Covid-19: Israel approves $230 million payment to Palestine
Israeli Finance Ministry officials have confirmed the approval of $230 million payment to the Palestine to support the country's fight...
Middle East
Iran ready for prisoner exchange with US
The Iranian government spokesman, Ali Rabiei, has said that Iran is ready for a prisoner exchange with the United States....
Saudi Surgeon successfully removes Kuwaiti girl’s brain tumor in Paris
A Saudi neurosurgery specialist, Hani bin Talal al-Johan has successfully removed the brain tumor of a young Kuwaiti girl at...
Covid-19: Saudi installs self-sterilization gate at Masjid Al Haram
In a bid to curtail the spread of coronavirus, Saudi Arabia has installed a new advanced self-sterilization gate equipped with...
Amnesty International appeals to Jordan for medical care to Rukban camp’s refugees
Amnesty International has appealed to the Jordanian Government to provide medical care to the refugees camping at the Rukban camp...
Iraq appoints Mustafa al-Kadhimim new prime minister
In more than five months without a prime minister, Iraq’s parliament has approved the appointment of Mustafa al-Kadhimim, former Iraqi...
Iraqi teenagers arrested for raping, killing 7-year-old
Iraqi Police has arrested two teenage boys for allegedly raping and killing a seven-year-old boy in Mosul. Officials found a...
Gas Leakage: 9 die, 400 hospitalized in India
Not less than nine people have died and 300 to 400 people hospitalized in Andhra Pradesh state's Visakhapatnam district, following...
Riyaz Naikoo, Kashmir rebel commander killed
Riyaz Naikoo, senior commander Hizbul Mujahideen, a biggest separatist group fighting New Delhi in the disputed Himalayan region has been...
Covid-19: UAE sends medical supplies to Guinea
The United Arab Emirates has sent an aid plane containing 7 metric tons of medical supplies to Guinea to bolster...
WOMEN IN RAMADAN
Perhaps, in no other month of Hijrah calendar are the roles of Muslim women (especially wives) as pronounced as in...
Canon Middle East launches Hakawaty to inspire, entertain children
Canon Middle East has launched a new platform, Hakawaty, which brings captivating stories narrated by Hakawatis to kids across the...
THE THREE SEGMENTS OF RAMADAN
At the beginning of this sacred month, 11 days ago, an analysis was done in this column classifying the 30...
Israelis protest against deal between Netanyhu, Benny Gantz
Source: Reuters Thousands of Israelis have staged another protest on the street of Tel Aviv protesting against Prime Minister Benjamin...
Covid-19: Iran to open mosques in low-risk regions
Iran President, Hassan Rouhani, has announced the decision to reopen the mosques that are situated in the pandemic free and...
Coronavirus: UAE attaches fine, jail term to discrimination
The United Arab Emirates Federal Public Prosecution has warned its citizens against committing any act of or similar to discrimination...
RAMADAN GUIDE: MEDICAL IMPLICATIONS OF FASTING
Whenever Ramadan comes around every year, many Muslims perceive it from economic, social and psychological perspectives alone. They hardly note...
RAMADAN GUIDE: LITERACY AND TAFSIR
One of the indisputable aiding instruments of Tafsir is literacy. The more literate the Muslims are in the relevant language,...
Covid-19: UAE sends medical supplies to Philippines
To date, the UAE has provided more than 334 metric tons of aid to over 32 countries, supporting nearly 334,000...
Covid-19: 78 people die after consuming alcohol in Iran
About 728 people have been reported dead in Iran after consuming toxic methanol with the hope of curing coronavirus. Methanol...
46 civilians, 11 children die in Syria’s bomb blast
Not less than 46 civilians including 11 children have died in a bomb explosion in the northern Syrian town of...
China condemns rejection of coronavirus test kits in India
China has condemned India's rejection of Chinese testing kits for coronavirus because of quality issues. "The rejection of the kits...
17,000 Syrian mercenaries join fight in Libya
The Syrian mercenaries are being transported from Turkey to Tripoli as part of Ankara’s promise to the GNA to boost...
Saudi introduces new penal measures, abolishes death sentence
Saudi Arabia has announced the abolition of death sentence for minors. While disclosing this in a statement on Sunday April...
Separatist group begins self-ruled administration in Yemen
A separatist group in Yemen has announced plan to begin self-ruled administration in the southern part of the country. While...
Covid-19: Confirmed cases total 15,102 in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has announced 1,172 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. While disclosing this on Friday April 24,...
Saudi human rights activist battles stroke, dies in custody
The founder of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association who had been in a coma after suffering a stroke...
Syrian activists condemn execution of teen over blasphemy
Syrian activists have condemned the Syrian Islamists militant group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham over the execution of a departed teenager who...
Saudi announces commencement of Ramadan
Saudi Arabia has announced the commencement of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Announcing this on Thursday April 23, 2020,...
OIC calls for protection of Muslims’ rights in India
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has called on the Indian Government to take urgent steps to stop the growing tide...
