Saudi Arabia

Saudi Shia Clerics Demand Interfaith Dialogue Center

Source: Ahlul Bayt News Agency Prominent Saudi clerics issued a statement to demand for launching an interfaith dialogue and also confrontation with religious discrimination.   (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – Seven Shia clerics from Saudi Arabia released a statement announcing their support for the proposal by Saudi King Abdullah for launching […]

A Saudi overture to Iran

Credit: Asia Times: The US conclusion that the recent summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation delivered a “strong signal” to Syria missed the point. As always in Muslim politics, the subtext of the conference – the increasing threat of sectarian rivalry to the Middle Eastern regimes – was more […]

ARAB NEWS – Islamic Solidarity Summit

Final Communiqué of Extraordinary Islamic Solidarity Summit Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah speaks during the OIC summit in Mecca.    |    |  A A http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1345016233.html#_=1345175140851&count=horizontal&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129&size=m&text=Final%20Communiqu%C3%A9%20of%20Extraordinary%20Islamic%20Solidarity%20Summit%20%7C%20ArabNews%3A&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129%23.UC2-YlM1NC8.twitter https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=pr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129&size=medium&count=true&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com&hl=en-US&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DI5V0PLgEMWQ.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!YLz4zcRjznaA2Lb5GQ%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTOZFeBWoUW9R3WD-JeCrvEkHSfOUQ#id=I1_1345175140157&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com&rpctoken=970645997&_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=100&action=like&font=arial&layout=button_count ARAB NEWS Friday 17 August 2012 Islamic solidarity Summit’s complete Final Communiqué The Summit was briefed on the reports and recommendations submitted to it […]

Several Umrahs on the same journey

Author: Edited by Adil Salahi, Arab News Staff Monday 27 August 2001 Q. How many Umrahs can one offer on the same journey? Is it possible to offer the Umrah on behalf of deceased parents and relatives? If so, where does one start his ihraam? If one’s parents are alive […]

Syria’s OIC suspension ‘unfair’: Iran

TEHRAN – Iran on Thursday slammed a decision by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to suspend Syria’s membership, calling the step against its key ally “unfair and unjust.” “Syria should have been invited to the summit to defend itself,” Iran’s foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi told the official IRNA news […]

All (war) roads lead to Mecca

Credit: Asia Times Sugar-coated photo-ops at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation couldn’t hide the bitter truth that the House of Saud and Tehran are practically at each other’s throats in an all-out war between Sunnis and Shi’ites. In between suspending Syria from the OIC, Saudi Arabia is juggling a tricky […]

Saudis use summit to isolate Syria, Iran

Credit: Asia Times: “To examine the situation in many countries of the Islamic world, intensify efforts to confront this situation, address the sources of discord and division therein, reunify the Islamic Ummah and promote Islamic solidarity.” That is how Saudi Arabia’s leaders initially justified their decision to hold a special […]

Arab News – Saudi Women to Get Their Own City

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