18 injured in Makkah stampede
Eighteen pilgrims have been injured in a stampede near Islam’s holiest site, Saudi media reported on Saturday, as the kingdom continues to review safety after…
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WATCH: Comic teaches about Ramadan on flying carpet
Yousef al-Yamra – part of a comedy collective that aims to combat stereotypes of Muslims – donned a fez for the motorised stunt A German…
The Muslim Quarter in China
The Muslim quarter of China’s Xi’an offers visitors an unprecedented experience with its food, local goods, people and the 1,300 year-old Great Mosque n, the…
Israel places Hebron under blockade, cuts Palestinian tax transfers in wake of attacks
Israel is to reduce the amount of tax funds transferred monthly to the Palestinian Authority, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday, as part of a…
Turkish, Russian FMs meet in Russia’s Sochi
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in the Russian resort of Sochi at an economic meeting on July 1 in the first…
Quartet: Israel must stop building settlements
Israel should stop building settlements, denying Palestinian development and designating land for exclusive Israeli use that Palestinians seek for a future state, the Middle East…
Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh may host UAE Super Cup
Egypt’s Red Sea Sharm El-Sheikh resort may host the United Arab Emirates Super Cup next month, Emirati newspaper emaratalyoum reported on Friday. “An advertising company…
The Extraordinary Privilege of the Wealthy Suburbs in Egypt
The Egyptian group 10 Tooba recently published findings on government spending on the country’s built environment—and the results are stark. Thestudy looks at public spending…
Flyover opens to Abu Dhabi-bound traffic
The second half of the Shaikh Zayed Road flyover opened for traffic on Friday morning. The 16-lane flyover bridge, which is part of the Dubai…
Egyptian cenbank pays back $1 billion debt owed to Qatar
Egypt has returned to Qatar $1 billion deposited by the Gulf state to help prop up the Egyptian central bank’s hard currency reserves after the…