Covid-19: UAE supports Mauritania with medical devices, food
The United Arab Emirates has supported the Islamic Republic of Mauritania by sending a plane carrying 18 metric tons of...
Netanyahu, Gantz agree to form coalition government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his long time political rival Benny Gantz, have agreed to form an emergency coalition...
UAE receives 5.5 million Covid-19 pills from India
The United Arab Emirates’ embassy in New Delhi has received 5.5 million hydroxychloroquine pills from India after securing the approval...
Covid-19: Saudi records new 7,142 cases, 4 deaths
Saudi Arabia has recorded new cases of coronavirus. Disclosing this on Friday April 17, 2020, the country’s Ministry of Health...
Saudi deports Ethiopian migrants, risks spreading coronavirus
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has begun deportation of illegal Ethiopian workers to Addis Ababa. This was disclosed in an...
Iraqis call for justice as man tortures, sets wife ablaze
A 20 year old Malak Haider Al-Zubaidi, wife to Muhammad Al- Mayahli has been allegedly abused and burnt by her...
QUARANTINED RAMADAN UNINTERRUPTED!
Dear friends & colleagues, It gives us an honor to announce our plan to deliver Ramadan Dinners (4/23/2020—5/23/2020) to individuals,...
Covid-19: 6,000 Saudi doctors provide free services in 41 countries
As part of contributions to the fight against coronavirus, not less than 6,000 doctors from Saudi Arabia have volunteered to...
Covid-19: Israelis to face nationwide lockdown
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has announced a fresh countrywide lockdown for the end of Passover and Mimouna Festival....
Coronavirus: Conspiracy theories targeting Muslims spread across India
Attacks and discrimination against the Muslim community have escalated amid false claims that a Muslim group is to blame for...
Bangladesh Court sentences Killer of Mujibur Rahman to death
Authorities in Bangladesh have executed an assassin of the country's founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, almost 45 years after the...
Covid 19: Saudi extends curfew indefinitely
King Salman, the custodian of the two holy mosques in Saudi Arabia, has announced the extension of the curfew earlier...
Covid-19: Coronavirus-infected woman delivered of newborn baby in Saudi
A coronavirus-infected woman in Saudi Arabia has been delivered of a newborn baby. According to state-owned TV station, Saudi recorded...
China provides aid to Palestine, supplies 10,000 coronavirus kits
In a bid to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic in Palestine, Chinese government has supplied 10,000 coronavirus test kits and...
Jailed Kashmiri pro-freedom leader alleges denial of fair trial
Sources: Reuters Yasin Malik, Indian-administered Kashmir's prominent pro-independence leader, was imprisoned in New Delhi and charged with a series of...
Covid-19: Yemen confirms first case of coronavirus
First case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Yemen. The case was confirmed on Friday 10th April 2020 in the...
Covid-19: UAE extends closure of mosques until further notice
United Arab Emitrate UAE has extended the suspension of congregational prayers and all forms of worship until further notice. According...
Covid-19: Pakistani police flog doctors during protest over lack of PPE
Pakistani doctors have complained about the maltreatment received from the country’s policemen who have been allegedly beating and humiliating them...
Coronavirus threatens Saudi royal family,150 members infected
Not less than 150 members of the Saudi royal family have been infected with coronavirus, according to Saudi local media....
India battles rise in cybercrimes amid coronavirus
Source: AP Indian Ministry of Home Affairs officials have decried the ravaging rise in cybercrimes in the past four weeks....
COVID-19: UAE records 277 new cases, one death
Source: Saudi Gazette The United Arab Emirates has reported 277 new cases of coronavirus and one more death, bringing the...
Covid-19: 900 Saudi doctors support France, Germany
Not less than 900 doctors have sprung into action to support the citizens of Germany, French and Switzerland in their...
US is a threat to peace deal – Taliban
The Taliban has declared that the peace deal with the United States is nearing a breaking point. The peace deal...
Covid-19: World Bank donates $6million to Palestine
World Bank has donated a grant worth $5.8 million to the Palestinian authorities as a support towards the fight against...
India introduces new domicile law amid coronavirus lockdown
Source: AFP The Indian government has introduced a new set of laws for Indian-administered Kashmir, including domicile rights for Indian...
COVID-19: Kashmir Muslim woman donates Hajj savings
A Muslim woman from Kashmir has donated her savings meant for this Year’s Hajj to COVID-19 fund. The 87-year-old woman,...
Iran receives medical aid from European countries
Britain, France and Germany have diplomatically bypassed the US sanctions to provide medical aids to Iran. The medical aid was...
North Korea replies to Pompeo, threatens to hurt US
Following Mike Pompeo’s remark about North Korea's nuclear program, the leadership of the country has vowed to repay the US...
COVID-19: Iran withdraws aid to Americans over US sanctions
The sanctions imposed on the republic of Iran by the US government has prevented the country from rendering help to...
Salman orders free coronavirus treatment for all residents
The Salman of Saudi Arabia has ordered coronavirus treatment to all residents in the country . This was disclosed on...