Exclusive: YouTube shuts down channel using Qur’an verses as songs after Muslim backlash
YouTube has closed a controversial channel titled "Quranic Songs" following widespread outrage from Muslims. The page, which had amassed 42,000...
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Iran insists on right to retaliate after envoy attack in Lebanon
The Iranian government has vowed to respond to the attack on its Lebanese ambassador, Mojtaba Amani, in accordance with international...
Iraq: DIC produces reconnaissance drones
The head of Iraq’s Defense Industries Commission (DIC), Mustafa Hassan, revealed that the commission succeeded in producing types of drones...
UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting over Lebanon pager explosions
The United Nations Security Council is set to convene an emergency meeting on Friday to address the recent string of...
Saudi Arabia welcomes UNGA resolution to end Israel’s unlawful presence in Occupied Territories
Saudi Arabia welcomed the United Nations General Assembly resolution, demanding Israel to end unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.In...
Iraq to start exporting gas by 2030
The Deputy Oil Minister for Extraction Affairs, Basim Khudair, has revealed on Wednesday that Iraq will have enough gas to...
UN General Assembly demands end to Israel’s “unlawful” occupation within 12 months
The UN General Assembly made a landmark decision on Wednesday passing a resolution that calls for an end to Israel's...
UN special coordinator for Lebanon urges caution amid destructive pager explosions
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert has urged for calm following Tuesday's attacks across Lebanon, which resulted in the...
UN reacts to pager explosions across Lebanon as more casualties reported
The United Nations has expressed deep concerns over the deadly pager detonations across Lebanon. The Musim Parrot earlier reported that...
Baghdad, Apple explore digital transformation partnership
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani met with an Apple delegation on Monday to discuss potential cooperation in advancing Iraq's...
Google faces another test in EU court over 1.5-bn euro fine
An EU court has planned to rule on Wednesday on Google’s appeal of a 1.49-billion euro ($1.65 billion) fine from...
Saudi Arabia advances pans for first nuclear power plant, announces international conference
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, confirmed that the Kingdom is making significant strides in the development...
France commits to anti-ISIS coalition as U.S. begins drawdown
France has reaffirmed its role in the global coalition against ISIS, despite the imminent withdrawal of U.S. forces from...
Saudi takes action against 44 firms for unlicensed competitions, discounts
The Saudi Ministry of Commerce has launched a crackdown on 44 businesses for running competitions and discount offers without the...
UAE Central Bank cracks down on lender with $1.36m fine for anti-money laundering violations
In a decisive move to strengthen the UAE’s fight against financial crime, the Central Bank has fined an unidentified lender...
Israel issues unprecedented evacuation orders for Lebanese village due border conflict
Israel has dropped leaflets over the southern Lebanese village of Wazzani, urging residents to evacuate immediately. This marks the...
Iraq to lead regional digital banking revolution
Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) Governor Ali Al-Alaq announced that Iraq is set to lead its regional counterparts in the...
US blames Iran-aligned militias for attack on diplomatic facility in Iraq
The United States has accused Iran-aligned militias of launching an attack on a US diplomatic facility near Baghdad International Airport...
UAE demands Palestinian state as condition for post-war Gaza plans
The United Arab Emirates has taken a decisive stance on the future of Gaza, making it clear that it will...
Missile from Yemen triggers air raid sirens in central Israel, no injuries reported
A missile fired from Yemen set off air raid sirens across central Israel, including in Tel Aviv, early Sunday, sending...
Iran defies western criticism with successful launch of Chamran-1 research satellite
Iran has launched its latest research satellite, Chamran-1, into orbit, marking another stride in the nation’s aerospace ambitions while defying...
Madrid meeting addresses Palestinian state recognition and peace efforts
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met on Friday with members of the ministerial committee assigned by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary...
Saudi Arabia strongly condemns Israel’s targeting of school in Gaza
Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Thursday targeting of a school that was sheltering displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip by...
Polio vaccination target achieved in Gaza, WHO confirms
The World Health Organization has expressed optimism that a huge polio vaccination drive in Gaza has hit its target of...
North Riyadh, Salma Geoparks nominated for inclusion in UNESCO’s Global Geoparks Network
UNESCO Global Geoparks Council has endorsed the nomination of North Riyadh Geopark and Salma Geopark for inclusion in the UNESCO...
RCU, UK’s National Archives join forces to preserve AlUla heritage
The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) and the National Archives UK have signed a partnership that aligns with the RCU’s...
Rockets target US forces near Baghdad International Airport
The head of the Iraqi security media cell (ISMC), Tahseen Al-Khafaji, said on Wednesday that an explosion was reported on...
Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrives in Riyadh
Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday to participate in the fourth Saudi-Chinese High-Level Committee. The visit was...
Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Reserve wins ADIHEX Award
The pavilion of Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Reserve Development Authority has won the Best Display Platform Award in the...
Israeli strikes on Syrian military sites kill 16, state media say
At least 16 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on a number of military sites in central Syria,...
