theguardian: Iran and Saudi Arabia are both bent on unrealistic plans for dominance in the Middle East or, at the very least, on denying the dominance of the other The Middle East is in the grip of a war neither side can win. The conflict in the region between Sunnis […]
It is very difficult to separate the spread of particular kinds of violence in some human societies from the social, cultural and ‘moral’ roots of that violence. In fact, it is illogical to ignore the apparent willingness of more than few members of a particular society to commit violence, while […]
Volgograd and the Conquest of Eurasia: Has the House of Saud seen its Stalingrad? By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya Global Research, January 03, 2014 Url of this article: http://www.globalresearch.ca/volgograd-and-the-conquest-of-eurasia-will-the-house-of-saud-see-its-stalingrad/5363440 The events in Volgograd are part of a much larger body of events and a multi-faceted struggle that has been going on […]
By Robert Fisk, The Independent And so, for the first time in recent history, it seems that the “war against terror” – and specifically against al-Qa’ida – is being fought by Middle East regimes rather than their foreign investors. Sure, American drones still smash into al-Qa’ida operatives, wedding parties and […]
JEDDAH: Irfan Mohammed Published — Tuesday 7 January 2014 The General Presidency of the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah launched a portable delivery service of […]
Saudi Arabia bars ‘political’ sermons souce: bdnews24.com Published: 2014-01-03 17:33:46.0 Saudi Arabia has decided to disallow Imams who politicise Friday sermons at mosques to continue in their positions. The Arab News reported this quoting Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Affairs Minister Saleh Al-Asheikh. The minister reportedly made a statement in this regard […]
MAHA AKEEL ARABNEWS Published — Monday 6 January 2014 As 2013 closed its chapter and 2014 rolled in, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) turned a new page in its history with the end of the term of its ninth Secretary-General Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, and the beginning of the term […]
JEDDAH: NADIM AL-HAMID Published — Friday 3 January 2014 The government has appropriated 5,800 properties at a cost of SR75 billion for the expansion of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, according to the mayor’s office. The latest appropriations include the Dar Al-Tawhid InterContinental Hotel and the building next to it […]
ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 3 January 2014 God said: What prevented you (O Satan) that you did not prostrate when I commanded you? Iblees (the Satan) replied: I am better than him (Adam). You created me from fire, and him You created from clay. (Qur’an 7:12) Satan thought himself […]
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Published — Thursday 2 January 2014 ARABNEWS Iyad Madani, former Saudi Haj and information minister, took charge as the new secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic […]
Saudi Arabia has pledged $3bn in aid to the Lebanese armed forces, a gift that comes in a time when tensions run high, both inside Lebanon and across the region. Lebanese President Michel Sleiman announced the donation on Sunday describing it as the largest grant ever given to the country’s […]
Saudi Arabia has pledged $3bn in aid to the Lebanese armed forces, a gift that comes in a time when tensions run high, both inside Lebanon and across the region. Lebanese President Michel Sleiman announced the donation on Sunday describing it as the largest grant ever given to the country’s […]
December 31, 2013 – 18:34 By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS (Reuters) – The outgoing head of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said on Tuesday some Muslim states should broaden rights for religious minorities. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, who stepped down on Monday after nine years as secretary general of the […]
MAKKAH: AHMAD WAHAJ AL-SIDDIQUI Published — Monday 30 December 2013 The Makkah Municipality has deployed all its resources to welcome Umrah visitors to the Grand Mosque and offer them the […]
Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, has cleared the way for the possible execution of a prince convicted of murdering a Saudi citizen. This follows the refusal by the victim’s father to pardon the killer. “Shariah shall be applied to all without exception,” said Prince Salman in […]
Source: Dawn. The authorities at the Saudi Hospital where they finally found him said they had found his body in a rubbish heap near an industrial area in Arafat. The young Pakistani men who had been looking everywhere for him since his disappearance a day or so ago did not […]
Islam is a religion of peace and forbids killing of people in the name of religion. Muslims follow a religion of mercy, and forgiveness, and the vast majority have nothing […]
The Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation–Global, which is chaired by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, announced a SR2 million donation for the Syrian refugees to help them stay warm and dry in […]
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Published — Thursday 19 December 2013 WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia is prepared to act on its own to safeguard security in the region, the Saudi ambassador to Britain has said in a commentary published in the New York Times. Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf termed the West’s policies on […]
JEDDAH: MD AL-SULAMI ARABNEWS A terror suspect who issued fatwas supporting subversive activities was jailed for 15 years on Monday after a court rejected his appeal against his sentence. Sulaiman Al-Alwan, nicknamed the “Al-Qaeda Mufti,” will only have to serve six years because he had already spent nine years in […]