Dubai's authorities issue fatwa against WiFi theft
Dubai's top religious authorities say that stealing WiFi from your neighbor would not be proper Islamic conduct.
That's according to a religious edict — known...
Global Muslim body urges ban on products from Israeli settlements
A global Muslim body called Monday for a ban on products from Israeli settlements in the occupied territories and pledged full support for the...
Tawaf on Segway board: Opinions differ on whether it is Islamic
A short video showing a pilgrim, draped in the two pieces of seamless cloth called ihram, circumambulating the Kaaba in Makkah using a Segway...
'Bachelor ban': Qatar considers family-only mall days
Qatar's only directly elected body is to vote on introducing family-only days at major shopping malls in a move dubbed a "bachelor ban" that...
Saudi job creation dries up as oil price slumps
Saudi Arabia's plans for economic reform foresee winding down 'jobs for life' in an inefficient state bureaucracy and replacing them with new careers in...
$7 million worth of fake medicine seized across Asia
Interpol seized counterfeit drugs worth $7 million in September in an operation encompassing 13 Asian countries, the international police organisation said Monday.
Medication including antibiotics,...
Saudi court quashes death sentence for Palestinian poet
A Saudi court has commuted the death sentence against a Palestinian poet convicted of apostasy, to eight years' jail and 800 lashes, his lawyer...
Kuwait oil strike enters day 3, some output restored
A strike by oil workers that has slashed Kuwait's output entered its third day on Tuesday but the state oil firm said it had...
Egypt coach expects Salah to play against Russia
Egypt coach Hector Cuper couldn't say for certain whether Mohamed Salah's absence was the thing that cost his team during its 1-0 loss to...
UK foreign minister discusses climate change in Gulf
Speaking from a Gulf nation whose skyscrapers rose on oil wealth, Britain's foreign secretary called Thursday on the rest of the wealthy Arab world...
