Kenyans infuriated over Britain’s banning of khat
Despite their majority Muslim population, Somalis and Arabs provide the largest market for khat in the world, writes Mohammed Kahiye from Nairobi.
My friend Hussein...
UN to investigate ‘kidnapping and detention’ of daughter of Dubai ruler
The United Nations has said it will question the United Arab Emirates about the continued detention of Princess Latifa, the daughter of Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed...
Saudi designates Shaykh al-Qaradawi and other Muslim Brotherhood affiliates on terror list
Four Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE which cut diplomatic ties with Qatar earlier this week, have designated the prominent scholar...
Hajj and Umrah revenues to exceed $150 bn by 2022
Economic experts have said Hajj and Umrah revenues are poised to exceed $150 billion by 2022.
Arab News reports that Muhsin Al-Sharif, a member of...
UN report: Over 55,000 casualties in Iraq in 22 months
A UN report released today details the severe and extensive impact on civilians of the ongoing conflict in Iraq, with at least 18,802 civilians...
Israeli ministers to ban use of speakers for adhan due to “noise pollution”
Israeli ministers have approved of the “muezzin bill” which will ban mosques from using speakers or public address systems for the adhan - the...
Foreign aid workers in Syria unite to hold governments to account for not letting...
Foreign aid workers in the rebel-held province of Idlib have established the 'Unity Project', a network to hold their governments to account for stripping...
One million face starvation in Gaza after U.S. cut aid to Palestine
More than a million people in Gaza are at risk of starvation in June unless international donors fill a $60m (£46m) funding gap manly...
Trump pardons U.S. security guards who massacred 14 Iraqi civilians
President Trump has pardoned four U.S. security guards who were serving jail sentences for massacring 14 civilians, including two children, in Baghdad in 2007.
The...
Saudi prince blasts royal family in defection statement
Below is the translation of a statement by Saudi prince Khaled Farhan Al-Saud who recently defected from the royal family after saying that the regime...
