Source: Gulf News Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Bin Abdul Aziz said he has no problem with the official religious authority on the issue of women driving. The prince told Bloomberg the problem he’s “working to resolve is with those who distort the facts of the […]
By Reuters – Apr 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES President Barack Obama, with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman (right), speaks after a Gulf Cooperation Council session at the Diriyah Palace during the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Thursday (AP photo) RIYADH — The United States will deter and […]
Source: CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN White House Producer Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (CNN)A day after his longer-than-planned talks with Saudi King Salman partially eased some long-simmering tensions, President Barack Obama was working Thursday to persuade other Gulf leaders to take a more muscular role in stabilizing their region. During a […]
COURTESY: SCIENCEANDQURAN.COM Published — Friday 15 April 2016 Allah Almighty says: “And the Moon is eclipsed, and the Sun and the Moon are fused together, on that Day man will ask: “Where can I run?” No indeed! There will be no safe place. That Day, the only resting place will […]
Saudi Arabia’s million barrel a day output, plus its strategic location in the Middle East, means the West must pay obeisance to the regional head-choppers Robert Fisk @indyvoices President Barack Obama shakes hands with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman at the start of a bilateral meeting at Erga Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, […]
Source: Arab News JEDDAH: The country’s youth are in danger of becoming atheists or rejecting religion if nothing is done to counter militant and extremist ideas, said Minister of Islamic Affairs Sheikh Saleh Al-Asheikh recently. Speaking during the third meeting of Islamic affairs ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, […]
Source: CNN By Nicole Gaouette, CNN (CNN)President Barack Obama lands in Saudi Arabiaon Wednesday as the U.S. alliance with the Mideast powerhouse, long lubricated by barrels of oil, is being […]
Shaukat Amin MOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN Published — Sunday 17 April 2016 RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif ordered a cash reward on Friday for the Pakistani expatriate who saved the life of a citizen who was drowning in a valley in the Asir region. Shaukat Amin saw Fahd Al-Qahtani in danger […]
CLEAR VIEW: With the temporary mataf bridge partially dismantled, worshippers can now view the Kaaba right after entering the Grand Mosque. ARAB NEWS Published — Monday 18 April 2016 JEDDAH: […]
Source: The Guardian By Spencer Ackerman As Barack Obama prepares to visit Saudi Arabia, the Saudi royal family has taken custody of nine longtime Guantánamo Bay detainees, bringing Obama closer to […]
Apr 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI The Islamic summit that convened in Turkey last week within the context of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) registered abysmal failure. This 13th session represented a moral victory for Daesh and other radical groups. The 49 participants — heads of states […]
Iyad Madani. (AP) ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 15 April 2016 ISTANBUL: Muslims nations must stand together to help the Palestinians suffering under Israeli occupation, fight terrorism and resolve conflicts across the region, Iyad Madani, secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), said here Thursday. In a speech at […]
By AFP – Apr 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (centre) poses with Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah (left), King Salman of Saudi Arabia (2nd left), and Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah (2nd right), and Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev (right) for a […]
Source. IB Times Saudi policemen keep watch along a main street in RiyadhFahad Shadeed/Reuters The ultra-conservative kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reined in its religious police, stripping their arresting powers and ordering them to be “gentle and humane” while imposing the Islamic code. The much-feared morality police’s powers were clipped […]
Deana Nassar Published — Friday 1 April 2016 Islam with its universal concept of brotherhood rejects all artificial and man-made marks of distinction. When listening to the radio, reading newspapers, surfing the Net or watching television, we are confronted daily with the same sad news: Violence, crime, wars and disasters. […]
AMAZING QUR’AN: Afghan calligrapher Mohammed Sabeer Hussaini, center, and apprentices work on a page for the world’s largest Qur’an at the Hakim Nasir-e-Khusraw Balkhi Cultural Center in Kabul. Dr. Gary Miller Published — Friday 8 April 2016 IF one assumes that the Qur’an is the product of a man’s […]
STRONG ALLIANCE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan receives Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman at the Presidential Palace in Ankara on Tuesday. (ARAB NEWS Published — Wednesday 13 April 2016 JEDDAH: Once chilly ties between Turkey and Saudi Arabia have improved rapidly over the past year, with […]
The bridge, which will be named after King Salman, aims to boost trade between the two countries A route of the proposed King Salman Bridge linking Saudi Arabia and Egypt, […]
Source: Huffington Post By Zoha Qamar Student at Columbia University The black silk was cold and soft. The protruding layers of thread that spelt out “Allah” in neat Arabic curls absorbed the tears and prayers sprayed at the cloth’s delicate font, while still reflecting the flood of light that shone from […]
Source: The New York Times By BEN HUBBARD BURAIDA, Saudi Arabia — The men were not hardened militants. One was a pharmacist, another a heating and cooling technician. One was […]