A Saudi in Remah married his daughter off to a young Saudi for a single riyal after the groom lost the money he had saved up for paying the “mahr” (dowry) in a traffic accident, sabq.org reported on Saturday. The groom met with the accident while returning from the bank […]
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DAVOS, Switzerland: Prince Turki Al-Faisal, chairman of King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, has criticized the US over its policy on Syria, and called for a UN resolution […]
RIYADH: ABDULLAH AL-ANSARI ARABNEWS More than 73.4 km of the metro in the capital would be underground. One of the world’s largest metro projects, this automatic driverless network will be […]
Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman on Tuesday announced 13 initiatives aimed at making Madinah the eternal capital of Islamic culture. He said the initiatives have won the support of […]
global post: by Noga Tarnopolsky — JERUSALEM — Israel and Saudi Arabia aren’t used to finding themselves on the same side of an argument. But the interim deal curtailing Iranian nuclear development, beginning its implementation today, seems to have achieved the impossible. The agreement, signed last November, in which Iran’s nuclear […]
In the previous article, we discussed what God said about the message of Prophet Muhammad (May Allah’s peace and mercy be upon him). The message of Prophet Muhammad is universal […]
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR ARABNEWS In a heart-warming gesture rarely witnessed, a Saudi businessman in Buraidah celebrated the wedding of his Indonesian driver and, what is more, handed over the […]
AISHA STACEY ARABNEWS.COM Published — Friday 17 January 2014 “If I had taken anyone as my closest friend I would have taken Abu Bakr, but he is my brother and […]
JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED ARABNEWS Published — Sunday 19 January 2014 The historical factory that manufactures the Kiswa, the covering for the Holy Kaaba in Makkah, is exploring the possibility of […]
JUBAIL: SULTAN AL-SUGHAIR ARABNEWS It was unthinkable a mere 15 years ago, but Saudi husbands are now increasingly relying on their wives to provide financial support for life’s necessities. It […]
God has created everything in this universe in due proportion and measure both quantitatively and qualitatively. God has declared in the Qur’an: “Verily, all things have We created by measure” […]
JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED ARABNEWS Published — Wednesday 15 January 2014 The plight of a Bangladeshi farm laborer who is suffering from cancer and who has not been paid in two years finally came to an end following intervention by the Qassim governorate. Rubi Hussain, who has been working for his […]
The decision taken by the Haj Ministry to issue Umrah visas during the month of Safar has proved to be a boon to domestic tourism with about 750,000 pilgrims performing […]
WORLD OBSERVER: JANUARY 13, 2014 The key Islamic heritage site, including Prophet Mohammed’s shrine, is to be bulldozed, as Saudi Arabia plans a $ 6 billion expansion of Medina’s holy Masjid an-Nabawi Mosque. However, Muslims remain silent on the possible destruction. Work on the Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina, is planned to […]
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR ARABNEWS Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that it would continue to impose a 20-percent cut in Foreign pilgrims and a 50-percent reduction in domestic pilgrims during […]
Islamabad’s inaction on extremism is a recurring theme in many of the WikiLeaked cables emanating from the U.S. embassy in Pakistan. By Michael Busch, May 26, 2011 We’re honored to have Michael Busch dissecting the latest WikiLeaks document dump for Focal Points. This is the fifty-sixth in the series. It’s hardly a […]
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and all his family and companions. The commands mentioned in the Qur’an and sunnah to follow the laws of Allah and His Messenger, and the prohibitions on introducing innovations into the religion […]
“In the greater sphere of global relations, Saudi Arabia faces a critical and uncertain future with the limitations of an oil economy, the U.S. disengaging from Iraq, and the controversy over a nuclear Iran.” — Giulio Gallarotti and Isam Yahia Al Filali BY Yuram Abdullah Weiler TEHERAN TIMES The Saudis, […]
Saudis Back Syrian Rebels Despite Risks By ROBERT F. WORTHJAN. 7, 2014 Inside In Damascus on Tuesday, men helped a wounded girl who survived what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad of Syria. Bassam Khabieh/Reuters RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — On his eighth trip […]