JEDDAH: Veteran former Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal died on Thursday at the age of 75, two months after he stepped down following 40 years in the job, family members and a Foreign Ministry spokesman said. Nawaf Al-Faisal, a relative, announced the death on Facebook, while a ministry spoke

An Israeli man has been missing in Gaza for almost 10 months – presumed held captive by Hamas – after climbing over a border fence from a public beach adjoining the coastal strip. He is one of two Israeli citizens held alive in Gaza. The case of Avera Mengistu, 28, an Israeli-Ethiopian, was revea

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman receives Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in Makkah on Wednesday. The emir, who performed Umrah, also met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (SPA) -arabnews

Nearly 100 people were killed on Monday in air strikes across Yemen, the Houthi-run state news agency reported, as a Saudi-led coalition stepped up attacks that are likely to weigh on efforts to broker a humanitarian truce. The United Nations has been pushing for a halt to the air strikes and fig

Dubai — After 20 days of valuable lectures and relentless examinations, the organising committee of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA) announced the names of the top ten Quran memorisers of the 19th edition. The event — which took place at the Cultural and Scientific Association, Al

Manama: Saudi Arabia's interior ministry said it arrested three brothers for links with the terrorist attack in Al Sadiq Mosque in Kuwait that left 27 worshippers dead. "As part of the investigations launched into the terrorist attack and in coordination with the competent security agencies in Ku

JEDDAH: More than 14 million worshippers and pilgrims visited Makkah in the first 16 days of Ramadan, a 40 percent increase compared to the same period last year. These figures were unveiled at a meeting of the Central Haj Committee, chaired by Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, a local publicati

Madinah (IINA) – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, who is currently on a visit to Madinah, witnessed a presentation on the Prophet's Mosque and Central Haram Area expansion projects, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. During the presentation at a function held at his place of res

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait is considering charging more than 40 people in connection with a deadly suicide bombing in a Shiite mosque claimed by Daesh, a security official say. “More than 40 suspects, including a number of women, have been referred to the public prosecution,” the official told AFP. “Now,

Dubai - Video footages showing walk-through security gates being installed in some mosques in Dubai have gone viral on social networking sites. A Dubai government source has confirmed that metal detectors have been set up in some mosques, with plans to set up such gates in some more mosques. Secu

King Salman opens mega airport in Madinah Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman with Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Madinah airport before he left for Jeddah. A

At least 22 people have been killed in Yemen as fighting raged in the southern port of Aden and Arab coalition warplanes bombed Shia rebels in Sanaa, according to military officials and medics. Thursday’s violence came a day after the UN declared its highest level of humanitarian emergency in the

MANAMA: Security has been tightened across Bahrain after flyers featuring the Daesh flag were found near a Shiite mosque this week. The unsettling discovery at Ain Al-Dar Al-Shamali Mosque was an additional test of mettle for the Gulf region following three bombings of Shiite mosques by the militan

Egypt's armed forces said that at least 100 militants and 17 soldiers had been killed in a wave of attacks on military checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s branch in Egypt. The statement, which was aired on state television, said 17 sold

Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has said he will donate his $32bn (£20bn; €29bn) personal fortune to charity. The 60-year-old nephew of King Salman is one of the world's richest people. He said he had been inspired by the Gates Foundation, set up by Bill and Melinda Gates i

Apple has posted 13 new job openings in the UAE, which includes a position for ‘Creative’ and ‘Genius’, ahead of its store launch. Creative is a position created within the Apple store to train Apple store visitors on various products and apps while a Genius is a staff at the Apple Genius Bar, th

MAKKAH — Pilgrims and visitors to the Grand Mosque in Makkah can take advantage of free Wi-Fi service in the courtyards of the mosque. This is part of a series of technological services being introduced by the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques for the benefit of the faithful, acc

A Saudi policeman acted so fast that he saved the life of a baby just before she was about to fall out off her mother’s arms and get trampled to death by thousands of pilgrim at the Grand Mosque, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. The cop was watching the pilgrims going around Islam’s holiest shr