Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
HRW: more ISIS execution sites found in Iraq
New evidence unveiled three more mass execution sites, bringing the total number of those killed to at least 770 people mainly captured Iraqi army soldiers by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria when it seized Tikrit city, a leading
Sudais launches blood donation drive
The employees of the Grand Mosque in Makkah kicked off a blood donation campaign on Tuesday with Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs, officially opening the campaign by donating his blood. The
New conflicts have put the whole of MENA into turmoil
By: Harun Yahya Turkey has risen to the occasion and has been playing a proactive role in stabilising the situation which is fast running out of control. The fleeing Yazidis, Chaldaneans and Kurds have been offered safe sanctuary The Middle
Low-cost Haj: More slots made available
The Haj Ministry will expand low-cost services to more than 41,000 pilgrims this year by allocating some of the vacant tents for the service, a senior official announced Wednesday. “Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar has instructed authorities to allocate the tents
iPhone 6 4.7-Inch Model With Working Display Leaked in Images: Report
Apple’s long-rumoured 4.7-inch iPhone 6 model has been leaked in a couple of fresh images, ahead of the company’s expected launch of the device at its September 9 event next week. The first of the leaked images purportedly shows the
Mobile wallet rebrands as Softcard
US mobile payments firm Isis changes its name to Softcard. WASHINGTON : US mobile payments firm Isis has officially changed its name to Softcard, completing the process of distancing itself from a militant Islamic group sometime known by the same
Google working on super-fast ‘quantum’ computer chip
Google’s artificial intelligence lab partnered with NASA on quantum computing research. SAN FRANCISCO : Google on Tuesday said it is working on a super-fast “quantum” computer chip as part a vision to one day have machines think like humans. The
General denies Fiji Muslims face U.N. hostage backlash
Fiji’s army chief on Thursday dismissed as “sick” a suggestion the Pacific nation’s Muslim minority will face a backlash if 45 U.N. peacekeepers taken hostage by Islamic rebels in the Golan Heights are harmed, Agence France-Presse reported. Brigadier General Mosese
U.S. open to new Gaza resolution if it helps truce
The United States is open to a new U.N. resolution on Gaza but only if it contributes to sustaining the Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said Wednesday. Ambassador Samantha Power told reporters that a resolution must
Missing Libyan aircraft spark fears of 9/11-style attack in North Africa
U.S. officials Tuesday expressed fears that Islamist militants who allegedly stole 11 jetliners in Libya last month could carry out a 9/11-style attack in North Africa days before the 13th anniversary of the terror attack on the United States. “There
Kerry calls Netanyahu to protest land grab
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry protested the Israeli decision to appropriate more than 900 acres of land belonging to Palestinian villages in the West Bank in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu early on Wednesday, Israeli
Al-Qaeda chief declares new branch in Indian-subcontinent
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri declared Wednesday in a video message that the global Islamist extremist movement has launched a new off-shoot in the Indian-sub-continent. In the video, found in online jihadist forums by the SITE terrorism monitoring group, Zawahiri said
Muslim groups condemn killing of U.S. journalist
Leading Muslim institutions denounced on Wednesday the killing of Steven Sotloff, the second U.S. journalist to be executed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, after President Barrack Obama vowed to build a coalition to “degrade and destroy” the
Crackdown on protesters: Acting IGP Khalid Khattak suffers heart attack
The IG experienced heart problem after he was given orders to launch crackdown on protesters. ISLAMABAD : Acting Inspector General (IG) of Islamabad police Khalid Khattak was admitted to Pakistan Institute of Medical Science (PIMS) hospital on Wednesday, after suffering
Obama vows to ‘degrade and destroy’ ISIS
U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) until it is no longer a force in the Middle East, a day after the beheading a second U.S. journalist by the group.
13 civilians killed in bus attack in eastern Syria
A Syrian government airstrike hit a bus carrying civilians in eastern Syria on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people, most of them children, opposition activists said. But the government in the capital, Damascus, blamed ISIS for the incident, describing it
Yazidi girl tells of escape from ISIS kidnappers
When Adeba Shaker arrived at a house in Raabia, Iraq, after being kidnapped by ISIS militants last month, one of her captors received a phone call. A few moments later all five men in the apartment picked up their guns
Imam held for supplying T-shirts with ISIS slogan
In a significant breakthrough, the Ramanathapuram police have arrested a Tirupur-based Imam, who had procured T-shirts and printed slogans in support of the Islamic State in Iraq and al Shams (ISIS) before sending them to the Muslim youths in Thondi,
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