UAE to open first casino resort in Ras Al Khaimah
The casino developer Wynn Resorts has announced that it will build its first complex in the United Arab Emirates which is due to open in...
Saudi Arabia confirms LGBT visitors are welcome in kingdom
The official Saudi Arabia tourism website has been updated to confirm that LGBT visitors are welcome in the kingdom and unmarried couples can share...
Bashar Al Assad comes in from the cold as Arab leaders normalise relations
Syrian president Bashar Al Assad has been almost entirely rehabilitated at an official level in the Arab world after Arab League foreign ministers adopted...
Fifty Islamic scholars call for Muslims to support re-election of President Erdogan
Fifty prominent Islamic scholars from around the world have issued a statement instructing Muslims in Turkey to vote for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the upcoming...
Turkish presidential race too close to call
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his secular rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu are running neck and neck in the polls with just days left before the...
Turkish presidential election heading towards run-off on May 28
With over 95% of the votes counted, the Turkish presidential election is heading towards a run-off between the incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: All Turks have won today
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed his victory in the presidential elections as a triumph of democracy.
Speaking before hundreds of thousands of people...
Saudis ‘using Hajj and Umrah to punish political opponents’
Prominent human rights organisations and activists have accused the Saudi authorities of using Hajj and Umrah as a tool for repression and a way to...
Millions of pilgrims to move from Makkah to Mina ahead of Hajj pilgrimage
Hundreds of thousands of Hajj pilgrims who have just arrived in Makkah have started performing their Tawaf Al-Qudum (Tawaf of Arrival), ahead of moving...
Quran burning: Iraq declares Sweden’s ambassador ‘persona non grata’
Iraqi authorities have declared Sweden's ambassador to Baghdad "persona non grata" after the Swedish police granted permission for a Quran burning in front of...
