OIC hosts delegation from UN Alliance of Civilization
By JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) hosted fellows from the United Nations Alliance of Civilization (AoC) for a three-day visit to Jeddah, the first such visit […]
By JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) hosted fellows from the United Nations Alliance of Civilization (AoC) for a three-day visit to Jeddah, the first such visit […]
By RIYADH: ABDUL HANNAN TAGO, ARAB NEWS STAFF Saudi women have been playing an active role in all walks of life in society and compete with men in acts of […]
Source: Ahmadiyya Times RIYADH, April 11: A Saudi court sentenced a cleric who fiercely supports the segregation of the sexes to five years in prison on Wednesday for ‘incitement’ against rulers, media reported. Yussef al-Ahmad was also sentenced to a five-year travel ban and fined 100,000 Saudi riyals, said aleqt.com, […]
By ABU TARIQ HIJAZI ARABNEWS Hadith is the great wealth of Islamic literature. This is the collection of pearls of wisdom from orations and actions of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him). There are hundreds of companions of the Prophet who preserved this knowledge through oral transmission. Later tens […]
By JEDDAH: DIANA AL-JASSEM Umrah performers from all over the world have started to arrive in Jeddah, but Syrian people are banned from doing Umrah this year due to the cancellation of all flights and bus trips, according to a member of the Haj and Umrah committee at the Makkah […]
By MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has instructed relevant authorities to complete demolition work in the northern courtyards of the Grand Mosque in Makkah […]
By YOUSUF MUHAMMAD | ARAB NEWS MADINAH: An international conference titled “Arabic Language and Keeping Pace with Contemporary Age” opens today at the Islamic University in Madinah under the aegis of Gov. Prince Abdul Aziz bin Majed. The gathering will continue for three days and focus on all issues concerning […]
By MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Published: Apr 9, 2012 00:37 Updated: Apr 9, 2012 00:37 The Haramain Railway’s main station in Makkah will cost SR3.2 billion, Transport Minister Jabara Al-Seraisry said […]
By JEDDAH: MD AL-SULAMI, ARAB NEWS STAFF Secondary school students Bakar Abdul Rahman Bakar and Inas Al-Bar have bagged first prizes in the Holy Qur’an Memorization Competition held as part […]
By DIANA AL-JASSEM & NADEEM AL-HAMID | ARAB NEWS Long working hours, customers’ rudeness fail to deter sales ladies Despite the growing numbers of women working in lingerie and cosmetic […]
Global Nation: RIYADH—Twenty-five Indonesian maids are on death row in Saudi Arabia and 22 others have been pardoned and sent home, local media reported on Friday, adding that Jakarta will […]
By JEDDAH: FOUZIA KHAN ARABNEWS There are many generous people in the community. Late Abdulkarim Bakr was a famous person in Jeddah known for his generosity and kindness. This generosity […]
By TARIQ ALHOMAYED, ARABNEWS (a view from Saudi Arabia) Nearly three days after the Arab Summit in Baghdad was adjourned, Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki launched an attack, more like a personal attack, on both Saudi Arabia and Qatar — which he described as “these two countries”, in defense of […]
AFP | Apr 01,2012 | 23:30 BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Shiite prime minister on Sunday slammed Sunni-ruled Qatar and Saudi Arabia’s stance on arming Syrian rebels, as Doha hosted Baghdad’s fugitive vice president who is accused of running a death squad. Nouri Al Maliki’s remarks were the latest in a dramatic […]
By MANSOUR AL TURKY AL ANAZI ARABNEWS Kingdom of Saudi Arabia plays a big role in the international society. This is because of the blessings of God on this country. The most important factors that grant Saudi Arabia this vital position are the existence of the Two Holy Mosques which […]
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star, Lebanon Three great battles over political power have been unleashed across the Arab world and will persist for many years, until a new political order stabilizes in every country. One in particular is now reaching an important point that will reveal much about […]
By MAKKAH: ANWAR AL-SAYED ARABNEWS The Mataf, the open area surrounding the Grand Mosque where pilgrims do their circumambulation, will be expended from its present capacity of 50,000 pilgrims an […]
Published: Mar 30, 2012 00:29 Updated: Mar 30, 2012 00:29 David Roy Woelke, a Canadian English language instructor at King Abdulaziz University, embraced Islam at the World Assembly of Muslim […]
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Lebanon I have been following the deliberations of Arab summit meetings for my entire adult life, and still remain dubious about the value of such gatherings. The summit taking place this week in Baghdad seems no different – but the Arab world itself […]
Source: New York Times Author: Jack Healy BAGHDAD — As Arab leaders converge on Baghdad for a landmark summit meeting this week, they will be treated to carefully chosen glimpses of a new Iraq: gleaming hotel lobbies, renovated palaces and young palm trees lining an airport highway once called the […]