Turkey delivers protective equipment to UK to fight coronavirus
Turkey has delivered hundreds of thousands of surgical gowns to the UK which will be used by the NHS as personal protective equipment (PPE)...
Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging as form of punishment
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has abolished flogging as a form of punishment.
The court said on Saturday that the "human rights advances" are part of reforms pushed...
Tough times ahead for Saudi Arabia
With a sharp drop in oil prices and no revenue from religious pilgrimages, veteran Arab journalist Abdel Bari Atwan says Saudi Arabia is in...
Iraq condemns foreign embassies for flying LGBT flags
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has said homosexuality goes against “the noble morals of all divine religions" and that all missions in Iraq had to "adhere...
Palestinians accuse UAE of ‘normalising’ Israel after Etihad Airways flies to Tel Aviv
The Palestinian government has refused medical aid from the UAE after it was controversially transported by air to Israel.
The UN-facilitated flight carrying coronavirus supplies...
Grave of the great Caliph Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz destroyed in Syria
The grave of one of the most highly respected and loved leaders in Islamic history has been destroyed in Syria.
Video footage of the destruction of...
Anger against Iranian police after Afghan refugees die in car fire
The deaths of three Afghan refugees in a car fire in central Iran has prompted an outpouring of anger towards police after the blaze...
Saudis to make Hajj decision within a week
Saudi Arabia has announced that it will make a decision on whether to cancel this year's Hajj within a week.
The development comes as a...
Top UAE official urges greater cooperation with Israel
The Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates has called for increased cooperation with Israel, saying the UAE wants to separate disagreements with Tel...
No foreign pilgrims will be allowed to perform Hajj this year
Saudi Arabia has confirmed that no foreign pilgrims will be allowed to perform the Hajj this year.
In a press conference yesterday Minister of Health,...
