Grand Imam of Al Azhar: “Salafis are not Sunnis”
The Grand Imam of Egypt's Al-Azhar University, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, has said that "Salafis are not Sunnis" during a conference in Chechnya.
During the conference...
Saudi Arabia says it’s ready to recognise Israel on 1967 borders
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has said that the entire “Muslim World”, including Riyadh, would recognise Israel if it withdraws to the 1967 boundary.
In...
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...
Lionel Messi unveiled as new Saudi Arabia tourism ambassador
Argentina and Paris Saint Germain football superstar Lionel Messi has been accused of "sportswashing" after he was unveiled as the new tourism ambassador for...
Ronaldo and girlfriend will be allowed ‘to live in sin’ in Saudi Arabia
Spanish media reports say Cristiano Ronaldo and his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez will be allowed to live together in Saudi Arabia despite the Kingdom's laws which prohibit cohabitation.
The Portuguese...
Saudi judoka faces Israeli and shakes hands at Olympics
A Saudi Arabian female judoka, Tahani Alqahtani, has bucked the trend of Muslim athletes refusing to face Israelis by fighting the Israeli judoka Raz Hershko.
Alqahtani also...
Mohammed bin Salman: Saudi Arabia getting ‘closer’ to Israel normalisation
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said that the Kingdom is moving towards a deal to normalise relations with Israel.
Speaking to Fox News,...
New law bans Saudi men from marrying Bengali, Pakistani, Burmese and Chadian women
A new law in Saudi Arabia prohibits men from marrying Bengali, Pakistani, Chadian and Burmese women, while it sets new restrictive rules on marrying...
Saudi Arabia executes 81 people on terrorism offences
Saudi Arabia has executed 81 men on charges including “allegiance to foreign terrorist organisations” and holding “deviant beliefs,” state news agency Saudi Press Agency has...
Saudi women’s football team plays first ever home match
Saudi Arabia's women's football team has played a match on home soil for the first time ever.
The team, most of whom were not wearing...
