Tax threat: Saudis with US citizenship fear losses
JEDDAH: DIANA AL-JASSEM | ARAB NEWS STAFF Wednesday 10 July 2013 Saudi nationals with US citizenship are set to pay a 30 percent tax on bank deposits over $ 50,000 […]
Kingdom (of Saudi Arabia) ‘will not tolerate extremism’
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 10 July 2013 Saudi Arabia yesterday urged the international community to play a decisive role to end the bloodbath in Syria, giving ethics priority over politics. […]
New Haram annex opens for pilgrims
MAKKAH: AHMAD WAHAJ SIDDIQUI ARABNEWS Wednesday 10 July 2013 Three floors of the newly constructed annex of the Grand Mosque have been opened to accommodate 400,000 more worshippers this Ramadan. […]
Muslim Physician: Israel an Inspiration to Islamic World
By: Rachel Avraham Qanta Ahmed is a physician, a Muslim of Pakistani origin, a British citizen and the author of “In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor’s Journey […]
30 Duas (prayers) of the day for Ramadan
(1) O Allah, on this day make my fasts the fasts of those who fast (sincerely), and my standing up in prayer of those who stand up in prayer (obediently), awaken me in it from the sleep of the heedless, and forgive me my sins , O God of the […]
5 Muslim Inventions That Changed The World
Coffee About 1,600,000,000 cups of coffee are consumed every day around the world. Billions of people rely on it as part of their daily routines. And yet, very few people […]
Presence of al-Qaeda raises tension in Syria
Activists say dozens have been killed near Aleppo in fighting between al-Qaeda’s branch and other opposition groups. Al-Qaeda’s Syrian branch has been cementing control of villages close to the Turkish border. Their presence has raised tensions with some armed opposition groups and locals. Activists say dozens have been killed, wounded […]
Syria: Hitto resigns as prime minister of rebel areas
STORY SUMMARY In a blow to the rebels fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad, opposition Prime Minister Ghassan Hitto resigned from his post Monday, citing his inability to form […]
New security plan for Grand Mosque in Makkah
JEDDAH: P. K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS STAFF Tuesday 9 July 2013 Security forces are taking additional measures to control crowds and prevent stampedes inside the Grand Mosque in […]
Common mistakes while fasting
Sheikh Ahmad Musa ARABNEWS Friday 5 July 2013 1) Focusing on food to the extent that people begin to worry about eating more than actually fasting. This also goes along with spending thousands of bucks on Iftars even though a person does not need to eat that much food. 2) […]
IDF Orders Soldiers to ‘Respect’ Muslim Ramadan
The Jewish Press: Does the IDF tell solders not to eat in front of observant troops on Yom Kippur? Not a chance. That’s religious coercion. But they are told not […]
Israel eases age rule to pray at Al Aqsa
Palestinians men who are above 40 years and women of any age will be allowed to pray at Al Aqsa mosque on Fridays throughout Ramadan without the need to obtain […]
Terrorism Has No Religion
by Sheikh Ali Gomaa, Former Grand Mufti of Egypt Terrorism cannot be born of religion. Terrorism is the product of corrupt minds, hardened hearts, and arrogant egos, and corruption, destruction, […]
Syria’s Islamists disenchanted with democracy after Morsi’s fall
BEIRUT — Syria’s Islamist rebels say the downfall of Egypt’s popularly elected Muslim Brotherhood president has proven that Western nations pushing for democracy will never accept them, and reinforced the […]
Makkah projects concern Muslims all over the world — Prince Khaled
EDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS STAFF Monday 8 July 2013 Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal yesterday urged contactors to implement the SR 62 billion Makkah Mass Rail Transit project following international standards as it serves millions of pilgrims from around the world. “This public transport system is one […]
Iraqi Kurdistan chief in Baghdad for talks on disputes
STORY SUMMARY The president of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, Massud Barzani, held landmark talks in Baghdad on Sunday with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on an array of disputes plaguing relations between the two sides. Barzani met Maliki, after which the two held a joint news conference in the capital’s heavily-fortified […]
Online videos showcase Syrian rebels’ foreign weaponry
July 7, 2013 – 09:11 By Peter Apps WASHINGTON (Reuters) – From his home in the English town of Leicester, former business administrator Elliot Higgins trawls through sometimes hundreds of online videos a day from Syria’s civil war. His research, begun after he took redundancy late last year, has made […]
Saudi-backed Jarba to lead Syrian opposition
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT — Syria’s fractious opposition elected a new leader on Saturday but rebel groups were reported to be fighting among themselves in a sign of growing divisions on the ground between factions trying to topple President Bashar Assad. The Syrian National Coalition chose Ahmad Jarba as its president after a […]
SR 62 bn Makkah metro project launch in 2014
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS STAFF Sunday 7 July 2013 The SR 62 billion new Makkah public transport system, including a metro with four lines and 88 stations […]
Minister calls for third Temple to be built
The Times of Israel: Potentially explosive statement by Jewish Home’s Uri Ariel breaks taboo against damaging status quo on Temple Mount Government minister from a nationalist religious party called Thursday […]