable witnesses, the Royal Court announced. The Supreme Court, meanwhile, congratulated Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, Crown Prince Salman, other members of the royal […]
Qur’an offers panacea for modern problems
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Published — Thursday 8 August 2013 Source: Arabnews http://arabnews.com/news/460618 There is an urgent need to spread the divine message of Qur’an in the modern world, which […]
Exclusive: Saudi offers Russia deal to scale back Assad support – sources
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has offered Russiaeconomic incentives including a major arms deal and a pledge not to challenge Russian gas sales if Moscow scales back support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Middle East sources and Western diplomats said on Wednesday. The proposed deal between two of the leading power […]