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The Saudi Islamic Affairs Ministry has recently announced new rules for Ramadan that have upset many Muslims worldwide. According to analyst Sami Hamdi, these changes represent a move towards a new Saudi identity that doesn’t prioritise Islam as a major…

The International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) welcomed the return of Iranian-Saudi relations, hoping that this would be reflected on avoiding past hostilities that brought only destruction to the countries of the region, and to achieve bring back peace and security…

The Saudi Islamic Affairs Ministry has recently announced new rules for Ramadan that have upset many Muslims worldwide. These changes represent a move towards a new Saudi identity that doesn’t prioritise Islam as a major pillar, according to activists and…

Saudi Arabia on Thursday executed two citizens convicted of joining a terrorist cell to target security forces, the Interior Ministry said. The ministry identified the men as Ali bin Omar bin Mousa Al Ahmari and Ibrahim bin Ali bin Maraee…

The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced that the Kingdom is ready to receive two million pilgrims during the Hajj season for the current year 1444 AH, corresponding to 2023. According to Arab media outlets, the groups that are…

A new report released by France 24 has found that many foreign domestic workers in Saudi Arabia are forced to work in terrible conditions, often with abusive employers. However, they are trapped because of a system that ties their working…

Human Rights Watch issued, Feb. 13th, a joint statement (signed by 23 other organizations) expressing their concerns about Saudi citizen Hassan al-Rabea who faces a death penalty if returned back to Saudi Arabia. “Returning him to Saudi Arabia would be…

The video clip of two non-Muslim women entering the courtyard of Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, wearing clothes against the dress code of the holy Islamic site, was widely circulated on social media platforms. The video clip angered social…

Allama Nazir Abbas Taqvi is reported to have been arrested by Saudi authorities in Makkah after he had performed Umra. This was disclosed by Allam himself in a post on Twitter. According to his own post appeared on social media,…

Saudi Arabian authorities have sentenced four more anti-regime activists to death in a fresh crackdown by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against political opponents in the kingdom. The Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in the Arabian Peninsula (CDHRAP)…