Virus vs. religion
While most leaders of major religions have supported governments’ efforts to fight the pandemic by limiting gatherings, a minority of the faithful — in...
Saudi Arabia aims for social overhaul in reform plan
Saudi Arabia's sweeping plans to overhaul its economy in coming years are matched by proposals for social transformation that extend to ways of tackling...
Four unlicensed healthcare institutions forced to shut down
The Ministry of Health closed down four health institutions in the city after it found that they had been operating without meeting conditions stipulated...
Britain sees large rise in hate crimes, mainly racist incidents
Britain saw a sharp rise in the number of hate crimes recorded by police last year with the vast bulk of offences motivated by...
With days to go, rival camps bicker over teams for Syria peace talks
Syrian peace talks will go ahead in Geneva, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry insisted on Thursday, but with just days to go, rival...
Muslim student misidentified as 'Isis Phillips' in yearbook
A Muslim high school student who was mistakenly identified in her Southern California yearbook as "Isis Phillips" says she's hurt not only by the...
Salah meeting with Chechen leader raises red flags
Mohamed Salah was relaxing in his hotel room in Grozny when he was informed an important guest dropped in unexpectedly and was waiting for...
For Saudi Arabia, a coming-out party at Cannes
Saudi Arabia came to the world's largest film market to declare its newly launched film industry "open for business, but largely avoided questions about...
Burial traditions clash with Coronavirus fears in the Middle East
Religion and customs across the Middle East and part of South Asia, that require speedy burials in the largely Muslim region have clashed with...
Female genital mutilation to be criminalized in Sudan
Sudan is working to criminalize the widespread practice of female genital mutilation after the transitional government approved a landmark draft law.
Under the proposed amendment...
