Saudi Arabia

Women get better treatment in courts

By MUHAMMAD AL-SULAMI | ARAB NEWS Published: Nov 15, 2011 02:12 Updated: Nov 15, 2011 02:12 JEDDAH: The Justice Ministry on Monday reiterated its efforts to protect the rights of women, saying they receive support and care from judicial authorities in the Kingdom such as courts and notaries public. Replying […]

Meat of record sacrificial animals utilized

By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s sacrificial meat utilization program has been instrumental in helping millions of pilgrims to perform sacrifices without hassles during the past three decades, said Ahmed Mohamed Ali, president of Islamic Development Bank (IDB). “We have been facilitating the sacrificial rites of […]

Indian leader makes a case for Muslim unity

By SIRAJ WAHAB | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: A prominent Indian leader from Hyderabad who performed this year’s Haj said his party has created the right template for the success of Indian Muslims in democratic India. Speaking at a packed Al-Hayat Continental Hotel on Wednesday, Akbaruddin Owaisi, whose Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party […]

Haj Diary: Day Four

By SIRAJ WAHAB | ARAB NEWS Mina, Nov. 7, 2011 Day 4 went without any hassle. It was pretty quiet during the day. Small groups of pilgrims headed to the Jamarat complex, either on foot or via the Makkah Metro, to complete the stoning ritual. It was extremely peaceful. At […]

Changing of kiswa

By ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: The silken kiswa cloth that covers the entire Holy Kaaba was replaced on Saturday in line with a centuries old annual custom. The draping of the Kaaba on the ninth day of the Hijri month of Dul Al-Hijjah was carried out in the presence of representatives of the General Presidency of […]

Haj Diary: Day Two

By SIRAJ WAHAB | ARAB NEWS Arafat, Nov. 5, 2011 The highlight of this year’s Haj is, without a doubt, the railway that is shuttling tens of thousands of Saudis, Indians, Pakistanis, Egyptians, Indonesians, Malaysians and Europeans. The high-tech trains picked up pilgrims with valid tickets at various stations at […]