Saudi Arabia celebrates previously “haraam” Valentine’s Day
In a further sign of liberalisation in Saudi Arabia, hearts and flowers are everywhere as the Kingdom prepares to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
Arab News reports...
Egypt “targets” popular Turkish TV series Dirilis Ertugrul
Turkish media is reporting that Egypt is trying to turn public opinion against popular Turkish dramas aired in the Middle East.
According to Yeni Şafak English, the...
IKEA defends Muslim employee who was abused by customer
The Swedish furniture and decoration company IKEA has defended a Muslim employee after she was abused online by a customer.
The customer in Aubonne, Switzerland,...
American Muslims get behind Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign
Bernie Sanders, the Democratic front-runner to take on Donald Trump at this year's U.S. presidential elections, is winning the backing of Muslim voters.
Last week...
Sudan’s leader says he met Netanyahu to ‘protect national security’
The Sudanese leader has said he met Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to protect his country’s national security.
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s meeting with Netanyahu in Uganda...
Sudan leader meets Netanyahu as prelude to “forging normal relations”
Israeli officials have said that Tel Aviv and Sudan have agreed to move towards forging normal relations after the leaders of the two countries...
Pentagon: 64 U.S. soldiers wounded in Iran strike on military base
The Pentagon has yet again raised the figure of soldiers wounded in Iran's retaliatory missile attack in Iraq earlier this month to 64, saying...
Saudi Arabia says Israelis can’t visit kingdom until peace is achieved
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister has said Israeli citizens are still not allowed to enter the country despite Tel Aviv giving the green light for...
Prominent Saudi cleric visits Auschwitz with U.S. Zionist organisation
A prominent Saudi cleric has visited the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp at the invitation of a Jewish group in America which strongly advocates for...
UAE is least corrupt Muslim country, Somalia is most corrupt
A new survey by the anti-corruption group Transparency International has ranked the United Arab Emirates as the least corrupt Muslim country in the world,...
