MAKKAH/MADINAH: More than three million Muslim faithful attended juma, taraweeh and Qiyamullail prayers at the Two Holy Mosques on Friday as the imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah called for joint... Full Story
JEDDAH: The Women’s Counseling Committee at the Interior Ministry has been successful in changing the minds of schoolgirls and teachers who harbor Al-Qaeda-like extremist thoughts and ideas, says Fatima... Full Story
RIYADH: More than half of urban Saudis between the ages of 30 and 70 want to see the introduction of either compulsory or voluntary retirement savings schemes to supplement the current state pension... Full Story
Dr. Francis Lamand, president of the Paris-based "Islam and the West" nongovernmental organization, is a man on a mission - to promote understanding between Islam and the Western world. Since... Full Story
RAMALLAH: The Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage said on Friday that Israeli authorities had begun excavation to build a tunnel near Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The foundation, in... Full Story
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army said on Friday Taleban spokesman Muslim Khan and another top commander — Mahmood Khan — were arrested by the security forces. Other commanders of the Tehrik-e-Taleban Pakistan... Full Story
RIYADH: Pakistan will send about 165,000 pilgrims for Haj this year with a large group of medical personnel to monitor the health conditions of pilgrims in the wake of swine flu, the newly appointed... Full Story
A reader said he had applied to the Saudi Credit Bank to obtain a marriage loan. He said the bank approved the loan but fixed the date of releasing the loan four years from the wedding date. The fact... Full Story
