DAMASCUS — A total of 171 civilians have so far been killed in 2022 by explosions of landmines and other ordnance left uncovered in previous war zones across Syria, a war monitor reported. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Sunday said that 171 civilians, including 86 children, have been killed and 251 people, including […]
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has announced an amendment to its tourist visa policy for residents of other Arab countries and the US, UK and the European Union (EU). Under the policy, residents of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, along with their close relatives and domestic workers, can now apply for an e-visa online, reports […]
DAMASCUS — An Israeli missile strike hit the international airport of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, causing material damage, a Syrian military statement said. Local news websites on Wednesday said the missiles came from over the Mediterranean, Xinhua news agency reported. Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitor, said Israel fired […]
RIYADH — A Saudi court has sentenced a prominent former imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca to 10 years in prison, Middle East Eye reported. The Specialised Criminal Appeals Court in Riyadh sentenced Sheikh Saleh al Talib to prison after overturning a previous acquittal, US-based rights group Democracy for the Arab World Now (Dawn) […]
RIYADH — Haramain Sharifain on Tuesday strongly condemned the controversial remarks made by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s MLA Raja Singh against Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). Haramain Sharifain in a statement on Tuesday condemned the blasphemous remarks against Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) by the Goshamahal MLA, a member of India’s ruling BJP. Haramain called upon international […]
GAZA — Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) on Monday held a joint meeting in the Gaza Strip weeks after deadly Israeli strikes against the PIJ in the Palestinian enclave, vowing to support each other’s resistance against the Israeli occupation. The meeting, attended by members of the two factions’ political and military leaders, was […]
RIYADH — A Saudi who allegedly helped a non-Muslim enter the holy city of Mecca has been arrested, police in the kingdom said on Friday, after online backlash against an Israeli journalist. The journalist, Gil Tamary of Israel’s Channel 13, on Monday posted to Twitter video of himself sneaking into Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, in […]
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has announced that its health services were running at full capacity to ensure the health and safety of pilgrims during the ongoing Hajj season. Health Minister Fahad bin Abdulrahman Al-Jalajel said that pilgrims at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, a hill about 20 kilometers southeast of Mecca that hosted an important ritual […]
MECCA — Thousand of maskless worshippers gathered to circle Islam’s holiest site in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca on Wednesday, kick-starting the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and a once-in-a-lifetime duty for all able-bodied Muslims to perform if they can afford it. Around one million […]
MAKKAH — Sheikh Juhany condemns the insulting statements against Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم during today’s Jumu’ah Khutbah in Masjid Al Haram, Makkah Khateeb Sheikh Juhany: “Insulting the prophets and messengers is a crime and it must be condemned according to Allah’s law” Khateeb Sheikh Juhany: “Criminal attempts to offend the Messenger of Allah صلى […]