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Eid al-Adha prayers in Saudi Arabia only in mosques, no open grounds

Eid al-Adha prayers in Saudi Arabia only in mosques, no open grounds

Eid al-Adha prayers should only be performed in mosques and not on open grounds in light of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, according to a circular from the Kingdom’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs. The Kingdom’s Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and…
Iraq and Saudi Arabia discuss the opening of the Arar border crossing

Iraq and Saudi Arabia discuss the opening of the Arar border crossing

At its tenth session, the Iraqi-Saudi Coordination Council discussed memoranda of understanding and bilateral agreements signed with Saudi Arabia. The Chairman of the Council, the Iraqi Minister of Finance Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi, emphasized the continuation of bilateral cooperation between the…
Bahrain’s high court upholds death sentence against two pro-democracy activists

Bahrain’s high court upholds death sentence against two pro-democracy activists

Bahrain’s highest court upheld death sentence against two activists, Mohammed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa, on grounds of political cases. Bahrain Legal Adviser Ibrahim Sarhan posted on his Twitter account that the ruling session witnessed Moosa’s presence, and Ramadhan’s absence, in…
Hundreds protest in UK against arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE

Hundreds protest in UK against arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE

Hundreds of people on Sunday (July 12) gathered in front of the Embassy of the UAE, in central London to call on the British government to end arms sales to the Saudi Kingdom and the UAE.   Hundreds of people…
1.3 million People may face death after Security Council resolution on aid to Syria

1.3 million People may face death after Security Council resolution on aid to Syria

Aid agencies said that the Security Council resolution to open one crossing instead of two border crossing points to deliver aid from Turkey to northwestern Syria, will lead to loss of life and    Aid agencies said that the Security…
4 Pakistani soldiers killed in North Waziristan

4 Pakistani soldiers killed in North Waziristan

Four army troops and as many militants were killed in a clash in Pakistan’s restive North Waziristan region on Sunday, the military said.   Four army troops and as many militants were killed in a clash in Pakistan’s restive North…
Center for collecting ancient Qurans to be established in Pakistan

Center for collecting ancient Qurans to be established in Pakistan

The Pakistani government has announced that it is establishing a center for collecting and restoring ancient Quranic manuscripts in the capital, Islamabad. The Pakistani government has announced that it is establishing a center for collecting and restoring ancient Quranic manuscripts…
Waiting to declare famine ‘will be too late for Yemenis on brink of starvation’

Waiting to declare famine ‘will be too late for Yemenis on brink of starvation’

“If we wait for famine to be declared, it will already be too late as people will already be dying”, the UN said in a statement. “If we wait for famine to be declared, it will already be too late…
Human Rights Watch calls on the Bahraini authorities to release the death row

Human Rights Watch calls on the Bahraini authorities to release the death row

Human Rights Watch called on Bahrain’s allies, including the United States and Britain, to pressure Bahrain to allow international experts to independently investigate allegations of torture of Bahrainis sentenced to death   Human Rights Watch called on Bahrain’s allies, including…
Massive protest against Israel demolition of Islamic cemetery in Yafa

Massive protest against Israel demolition of Islamic cemetery in Yafa

Hundreds of residents of the city of Yafa organized a protest on Tuesday against the Israeli demolition of a historic Islamic cemetery, Anadolu Agency reported.   Hundreds of residents of the city of Yafa organized a protest on Tuesday against…
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