Morocco: King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, Commemorates Anniversary of Passing of Late King Mohammed V

King Mohammed VI of Morocco, Commander of the Faithful, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid, prayed Tuesday at the grave of the late King Mohammed V, on the occasion of the 10th day of the Read more

Saudi-led coalition in Yemen to halt intervention in Yemen March 30

The Saudi-led coalition battling Iran-supported Houthi rebels said Tuesday it would cease military operations in Yemen today March 30 to help peace efforts by the UN and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). This, Arab News reports citing the coalition, comes in Read more

Qatar backs World Central Kitchen to donate over 27,000 meals across U.S during Ramadan

Qatar’s Embassy in the U.S is backing World Central Kitchen (WCK), a global non-profit organization to donate more than 27,000 meals across the country during Ramadan, Business Wire reports. Meshal bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Gulf country’s envoy to the U.S Read more

Gulf Crisis: White House on verge of postponing Gulf leaders summit to September

US President Donald Trump’s planned summit with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is likely to be postponed until September, after the wholly month of Ramadan, Reuters has learned. Five US sources knowledgeable of the conference who requested to Read more

Iraq: ISIS formally defeated after minaret bombing, Iraqi PM

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the explosion that brought down the famous leaning minaret at Mosul’s mosque where al-Baghdadi announced the establishment of the Islamic Caliphate in June 2014 marks the official victory over the extremist group. “Daesh’s bombing Read more

Turkey: Erdogan challenges US freedom of worship

President Erdogan has questioned Trump’s administration claim of respecting the freedom of religion during an Iftar dinner in Ankara. In a message directed at Washington during his address, the Turkish president raised concerns about Trump administration’s decision to not host Read more