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Ibrahim al-Rubaish, a Saudi Arabian and a top member of Al-Qaeda, has pointed fingers at King Abdullah accused of helping the secular forces in Egypt and those who are fighting against Allah. He is considered to be the chief of Read more
State owned Oman Development Bank (ODB) could be opening an Islamic window rather than becoming an Islamic bank, according to the Assistant General Manager for branches of the bank, Hamed bin Salim Al Harthy. Oman has been the slowest country Read more
Bahrain has become the latest country where a group called ‘Tamarod’ (rebellion) has emerged after Egypt and Tunisia. The group held anti-government rallies across the capital on Wednesday but the military was present to interrupt them. The Sunni minority rules Read more
Dubai is bracing for the first “Global Islamic Economy Summit” to be held from the 25th to the 26th of November 2013. The summit will be first of its kind in the Islamic World, which has an estimated consumer base Read more
The newly elected members of the parliament and the newly formed government were addressed by the Emir of Kuwait. The country has been marred by instability in recent years and Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah hopes that the two institutions Read more
Bahrain is not amused by the United States decision to close its embassy due to alleged Al-Qaeda security threats in the Middle East and North Africa. Officials are claiming that their country doesn’t harbor any radical Islamist group. The American Read more
Ankara is not willing to follow the footsteps of the European Union (EU) in naming Hezbollah’s armed wing a terrorist group. The EU considers Turkey as a country “on the road to EU membership” on its website. Diplomatic sources revealed Read more
Tehran has confirmed that it will be vying for the position of rapporteur in the United Nations General Assembly’s First Committee for its 68th session. It will be challenged by another regional country for the post, Kuwait. Iran’s bid to Read more
Following the EU’s decision to brand Hezbollah as a terrorist group, the head of the group’s international relations, Ammar Moussawi, held a closed door meeting with the EU’s ambassador, Angelina Eichhorst, in Lebanon to discuss the issue. Hezbollah has not Read more
The promotion of fair competition has taken a new turn in Saudi Arabia after the Council of Ministers gave a positive nod to the new law. In the same vein, the organization tasked with overseeing competitive fairness has been renamed Read more