Nationalism rise in Iran
On 28 October, tens of thousands of Iranians from various parts of the country gathered at the site of the tomb of King Cyrus (Kourosh in…
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UAE: Digital version of ‘world’s oldest surviving fragment’ of the Quran – Photo
The University of Birmingham has delivered an interactive digital version of what is very likely the world’s oldest surviving fragment of the Quran to the…
Israel: Iran commands 25,000 Shi’ite fighters in Syria
Israel has long seen Iran as its greatest threat and campaigned hard against US-led efforts to strike a nuclear deal with Tehran. Iran now commands…
Egypt temporarily reopens border
Egypt announced it temporarily reopened the Rafah crossing for two days to allow Palestinians to enter or leave the Gaza Strip, and plans to do…
Saudi Arabia’s struggle in escaping its oil dependence
This is what it takes to run a mega-dairy in the scorching desert here: 180,000 Holstein cows, precisely cooled cowsheds, water pumped from deep underground,…
Two Asian drug traffickers executed in Saudi Arabia
A Pakistani national was executed in Mecca in the Governorate of Jeddah for dealing in drugs. The Criminal Court convicted Amjad Hussain Ashraf Shaf of…
Monarchy – the guarantor of stability in the Middle East?!
The modern Middle East is a fabric that consists of countries with different kinds of regimes and forms of government. Once, almost the entire Middle…
For the first time, Saudi Arabia is being attacked by both Sunni and Shia leaders
The prelates included Egypt’s Grand Imam, Ahmed el-Tayeb of al-Azhar, the most important centre of theological study in the Islamic world, who only a year…
Refugee crisis breeds Islamophobia in Eastern Europe
he police had been patient under the broiling sun. But when the make-believe Haj worshippers draped a black cloth over a mocked up Kaaba, Islam’s…
Muslim pilgrims flock to Medina after performing Hajj
Since Wednesday evening, Muslim pilgrims have flocked to Saudi Arabia’s city of Medina after completing this year’s Hajj ritual — the “fifth pillar” of Islam…