By WALAA HAWARI | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Women campaigning for the abolishment of a rule stipulating they name a legal guardian every time they apply for a job say their patience with the Ministry of Labor is running thin because the government department has not responded to their initial demand. […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The Islamic Development Bank’s community development workshop aims to empower Muslim NGOs in different parts of the world by providing them with necessary training to boost their leadership skills, said Awadh Alassaime, director of the IDB department for communities in nonmember countries. […]
by Islah Bakhat in Fribourg, swissinfo.ch The narrow display hall of the Bible+Orient Museum is rich in treasures, some 15,000 unique pieces from the ancient Near East, valued at SFr8 million ($8.9 million). Often overlooked, the museum serves to recall the common roots between the three monotheistic religions and to […]
By Taylor Luck OCCUPIED JERUSALEM – Jordanian officials have stepped up concerns over Israeli plans to demolish a ramp leading to Jerusalem’s Al Haram Al Sharif, warning that the move represents the most provocative act in the Holy City since the second Intifada. Bab Al Magharbeh bridge leads to Al […]
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered former President Moshe Katsav to spend seven years in prison after rejecting the disgraced politician’s appeal of a rape conviction and other sex crimes. The unanimous decision of the three-judge panel capped a long and sordid chapter in Israeli politics that captured the […]
Thursday 10th November 2011 in Lead articles, News This article is part of Impact’s Israeli-Palestinian conflict series, which continues until the UN Security Council Vote on Friday 11th November 2011. The landmark vote to accept Palestine as a fully-fledged UNESCO member sparked jubilation from some quarters, a contrast to the solemn, somber-faced Israeli […]
Leading up to the UN security council vote on Palestinian statehood on Friday, Impact will be publishing a series of articles on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Here is a short guide to the most important aspects of the conflict. Where did it start? The Israeli-Palestinian conflict first began in the late […]
JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister warned on Tuesday of a possible Israeli military strike against Iran’s nuclear program and rejected suggestions the Jewish state would be devastated by an Iranian counterattack. Ehud Barak spoke a day before the United Nations’ nuclear agency was expected to release a critical report on […]
ANGELA CHARLTON, Associated Press – 1 hour ago PARIS (AP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has labored to improve French relations with Israel, said he “can’t stand” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called him a liar in a chat with President Barack Obama. The conversation between Sarkozy and […]
JERUSALEM | Mon Nov 7, 2011 12:48am EST Nov 7 (Reuters) – Israel’s main labour union declared a general strike on Monday, shutting down major sectors of the country’s economy, but a labour court intervened issuing an injunction that limited the strike to just four hours, officials said. The Histadrut […]
he Jerusalem Light Railway has provided the ancient city with new travel possibilities since it opened in August, but it is also proving controversial. The borders in Jerusalem are invisible, and to an outsider barely perceptible. If you did not know they were there, you might – on a fleeting […]
By the grace of Allah I have been able to perform Hajj 3 times and Umra an additional 2 times. It was always a great experience, so great in fact that it is difficult to describe. But let me try … The last time I went for Hajj was 6 […]
By SIRAJ WAHAB & SYED FAISAL ALI | ARAB NEWS MINA: The valley of Mina came alive as more than 2.5 million pilgrims from around the world converged on the tent city on their first stop to the plains of Arafat. There was adequate security. Officers were out in full […]
Source: CNN Authors: Dan Gilgoff andDan Merica The annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is the world’s largest gathering of Muslims – the biggest annual gathering of humanity, period. So it’s no surprise that Middle East experts expect this year’s pilgrimage, the first to happen since the Arab Spring began […]
Source: Huffington Post Author: Raghida Dergham The Arab Spring is currently suffering a setback, making it more an autumn. Yet this does not necessarily mean that winter will blow over the Arab Awakening and do away with it, before we can celebrate the Arab Spring’s first anniversary. Against the background […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA & SIRAJ WAHAB | ARAB NEWS MINA: The holy city of Makkah reverberated with chants of “Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik” (O God, here I am answering your call) as nearly three million pilgrims from around the world readied themselves for what is often described as once in […]
By YOUSUF MUHAMMAD | ARAB NEWS MADINAH: Sick pilgrims who are confined to hospitals in Madinah will be transported to Makkah and the holy sites to perform Haj, head of the follow-up unit at the Haj secretariat in Madinah Abdul Aziz Al-Ayoubi announced Monday. He said a special coordination meeting […]
Courtesy: Saudi Crown Prince of Darkness Saudi Arabia’s tough-minded interior minister has been named the crown prince—and is next in line to the king. He’s a known commodity in Washington after years of shepherding the Saudi fight against terrorism. by Tara McKelvey | October 28, 2011 10:00 AM EDT The interior minister’s office […]
By ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has appointed Prince Naif as the crown prince and deputy premier, the Royal Court statement said late Thursday. Prince Naif was the second deputy premier and interior minister in the Council of Ministers. He will continue to head […]