Family says woman is now in Sweden after leaving Turkey Habib Toumi Bureau chief GULF NEWS Manama: A Saudi woman who has made headlines for fleeing her country after allegedly converting to Christianity has not actually given up her religion, a local daily said. “She did not convert, but simply […]
Credit: Asia Times By Animesh Roul At a time when questions are being raised about Saudi Arabia’s tacit support for the global Salafist movement, recent developments have displayed the kingdom’s new-found seriousness in fighting terrorism, especially that emanating from South Asia. These developments include the deportation of a top Lashkar-e-Taiba […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Monday 30 July 2012 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah received at his palace here Saturday a large number of citizens who came to greet […]
London (CNN) — One of the two women on Saudi Arabia’s Olympic team may be pulled from the competition because of the kingdom’s insistence that she wear a headscarf in her judo matches. Saudi and international Olympic officials met late into the night with International Judo Federation representatives to resolve […]
By Jumana Al Tamimi, Associate Editor GULF NEWS Dubai: Omar Bin Al Khattab is the second caliph and one of the most influential Muslim rulers in history. He was known for his power, intelligence, political astuteness, impartiality, justice and care for the poor and underprivileged. His justice earned him the […]
Young man’s character impressed the woman so much she wanted him to marry her only daughter By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief GULF NEWS Manama: A Saudi mother was so impressed with the character of a young man that she wanted him to marry her only daughter. Halima, 70, was performing […]
JEDDAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEE, ARAB NEWS STAFF Monday 30 July 2012 Expatriates born in the Kingdom are facing a number of problems. One of them is that they cannot transfer their fathers’ sponsorship onto themselves. This is needed when their father becomes old and retires from work. Companies in the private […]
From halal spas to prayer rooms at airport terminals, the global tourism industry is gearing up for a projected boom in Muslim travel over the next decade, experts say. Their growing number and affluence means Muslims — especially from the oil-rich Middle East — are travelling like never before, and […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Sunday 29 July 2012 Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, presided over the Makkah Historical Center’s directors meeting at his office in Jeddah to […]
ALKHOBAR: RAWAN NASSER ARABNEWS Saturday 28 July 2012 The community in Alkhobar has grown accustomed to arranging the most extravagant feasts during Ramadan to celebrate the holy month, yet tables […]
By Regan Doherty, Amena Bakr DAILY STAR, LEBANON A Turkish F-16 fighter jet leaves its hangar for take off from Incirlik airbase in the southern Turkish city of Adana July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas DOHA/DUBAI: Turkey has set up a secret base with allies Saudi Arabia and Qatar to direct […]
Syrian Rebels Free 2 Journalists After Weeklong Ordeal With Islamic Extremists New York Times … Weeklong Ordeal With Islamic Extremists. By ROD NORDLAND. Published: July 27, 2012. CAIRO — Two foreign journalists captured by Islamic extremists in Syria and held for a week were rescued by Syrian opposition fighters, one of them said on Friday. See all […]
Dubai: Saudi Arabia will make amendments to rules governing religious police after the ‘horrific’ death of a Saudi man and injuries to his family members after their car was chased by religious police (mutawa) earlier this month, Saudi media reports said. “A set of procedures to govern the country’s Promotion […]
JEDDAH: NADEEM AL-HAMID ARABNEWS Friday 27 July 2012 Oud incense and oil as well as eastern perfumes are on most Saudi families’ shopping lists. Burning oud, or agarwood, is an […]
Metro News: LONDON – A competitor from Saudi Arabia, who is one of the country’s first female athletes ever selected for the Olympics, will not be allowed to wear a headscarf during competition, the International Judo Federation said. President Marius Vizer ruled that “according to the principles and spirit of […]
ARAB NEWS Thursday 26 July 2012 The calligrapher of the Prophet’s Mosque, Shafeeq uz Zaman, is from Pakistan. Since 1990, he has been doing calligraphy work (in the Thuluth script) […]
RIYADH: SHARIF M. TAHA ARABNEWS Thursday 26 July 2012 Princess Al-Anood Philanthropic Foundation Tuesday launched a series of Ramadan lectures in the presence of its Secretary-General Youssef bin Othman Al-Huzaim and members of diplomatic corps accredited to the Kingdom. Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at King Saud University, Mubarak […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS The Council of Ministers yesterday said the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah’s call for an emergency Islamic summit in Makkah would strengthen Islamic unity. “The call for an emergency summit reflects the king’s desire to unify Muslim countries in this fragile time of discord,” […]
The latest antics of the Arab League have proved once again that the body is essentially sleepwalking through its duties, jerked awake occasionally by its need to prove it is still alive, before returning to its stupor. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani appealed to President Bashar Assad […]
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has called for an extraordinary summit of Muslim leaders to be held next month to address risks of “sedition” threatening Muslim countries, state news agency SPA reported on Sunday. Read more