Saudi Arabia sets up authority to monitor use of “extremist” hadith
Saudi authorities have created a new authority to monitor interpretations of Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) hadith to prevent them being used to justify violence or...
Palestinian teenage girl who slapped Israeli soldiers sentenced to eight months in prison
A teenage Palestinian girl who was filmed slapping two occupying Israeli soldiers was sentenced to eight months in prison under a plea bargain.
Ahed Tamimi, 17,...
Task group says female Palestinian refugees repeatedly raped in Syrian prison
Family members of Palestinian women who have been wrongly jailed in Syria have said that their wives and daughters were repeatedly raped and severely...
Patients, displaced families cower under Israeli siege in Gaza hospital
Gunfire is heard as patients and hundreds of displaced Palestinian families cower inside Al-Amal Hospital in Gaza, which has been under an Israeli army...
Popcorn politics of the Arab Spring
The Arab Spring that began in 2010 - like the 2009 Green movement protests in Iran - had brought initial hope that there would be a...
Hamas resumes relations with Iran
The Palestinian Hamas movement has resumed relations with Iran after a temporary falling out over the Syrian conflict, a senior member of the Islamic...
Thousands mourn Palestinian infant burned to death by Israeli settlers
Thousands of Palestinians have participated in the funeral of the 18-month-old infant, Ali Saad Dawabshe, who was burned to death in an arson attack...
Israeli deputy parliament speaker calls for re-occupation of Gaza
The deputy speaker of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has called on the Israeli Defence Forces to attack and re-occupy Gaza, to effectively expel...
Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal to donate all his $32bn wealth to charity
A Saudi Prince will donate his entire $32 billion (£20bn) fortune to charity as part of a pledge modelled on the Bill and Melinda...
Saudi Arabia to lead new 34-nation “Islamic military coalition” to fight terrorism
Saudi Arabia will be leading a new military alliance to "fight terrorism", which will entail sharing information and training, equipping and providing ground forces...
