Jerusalem: Al-Aqsa Mosque reopens to worshippers after lockdown
Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem has been reopened after more than two months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. While...
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IMF Bailout: Japan demands extradition of Carlos Ghosn
Japan has asked Lebanon to extradite Carlos Ghosn, Nissan Chairman, if it wants to save its economy with International Monetary...
Israel police fire shots, kill unarmed Palestinian in Jerusalem
Israeli police have shot and killed an unarmed Palestinian near the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem. The incident, which...
Israeli forces arrest Al-Aqsa mosque Imam
The Israeli forces have arrested Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, President of the Supreme Islamic Council and cleric of Al-Aqsa Mosque, after...
Pakistan: ECC approves disbursement criteria for Rs200bn received through Islamic Sukuk
The Economic Coordination Committee has approved the criteria for disbursement of Rs.200 billion in power sector received through Islamic Sukuk....
Iranian embassy condemns fake news about Muslims’ holy sites in Syria
The Iranian embassy in Pakistan has condemned the fake news about the destruction of the Muslims' holy sites. Why disclosing...
Saudi organizes virtual donors conference for Yemen
King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman have organized a virtual donors conference for Yemen. While disclosing this on...
Picnic boats resume operations in Saudi Arabia
Saudi authorities have announced that picnic boats will resume business from next week. This was announced on Friday May 29,...
Covid-19: Saudi to reopen over 90,000 mosques across the kingdom
About 90,000 mosques are about to be reopened on Sunday May 31st in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the...
Nigerian women trapped in human trafficking rescued from Lebanon
Not less than fifty trafficked Nigerian women have been rescued from Lebanon This was disclosed on Tuesday May 26, 2020,...
Covid-19: Saudi public sector resumes work May 31
The Saudi Arabian Minister of Human Resource and Social Development Ahmed bin Sulaiman al-Rajhi has disclosed in televised address on...
Airbus opens probe into Pakistan plane crash
Pakistan announced on Tuesday 26 May 26, 2020 that Airbus experts have opened a probe into last week’s plane crash...
India, Israel collaborate to develop Covid-19 testing kit
Israeli Embassy in India disclosed on Monday 25th May 26, 2020 via its Twitter handle that Indian and Israel scientists...
EU provides 1.1 million euro to fight cyclone Amphan in Bangladesh
The European Union has announced plan to provide 1.1 million euro to Bangladesh to help the country recover from the...
Saudi opens commercial activities, eases restrictions on movement
The authorities in Saudi Arabia have announced plan to ease some restrictions put in place over coronavirus pandemic. While disclosing...
Iran ignores US warning, supplies oil to Venezuela
Iran has disclosed that five tankers, loaded with a staggering 1.53 million barrels of gasoline and components have arrived Venezuela....
Iran’s supreme leader condemns Arab, Islamic nations for failing Palestine
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Friday criticized and described the Israeli occupation as a “cancerous tumour” planted in...
Covid-19: Panic in Dubai as companies plan suspension of activities for six months
Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has revealed in a recent survey that not less than 70 percent of the...
Iraq turns to Gulf, seeks funds to tackle financial collapse
Ali Allawi, Iraq’s new finance minister, in what was his first trip abroad since becoming minister visited Saudi Arabia on...
Mansour Hadi vows to maintain unity in Yemen
Yemen’s President, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, has vowed to keep the country united and to confront all internal and externals...
Covid-19: Gaza records first death
The Gaza Strip has recorded its first death from the coronavirus. While disclosing this on Saturday May 23, 2020, officials...
UAE begins distribution of land plots, mortgages to Emiratis
The distribution of land plots to eligible Emiratis will begin after Eid Al-Fitr The UAE has announced plan to distribute...
Zamaninia, Iran’s Deputy Oil Minister emerges caretaker OPEC governor
Amirhossein Zamaninia, Iran’s Deputy Oil Minister, has emerged as Iran’s caretaker OPEC Governor a week after the death Hossein Kazempour...
Covid-19 crushes Yemen’s health sector, UN solicits fund
The coronavirus pandemic has severely crushed Yemeni health sector. According to the United Nations, coronavirus is believed to be spreading...
Secretary General holds consultations with Palestinian FM, discusses situation in Palestine
The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Dr Yousef Al-Othaimeen, and the Foreign Minister of the State of...
Pakistan supplies PPE to US Armed Forces
Pakistan’s Armed Forces have supplied Personal Protective Equipment to the US Armed Forces. While disclosing this on Thursday May 21,...