GCC-Russia Meet discusses global efforts to resolve Russia-Ukraine crisis
Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan attended the GCC-Russia Joint Ministerial Meeting for Strategic Dialogue held at the...
GCC-Russia Meet discusses global efforts to resolve Russia-Ukraine crisis
Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan attended the GCC-Russia Joint Ministerial Meeting for Strategic Dialogue held at the...
First Iraqi car enters Kuwait since Gulf War in 1991
After a suspension of more than thirty-three years, dating back to the Gulf War that ended in 1991, the first...
Baghdad seeks cooperation in energy sector with Finland’s Wartsila
The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, emphasized that the government has an ambitious strategy and that Finnish companies are...
Jeremy Corbyn launches Pro-Palestinian parliamentary alliance in UK
Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has formed a parliamentary alliance with four independent lawmakers who were elected on a...
US Dollar exchange rate inches up in Baghdad, Erbil
The US dollar exchange rate against the Iraqi dinar experienced a slight rise in Baghdad and Erbil on Wednesday, coinciding...
Iraq, KSA, UAE, Kuwait, Russia, Kazakhstan extend oil cuts to boost prices
Moscow, Riyadh, Baghdad, and several other OPEC+ members have announced extensions to oil production cuts initially introduced in 2023. The...
Arab League summit: Zelenskyy arrives in Saudi Arabia, requests support to peace initiative
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday said he had arrived in Saudi Arabia to address an Arab League summit in...
Fund Shortage: WFP discloses plan to suspend aid to over 200,000 Palestinians
The World Food Programme (WFP) has disclosed a plan to suspend food aid to over 200,000 impoverished Palestinians from next...
US military ship brings over 300 evacuees from Sudan to Jeddah Islamic Port
A US military ship has docked at the Jeddah Islamic Port on Monday morning, carrying more than 300 evacuees from...
Supreme Islamic Council President refutes claims that Muslims attacked Christians
Sheikh Essa Darboe, President of the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council, has vehemently refuted allegations that members of Gambia’s Muslim community...
Ramadan: Inter-faith iftar celebrates diversity in South Africa
The event hosted in the neighborhood's streets had people of all faiths praying and later dining with Bo Kaap's muslim...
Nigeria election: Group charges politicians, party supporters to honour peace agreement
Following the just concluded 2023 Nigeria general elections, a Nigerian media group has charged politicians, supporters and involved parties to...
Arab states support UN resolution condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine
A UN resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was adopted on Thursday, with an overwhelming majority of member states...
Afghanistan Taliban admin to turn former foreign bases into special economic zones
The Taliban administration will move ahead with plans to turn former foreign military bases into special economic zones for businesses,...
Iran-based Egyptian Saif al-Adel is new head of al-Qaeda, US claims
The US State Department on Wednesday has claimed that Saif al-Adel, an Iran-based Egyptian, has become the head of...
Taliban-run aid organisation donates $50k to Turkey earthquake victims
An Afghan Taliban-run aid organization has donated $50,000 to Turkey earthquake victims. The donation towards earthquake victims in Turkey was...
UN vote on Israel’s occupation ‘a victory’, Palestinians say
The Palestinians on Saturday welcomed a vote by the United Nations General Assembly to ask the International Court of...
Director General of WHO says needs more information to assess latest surge in infection in China
The World Health Organization needs more information to assess the latest surge in infections in China, Director General...
Religious Diplomacy – why is it Essential that Religion Play a role in Peacemaking
The recognition that religion plays a role in peacemaking has been slow in coming, but this recognition is rapidly gaining...
Australia commences building of most powerful radio telescope
Australia on Monday started building a vast network of antennas in the Outback, its section of what planners say...
Federal judge set to decide on Elizabeth Holmes’ prison sentence for fraud
A federal judge on Friday will decide whether disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes should serve a lengthy prison sentence...
India health officials ban production of cough syrups
Indian health officials have ordered a maker of cough syrups to halt production after they were linked to the deaths...
Abu Dhabi firefighters put out blaze after factory gas explosion
Firefighters in Abu Dhabi have put out a blaze after a gas cylinder exploded in a factory in an...
At least 36 deaths recorded in northern India due to hazardous weather
Hazardous weather killed at least 36 people in northern India into Saturday, including 12 who died after being struck...
Pakistan to receive UN policy memo urging suspension of international debt repayments amid flood crisis
A United Nations policy memo urged Pakistan to suspend international debt repayments amid the flood crisis. The memorandum, which...
US, Saudi Arabia, France call on Lebanese officials to elect president without delay
The US, France, and Saudi Arabia called on Lebanon’s rulers to elect a new president without any delay after...
New cybersecurity report says around 72 percent of children experience cyber threats globally
Around 72 percent of children globally have experienced at least one type of cyber threat online, a new cybersecurity...
Putin signs decree on mobilization, says West wants to destroy Russia
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree on Russia’s first mobilization since World War Two, warning the West...
