Helping the pilgrims
A group of trained scouts help a pilgrim in Madinah on Sunday. Some 4,500 scouts are scheduled to participate in public service camps in...
Lebanese forces used excessive force in blast protests
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese security forces used excessive force, including firing live ammunition, against anti-government protesters after the Beirut port explosion, Human Rights Watch...
Burkini banned in France, PM supports
France's prime minister is expressing support for local bans of burkini swimsuits, saying the swimwear is based on the "enslavement of women" and therefore...
Bautista Agut first into Dubai semi-finals
Third seed Roberto Bautista Agut hammered down an overhead winner on match point to book the first semi-final place at the Dubai Championships on...
Cricket: Zimbabwe thrash Afghanistan to level series
Brendan Taylor scored a majestic 125 as Zimbabwe thrashed Afghanistan by 154 runs in the second one-day international at Sharjah on Sunday to level...
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...
Gulf states adopt common PR strategy 'to rectify image'
The six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are to put in place a common media strategy to improve their image around the...
FIFA to choose between North America or Morocco for 2026 World Cup
FIFA members will decide on Wednesday whether the 2026 World Cup should be played in North America or return to Africa for just the...
Bhutanese are getting more sleep and it's lifting their happiness index
People in Bhutan are happier now than they were five years ago according to a survey of social wellbeing released by the tiny Himalayan...
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson released from hospital
Five days after Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, were diagnosed with the new Coronavirus, they were released from an Australian hospital on...
