- Middle East
‘Forced to work as sex slave in prison’, claims ex-Israeli guard
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Sunday, July 31, vowed to investigate allegations by a former Gilboa prison guard that she was repeatedly raped by a Palestinian prisoner, and forced into sex…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia appoints 3 women as assistants at two holy mosques
Riyadh: In order to empower women, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia government has appointed three women as assistants in the presidency of the two holy mosques— Makkah and Madinah, local media reported.…
- Middle East
Qatar records heaviest rainfall in 60 years
Doha: Qatar experienced the heaviest rainfall in nearly 60 years, but the unprecedented rainfall is not a sign of climate change, according to a senior meteorological official. Various regions of Qatar have…
- Middle East
Kiswah (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba) changed to mark New Islamic year 1444
Riyadh: The annual ritual of changing Kiswah (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba) was held on Saturday morning, the first of Muharram, marking the beginning of the new Islamic year of 1444, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.…
- Middle East
Torrential rains kill seven Asian expatriates in UAE
Abu Dhabi: UAE Ministry of Interior announced that seven Asian expatriates had been found dead as a result of the torrential rains that swept the country. The ministry said in a statement…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia sets conditions for children’s Umrah permit
Riyadh: Ahead of the new Umrah season, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has set conditions for issuing permits for children accompanied by their parents to perform the lesser pilgrimage or Umrah to…
- India
New Islamic year 1444: First day of Muharram in India
The Imarat-e-Sharaiyah Hind, New Delhi on Friday announced that the first day of Muharram 1444 AH (Anno Hegirae in Latin or “in the year of the Hijra”) in India will be on Sunday,…
- Offbeat
Saudi Arabia: Cat causes hour-long power outage in bizarre incident
Riyadh: In an unimaginable incident in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a cat sneaked into a transformer on Wednesday causing a power outage, local media reported. The Nukhab district in the Taif…
- Middle East
Houthis deprive Yemeni journalist of medication amid health decline
The family of a 36-year-old Yemeni journalist held in Houthi prisons said that his health condition of the latter is critical and may die because the Iran-backed Houthis are depriving him of…
- Middle East
Watch: Heavy torrential rains pervade Gulf countries
Several Gulf countries and Iran are witnessing heavy floods and torrential rains due to an air depression affecting the region during the current period, which has caused casualties, and severely damaged roads…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia announces first day of Muharram 1444 Hijri
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court announced that the first day of Muharram 1444 AH (Anno Hegirae in Latin or “in the year of the Hijra”) will be on Saturday, July…
- Middle East
Arab soccer player Munas Dabbur quits Israel team; here’s why
Arab-Israeli soccer player Munas Dabbur announced on Tuesday he was retiring from Israel’s national soccer team. 30-year-old Palestinian born in Nazreth, Munas Dabbjr on Tuesday took to Instagram and announced his decision.…
- Middle East
Yemen: Conjoined twins successfully separated in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: A team of doctors in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Thursday successfully separated Yemeni conjoined twins Mawaddah and Rahma, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The 3-month-old twins were born conjoined…
- Middle East
Egypt leads Arab countries in wind, solar energy production
Cairo: Egypt leads Arab countries in the production of wind power and solar energy, according to the Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC). This came in the infographic published by…
- Middle East
Palestinian children denied medical care outside Gaza doubled in 2021
Israeli human rights organization on Wednesday revealed that the number of minors that Israel prevented from leaving the Gaza Strip to receive medical care has doubled during 2021. Israel-based Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)…
