Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif appealed on Monday to Saudi Arabia to work together with his government toward achieving regional “stability,” as he pressed a tour seeking rapprochement with […]
Saudi Arabia on Monday reiterated its support for the Palestinian cause, stressing that the peace process should help the Palestinians claim all their legitimate rights, including the establishment of an independent state. The Council of Ministers, chaired by Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, made the comment […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday his country wanted stronger ties with Saudi Arabia, as it seeks to ease concerns among Gulf neighbors about a potential resurgence in its influence following a nuclear deal with world powers. Zarif, on a tour of Gulf states, said after talks […]
Source: muslimvillage.com The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is an inspiration to hundreds of millions of people around the world. Here are some sayings of the Prophet Muhammed (Hadith) that help us understand his […]
The National Society for Human Rights has called upon the government to abolish the sponsorship system and recruit foreign workers under a Labor Ministry agency to protect the rights of […]
Source: jamiat.org.za The Arabic word Jannah means simply “Garden” and it refers to the blissful paradise that awaits believers after death. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught that […]
Source: onislam.net A recent report in the NY Times described the Syrian refugee crisis as the most dire in a generation. According to the report, the Syrians predicament is even worse […]
Source: China Daily WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to discuss the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, as […]
STORY SUMMARY By Hussein Dakroub The Daily Star Lebanese politicians voiced hope Thursday that the nuclear deal with Iran would have a positive impact on Lebanon and the region, as […]
SAUDI ARABIA: Two Pakistani philanthropists have paid the hospital bills of Komala Ahmed, the cancer-stricken 12-year-old Pakistani girl, who is currently being treated at the Saudi-German Hospital in the city. Manzur Ahmed, Komala’s father, said the two Pakistanis arrived on Wednesday evening to visit her and pay the medical bills. […]
MADINAH: YUSUF MUHAMMED Published — Friday 29 November 2013 Delegates at a conference here have called on governments of Muslim majority nations to seek a United Nations resolution that would make the abuse of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), other prophets and caliphs a criminal offense. This was one […]
JEDDAH: MD AL-SULAMI Published — Friday 29 November 2013 A newly constructed structure at the Grand Mosque in Makkah collapsed on Thursday delaying work on the second phase of the […]
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has warned against attempts to spread propaganda through social media platforms and attacking and faulting the state for what it does in the service […]
Source: arabnews.com Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, will inaugurate a world conference on Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) at the Islamic University of Madinah on Tuesday. […]
Non-Muslim does better at providing Halal tourism By Zaher Bitar, Senior Reporter GULF NEWS Dubai: The performance of the halal travel and tourism industries in non-Muslim countries is outperforming the same sectors in the Muslim countries, expert in the filed said yesterday at the Global Islamic Economy Summit 2013. They […]
Islamic Microfinance Challenge Seeks Innovative Approaches to Reaching Unbanked Muslims WASHINGTON, 25 November 2013 – CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), the Islamic Development Bank, Al Baraka Banking Group, and Triple Jump today announced the launch of the second Islamic Microfinance Challenge, a global contest that invites applications from […]
Source: NYT Those days are over. The Saudi king and his envoys — like the Israelis — have spent weeks lobbying fruitlessly against the interim nuclear accord with Iran that was reached in Geneva on Sunday. In the end, there was little they could do: The Obama administration saw the […]
Geopolitical Weekly Tuesday, November 26, 2013 – 04:04 Print Text Size Stratfor By George Friedman A deal between Iran and the P-5+1 (the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany) was reached Saturday night. The Iranians agreed to certain limitations on their nuclear program while the P-5+1 […]
JEDDAH: Miteb Al-Rouqi | Arab News/Al-Eqtisadiah An “Extended Umrah” program will be launched next month by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities allowing pilgrims from 65 countries to make […]
JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED ARABNEWS Published — Monday 25 November 2013 Saudi Arabia has exempted Palestinian and Burmese nationals who are found to be in violation of the new labor laws […]