YouTube deletes thousands of Anwar al-Awlaki videos in “extremism” clampdown
YouTube has removed nearly 50,000 videos featuring controversial American preacher, Anwar al-Awlaki, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Yemen in 2011.
Tens...
Israeli minister praises Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation of Hamas
Israeli Communications Minister, Ayoub Kara, has praised the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia for condemning the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas as a "terrorist organisation".
Kara...
Israeli army chief gives unprecedented interview with Saudi newspaper slamming Iran
In an exclusive interview with a Saudi newspaper, Israel's Army chief-of-staff Gadi Eizenkot said that his country is ready to exchange information with Saudi...
Syrian refugee fights Turkish order to take down Arabic signs on his restaurants
A Syrian refugee, who has built a restaurant chain in five years, has been ordered by local government to remove all Arabic signage from...
Turkish marriage law recognises Muslim weddings by imams and muftis
Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has signed a bill into law which grants religious figures the authority to carry out and legally register Islamic...
VIDEO: Prominent Saudi cleric’s son describes the “unusual” arrest of his father
The son of prominent Saudi scholar, Shaykh Salman al-Ouda, describes the "unusual" arrest of his father by plain-clothed police officers.
Jail sentences for unauthorised religious meetings in the UAE
Unauthorised religious gatherings and Quranic recitations in the UAE could be outlawed if a new law is passed.
Members of the Federal National Council (FNC)...
Turkey bans all LGBTQ events in Ankara due to public security concerns
Turkish officials have banned all events organised by LGBTQI groups in the country's capital Ankara amid security concerns.
The announcement which was made on Saturday...
Two people killed in aerial attack on British aid convoy ambulances in Syria
Two Syrian civilians, including a medic, have been killed in an attack by Bashar al-Assad's forces on British aid convoy ambulances in the city...
Former justice minister of Saudi Arabia says “violence against Israel is unIslamic”
Saudi Arabia’s former Minister of Justice, Muhammad Bin Abdel-Kareem Aleissa, has stated that any form of violence against Israel is “unIslamic”.
There is no justification...
