Ethiopians mark the start of a new year after ‘God’s wrath’
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopians on Friday welcomed what many people around the world might like to see: the beginning of a new...
Ambitious Saudi economic reforms up against 'vested interests'
Saudi authorities will have to confront a range of vested interests if they hope to pull off an ambitious plan to diversify the economy...
Same social distancing standards during Ramadan as at Easter: Trump
The US president Donald Trump said on Saturday that he hopes US Muslims will adhere to the same social distancing during Ramadan as Christians...
FIFA candidate Ali urges football to help fight extremism
FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali bin al-Hussein wants football leaders to help him find ideas to fight extremism and terrorism.
Prince Ali asks FIFA member...
Kingdom confirms 49 MERS cases in one week
The Saudi health ministry on Monday confirmed that 49 people were tested positive with the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus.
According to the...
Accosted for her hijab, woman now teaches Muslim empowerment
When she was 16, Rana Abdelhamid was accosted on the streets of New York by a man who tried to pull off the head...
Tunisia TV threatens football blackout after violence
Tunisia's public TV channel Wataniya threatened on Monday to stop broadcasting football matches after two of its journalists were wounded during weekend unrest.
Fans of...
Dubai official warns of 'clash of civilizations' over Trump
A top security official in Dubai warned Friday of a "clash of civilizations" if U.S. Republican candidate Donald Trump becomes president, the latest sign...
Yemeni Houthis release 2 Saudi teachers
Two Saudi Arabian religious teachers have arrived home after their release from more than nine months' detention by Houthi rebels in Yemen, official media...
Saudi Muslim scholars critisize Israel's Al-Aqsa violations
Saudi Arabia's Council of Muslim Scholars condemned Israel's recent violations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem.
"Israeli aggression against Muslim worshippers and...
