Saudi Arabia to allow unmarried foreign couples to rent hotel rooms
Unmarried foreign couples will from now on be allowed to rent hotel rooms together in Saudi Arabia.
Couples previously had to prove they were married...
U.S. govt refuses to reveal if Bilal Abdul Kareem is on ‘kill list’
The U.S. government has refused to reveal whether an American journalist in rebel-held Syria is on a drone "kill list."
Bilal Abdul Kareem says he has...
Largest mosque in West Africa opens in Senegal
The largest mosque in West Africa opened its doors in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, last Friday.
The new Massalikul Jinaan mosque is capable of hosting...
Yemen’s Houthis claim to have captured Saudi troops
Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah movement has claimed to have captured thousands of "enemy troops," including Saudi army officers and soldiers and hundreds of armoured vehicles.
The...
Saudi Arabia to start issuing tourism visas
Saudi Arabia will start issuing tourist visas from Saturday as part of its bid to diversify its economy away from oil dependence.
Ahmad Al-Khatib, chairman...
Man rams car into French mosque
Worshippers at a mosque in eastern France have said carnage was narrowly averted after a man deliberately drove his car into the masjid shortly...
Rights groups urge UN chief to condemn China over Muslim persecution
Five human rights organisations have urged the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to condemn the Chinese government’s detention of more than a million Muslims...
There have been over 10,000 anti-Muslim incidents in U.S. since 2014
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has released a report which recorded a total of 10,015 "anti-Muslim bias incidents" since 2014.
According to the report, which...
Hamza Yusuf apologises for criticising the Syrian uprising
The American Muslim scholar Shaykh Hamza Yusuf has apologised for comments he made criticising those who rebelled against Bashar Al Assad in Syria.
A few...
Sister of Saudi Crown Prince convicted over plumber beating and kidnapping
The sister of Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has received a 10-month suspended sentence over the beating and kidnapping...
