Syria’s Awqaf Minister said Saudi Arabia is blocking Syrian pilgrims from making the Hajj pilgrimage for the 11th consecutive year. Mohammad Abdul-Sattar Al-Sayyed in an interview with Al-Watan daily said…
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The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has set a precondition for performing the Hajj this year. The ministry has conditioned the completion of immunization with one of the Coronavirus…
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Saudi Arabia’s ageing King Salman has been admitted to the hospital for unspecified tests, state media reported Sunday. The kingdom has generally sought to quell speculation over the health of…
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Eid Al-Fitr prayers was held today (Monday )2 May 2022) throughout Saudi Arabia. The two holy shrines in Mecca and Medina also witnessed a significant presence of worshipers who had…
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A US watchdog has for the second year running recommended that the State Department should designate India as a “country of particular concern”, a category it uses for countries whose…
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At the end of Sha’ban, the people in Saudi Arabia allocate one day to welcome the holy month of Ramadan and call it Shabana. Muslims across the world celebrate the…
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The Saudi government has decided to resume Aitekaf at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah during Ramazan after two years, according to a report by…
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Executions in Saudi Arabia; Moradi in an interview with Shafaqna: Bin Salman seeks to discredit his opposition currents / Unbalanced distribution of executions between Shias and Sunnis is not reasonable
by Abbas AdilReferring to the execution of 81 people in Saudi Arabia, the expert on Saudi affairs said: “These measures will reduce bin Salman’s popularity and nullify his formal reforms.” In an…
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The ordinary people and the seminary students in the holy city of Qom held a rally to condemn the Saudi Arabia for executing 81 people in one single day. Source : ABNA
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The European Union concerned about the continued use of capital punishment in Saudi Arabia and will continue to raise its position with Saudi interlocutors, advocating for a complete de facto moratorium, as…
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Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it was lifting most Covid restrictions including social distancing in public spaces and quarantine for vaccinated arrivals, moves that could facilitate the arrival of Muslim…
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Saudi Arabia intends to continue “detailed talks” with Iran in order to reach a satisfactory agreement for both, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman said, while stressing the need for a…
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Saudi Arabia’s Central Hajj Committee has announced plans by government agencies to provide the best services to pilgrims to the House of God during the holy month of Ramadan. The…
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The Israeli navy confirmed on Thursday that it has participated in a US-led exercise with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and some other countries that do not have diplomatic ties with the…
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A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced the Shia cleric Sheikh Abdul Latif Al-Nasser to eight years in prison. According to Shafaqna Translation Service quoting Ray Al-Akhar, the London-based and…
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The library of the Great Mosque of Mecca is one of the most valuable libraries in the Islamic world, which has housed a priceless and rare treasure trove of manuscripts…
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Three Iranian diplomats have arrived in Saudi Arabia to take up posts at the headquarters of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said…
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Human Rights Watch said on Monday a Saudi court had sentenced a Yemeni man to 15 years for apostasy, urging the kingdom to prioritise decriminalising blasphemy amid a modernisation drive.…
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RECENTLY most of the Indian newspapers and news channels in English, Hindi and Urdu carried a news story stating that the Saudi Arab has banned the Indian organisation Tablighi Jamaat…
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Saudi Arabia has recorded the Gulf’s first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a citizen returning from North Africa, a health ministry official said on Wednesday.…
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Hatice Cengiz, the fiancée of Jamal Khashoggi, urged singer Justin Bieber to cancel his scheduled Dec. 5 performance in Saudi Arabia. The Turkish Scholar and Activist has now penned an…
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India’s Reliance Industries has shelved a proposed deal to sell a 20% stake for US$15 billion in its oil refinery and petrochemicals business to Saudi Aramco, and called for its…
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Democratic US Representative Ilhan Omar filed legislation on Friday seeking to block the sale of $650 million air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia, the first major arms sale to the kingdom…
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Lebanon Foreign Minister called for talks with Saudi Arabia to ease a diplomatic row. “Lebanon invites Saudi Arabia to engage in dialogue to solve all outstanding problems and not just…
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The UN special envoy for Yemen has expressed concern over the deteriorating situation in Yemen, the escalation of war and economic pressure on the Yemeni people. Hans Grundberg expressed concern…
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At the Riyadh International Book Fair, which was held from October 1 to 10, books with diverse titles in the field of literature and various thoughts were seen, which were…
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Saudi Arabia executed a Shia man from the Qatif region for alleged links to a “terrorist cell.” The Saudi Press Agency (SPA), citing the ministry of interior, reported on Tuesday…
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First commercial flight between Bahrain and occupied Palestine, crossing Saudi airspace
by Abbas AdilAn airliner of Bahrain’s Gulf Air flew through Saudi airspace to occupied Palestine, the website of Flight Radar 24, which tracks the location of aircraft around the world, reported. Flight GFA972…
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The foreign minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan was on a three-day visit to New Delhi from Sept 19 to 21, 2021. His visit was…
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The Saudi Cinema Association became the first licensed cinema association in the country three years after it was licensed to establish cinemas. In the middle of last week, the Minister…