Middle East

Berlin, Jun 15: Germany’s biggest Islamic association on Wednesday said it won’t take part in what is being billed as a Muslim “peace march” against terrorism over the weekend. The Turkish-Islamic Union said the demonstration in Germany’s western city of Cologne would send a wrong signal. A group calling itself “Not With Us” says it expects several thousand people to come to the Saturday march

Doha, Jun 14: Jawaher has lived in this tiny nation her whole life. But a political showdown threatens to unravel her world, potentially forcing her to move to a country she hardly knows and splitting her family apart. Jawaher's mother is a Qatari citizen, and her father is Bahraini. That fact seldom has caused problems. But when several other Arab nations severed ties with Qatar last week, three

Washington, Jun 14: The US Senate on Tuesday turned back a bipartisan bid to reject President Donald Trump’s plan to sell the Kingdom more than $500 million in precision-guided munitions. The vote Tuesday was 53-47, clearing the way for the sale to be finalized. The precision munitions are part of Trump’s proposed $110 billion arms package to Riyadh, which the administration said would create US

Jeddah, Jun 13: Amid international calls for dialogue to find a solution to the Qatari diplomatic crisis, Doha Monday expressed readiness to engage in talks positively. “Qatar is willing to sit and negotiate about whatever is related to Gulf security,” Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani told reporters during a visit to Paris. He called for “dialogue based on clear

Jeddah, Jun 12: As the week-long Qatari crisis drags on without a clear commitment from Doha to renounce terrorism, three Gulf states announced on Sunday a humanitarian gesture to help families with Qatari members. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE announced hotlines to help affected families, as Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed efforts to “counterterrorism and extremism” in

Doha, Jun 11: The Government of Qatar, which has been facing criticism across the world, has hired ex- U.S. attorney general John Ashcroft, in order to rebut the accusations made by U.S. President Donald Trump and its Arab neighbors that it supports terrorism. Ashcroft was the attorney general of the United States during the Sept. 11 attack, reported the New York Time, quoting Reuters. As per

Dubai, Jun 10: At the directives of Mohammed bin Rashid, Dubai government employees to get June salary early in the month. In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE has ordered an early salary deposit for Dubai government employees in June, a gesture aimed at helping families ensure they can meet their needs

Riyadh, Jun 10: Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman urged graduates of a Qur'an memorization school to follow and propagate the teachings of Islam so that they can help create a better society. The prince was speaking at the graduation ceremony of the Charitable Society for the Memorization of the Holy Qur'an at the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah last week. A total of 104 young men and women

Jeddah, Jun 9: Fifty-nine Individuals, including members of the Qatari royal family and controversial Muslim Brotherhood cleric Yusuf Qaradawi, as well as 12 Qatari entities have been listed on a new terror list announced in a Saudi, Emirati, Bahraini and Egyptian joint-statement. According to the statement — which was carried by the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) — the list comes as a result

Jun 8: Two days following the standoff between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors, US President Donald Trump dialed up Washington's engagement in a phone call to the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. Former US ambassador to UAE and career diplomat Marcelle Wahba told Arab News that the Trump calls are “relieving” after “lack of coordination and incoherent message” from the administration