Iran demands $30 billion from Syria for President Al-Assad’s campaign
An Iranian lawmaker, Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, has revealed and insisted that Syria will repay its debts of $30 billion to Tehran....
Emirates resumes flights to nine cities, sets new safety regulations
The Dubai-based Emirates airlines has resumed regular passenger flights to nine international destinations in eight countries as new safety measures...
Palestine rejects medical aid from UAE
The Palestinian government has rejected medical aid provided by the UAE. The UN-facilitated flight carrying coronavirus supplies was delivered by...
Saudi’s Islamic Affairs debunks reports on Eid takbeeraat
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs has debunked the reports which claimed that muezzins of the mosques in the Kingdom...
Nebenzia calls for lifting of unilateral economic measures imposed on Syria
Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, has intensified the call for the lifting of unilateral coercive economic...
UAE celebrates International Day for Cultural Diversity
The UAE has disclosed plan to mark the world celebrating the "International Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development"...
Covid-19: UAE, Jordan partner, unify preventive measures in air freight system
Both the General Authority of Civil Aviation and the Civil Aviation Regulatory Authority in Jordan have established a strong partnership...
Covid-19: Oman records 372 new cases, total rises to 6,000
On Wednesday 20, 2020 Oman recorded 327 new coronavirus cases bringing the total number of cases to 6,043 in the...
Mahmoud Abbas ends security agreement with Israel, US
Mahmoud Abbas, the the Palestinian leader, has ended all security cooperation agreements with Israel and the United States. Abbas disclosed...
OIC delivers funds, coronavirus kits to member states
The Organization of the Islamic cooperation has delivered its first tranche of its Islamic Solidarity Fund to the representatives of...
Saudi records new 2,509 cases, 2,866 recoveries
Saudi Arabia has confirmed 2,509 new coronavirus cases after conducting 16,140 new tests over the past 24 hours, raising the...
Saudi’s Ministry of Justice grants women more legal rights in marriage
The Saudi's Ministry of Justice has intended to grant women more legal rights, especially with regard to marriage contracts. This...
UAE commences mass production of N-95 masks
The Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor, Mubadala Investment Company, as part of its wide response to the COVID-19 pandemic has announced...
UAE residents stuck abroad, hope to return June 1
The United Arab Emirates has announced that foreign nationals who has residence visas have been stranded abroad due to the...
Saudi records decline in new coronavirus cases
The Ministry of Health spokesman of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Muhammad Al-Abdel Ali, has announced a slight decline from 2736 cases...
Breaking: Saudi opposes recognition of Palestinian state
Saudi Arabia has expressed strong opposition against Palestinian state. Saudi Arabia has declared that Palestinian issue is irrelevant when compared...
Arsonist of Ajloun forest fires arrested
Source: Jordan Times The Ajloun security forces have announced the arrest of the alleged mastermind of the forest fires in...
Iran begins plan to organize Eid Al-Fitr prayers in all cities
Despite the ravaging pandemic across the world and the need for social distancing to curtail the spread of the pandemic,...
Covid-19: Palestine commemorates Nakba anniversary on social media
The coronavirus pandemic has forced Palestinian cities and towns to observe this year's Nakba anniversary on social media. Palestinian activists...
Covid-19: Dubai grants 212 frontline doctors 10-year gold residency visas
In appreciation of efforts by frontline doctors and other professional health workers in combating coronavirus, Dubai has granted permanent Golden...
Dubai converts Burj Khalifa into coronavirus charity box
Dubai has turned the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa, into a charity donation box to raise money to cater for...
Afghan President orders offensive operations against Taliban
Afghan President has ordered Afghan security forces to resume offensive operations against the Taliban and other insurgent groups following the...
Israeli forces batter Palestinian kid with bullets
Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian teenager after raiding a refugee camp in the illegally occupied West Bank. While disclosing...
Covid-19: UAE records 783 new cases, two deaths
UAE is recording spikes in Covid-19 spread every day as the country on Tuesday recorded 783 new cases and two...
India Prime Minister announces $270 billion stimulus package amid lockdown
As India battles the impact of coronavirus pandemic, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday 12 May 2020 disclosed a...
COVID-19: Business owners in Dubai request cuts on VAT, utility bills
As part of efforts to cushion the economic effects of Covid-19, some owners of the biggest companies in Dubai have...
Saudi orders disbursement of Ramadan aid to citizens
King Salman of Saudi Arabia has ordered disbursement of SR1.85 billion ($492.4 million) as “Ramadan aid” for social security beneficiaries....
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...
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...