Curfew partially lifted across Saudi Arabia, except in Makkah city
RIYADH: King Salman has ordered the partial lifting of a curfew across Saudi Arabia, with the exception of the holy city of Makkah and adjacent places previously isolated after a […]
Hope Turns to Doubt, Then Gunfire, as Saudi Megacity Emerges
Source: Bloomberg By Vivian Nereim April 24, 2020 When Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman unveiled plans for Neom, a futuristic megacity on the Red Sea coast, residents rejoiced. […]
The pandemic deepens the sectarian divide in the Middle East
Shahram Akbarzadeh Accusations of biological aggression is distracting the region from working together to defeat Covid-19. The Covid-19 pandemic calls for urgent regional and international coordination to tackle the spread […]
Mohammed Bin Salman’s Newcastle takeover is immoral and reflects badly on football
COLUMN: Saudi Arabia have an awful human rights record but deputy prime minister Bin Salman’s takeover bid has been accepted with scarcely any question or objection ByStan Collymore 09:04, […]
WikiLeaks: ‘Saudi Cables’ reveal secret push to stop Ahmadiyya in Indonesia
Our favorite posts: The Muslim Times Recommending Universal BCG Vaccination to Fight the Pandemic and A Moonshot Moment for the Muslims: Making Covid 19 Vaccine before the West and China Source: Rabwah Times By Ehsan […]
Taraweeh, Eid prayers in Saudi Arabia to be performed at home as coronavirus precaution
Arab News April 17, 2020 People will have to perform “Taraweeh at home to obtain the virtue of praying during the blessed nights of Ramadan” said Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti […]
Outspoken Saudi princess reveals that she is in prison
Princess Basmah, a human rights advocate, demands that her uncle the king frees her Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent Fri 17 Apr 2020 Princess Basmah had called for Saudi Arabia […]
Up to 150 members of the Saudi royal family ‘are infected with coronavirus’: King Salman and Mohammed bin Salman ‘have both gone into isolation to avoid the outbreak’
Our favorite posts: The Muslim Times Recommending Universal BCG Vaccination to Fight the Pandemic and A Moonshot Moment for the Muslims: Making Covid 19 Vaccine before the West and China Source: Daily Mail Doctors at […]
Saudi Arabia buys stakes in four big European oil firms – source By Ron Bousso
By Ron Bousso 9th April 2020 LONDON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has accumulated stakes in four major European oil companies, […]
Saudi Arabia Declares Cease-Fire in Yemen, Citing Fears of Coronavirus
If it sticks, the cease-fire would be the first nationwide truce in five years of war in Yemen. By Ben Hubbard April 8, 2020 BEIRUT, Lebanon — Saudi Arabia on […]
Saudi Arabia suspends prison sentences in debt cases
Short Url https://arab.news/mzfep Updated 13 sec ago SPA April 07, 2020 As part of efforts to slow spread of coronavirus, King Salman orders temporary release of debtors already in jail […]
A Moonshot Moment for the Muslims: Making Covid 19 Vaccine before the West and China
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times According to the Pew Research Center in 2015 there were 50 Muslim-majority countries. Are we able to make […]
If Saudi Arabia is forced to put the Hajj on hold, it will not be without precedent
Arab News Sunday . April 05, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/4xx98 MOHAMMED AL-KINANI April 04, 2020 Saudi minister’s remarks have called into question viability of this year’s Hajj amid coronavirus crisis […]
Mecca, Medina get 24-hour curfew; Gulf migrant worker districts locked down
FILE PHOTO: General view of Kaaba at the Grand Mosque, which is almost empty of worshippers, after Saudi authority suspended umrah (Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca) amid the fear of coronavirus […]
Israel needs the Arab world to be ruled by dictators
1st April 2020 In February, the chief of the Mossad, Israel’s global death squad, visited Doha, the capital of Qatar; Yossi Cohen was accompanied by Major General Herzi Halevi, the […]
Saudi Arabia’s Hajj and Umrah minister tells Muslims to wait for coronavirus clarity on pilgrimage
Source: Arab New The largest annual gathering of Muslims is scheduled to begin in late July RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has asked Muslims to wait for more clarity on the coronavirus […]
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to chair extraordinary virtual summit of G20 leaders
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman will chair an extraordinary virtual summit of G20 leaders on March 26 to advance the global coordinated response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (SPA) Short Url […]
Saudi Arabia suspends prayers at mosques over coronavirus
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that mosques would no longer accept worshippers for the customary five daily prayers and the weekly Friday prayer, in exceptional measures intended […]
Saudi desert offers respite from virus lockdown
The site offers stunning views of the valley below, a lush grove of acacia trees teeming with wildlife. (Shutterstock) Short Url https://arab.news/2a766 Reuters March 15, 2020 Corona is negative, but […]
Saudi Crown Prince Salman, in quest for power, orders detention of 298 public officials
As Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and next in line for the throne, appears anxious to take over his father’s legacy. The ongoing crackdown on […]