Egypt is on the brink of political and economic collapse and the West has an obligation to sustain the country with financial aid and diplomatic support, a senior Muslim Brotherhood official has...

YORK —— There were times after Yasmeen Amer began wearing a hijab that she felt conflicted and even self-conscious. She wondered how her Tabb High classmates would react to the scarf...

The Flint Islamic Center hosted The Green Living Forum today. The conference focused on the importance of healthy and sustainable living within the Muslim...

Imams gather in Mississauga to issue a moral ruling condemning honour killings, domestic violence and misogyny as 'un-Islamic' in the wake of the Shafia murder...

A group of Muslim scholars contended that there is no place for triple talaq in one seating which must be abolished and polygamy is against the spirit of...

India in the Aishbagh neighbourhood of the north-eastern city of Lucknow, flanked by a Hindu temple and a wedding hall. Most evenings the call to prayer competes - or coexists - with the thumping...

RIYADH: A symposium honoring Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdul Aziz entitled "Humanitarian and Social Aspects in the History of King Abdul Aziz," was opened Saturday by Defense...

They say fact is stranger than fiction. Things in real life are sometimes so weird that they defy the absurdity of reel world. The more you read of the tragedy of Dr. Khalil Chishty the more...

Islam has become an important part of American discourse leading up to the 2012 federal elections and candidates everywhere appear eager to take a position on Islam for political gain. Across the...

THE product of a humble background in Victorian Scotland, Andrew Carnegie migrated to the United States and became an industrial tycoon. Among the wealthiest men of his day, Carnegie was also one of...

There is one exit poll which no Indian election commissioner can ban. It is called word-of-mouth. This word does not come out of the mouth of politicians on the stump, or journalists on the fly. It...

JEDDAH: Director of Jeddah Police Maj. Gen. Ali Al-Saadi has warned against sheltering illegal foreigners and said this was a crime against society and the...

RIYADH: Private health care providers must obtain accreditation from the Central Board of Healthcare Institutions if they want to keep practicing, said the Council of Health Services that is chaired...

RIYADH: The Philippine Embassy has announced that the Saudi Embassy in Manila and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) have discussed and agreed on a standard service contract for household...

RIYADH: Following reports about fake certificate-making rackets spreading in Saudi society, authorities have reiterated their determination to crack down on holders of fake...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will occupy a top position on par with industrialized nations in terms of research and higher education within a few years from now, according to the Ministry of Higher...

JEDDAH: Prominent Saudi financial and legal experts say the current practice of local banks receiving personal loan repayments directly from the salaries of borrowers is a clear legal aberration that...

MAKKAH: Police finally arrested the man who killed a 13-year-old boy. The murderer turned out to be the boy's father, Al-Madinah newspaper reported on...

He said in the current climate of recession further nationalization of banks in the euro zone should be expected and stressed the need for a sustainable solution based on a shift in attitude, scale...

On this occasion, the Saudi-based school Al Tarbiyah Al-Islamiah School (ATS) was honored with the highest Carnegie Leadership Award, making it the first of its kind in the Kingdom to win the global...

MADINAH: Several realtors and tenants in Madinah have urged the intervention of authorities to rein in the exorbitant increase in housing rent in...

Photo shows Afzal J. Sanai, an Indian businessman and social worker (sitting middle) with Amir Khan, IEF chairman (second right), Suhail Ahmad, new IEF president (second left) and Owais Ahmed,...

LONDON: Robin van Persie scored a hat trick Saturday to overtake Dennis Bergkamp on Arsenal's all-time scorers list and lead his club to its biggest win of the season, 7-1 over...

JEDDAH: HMS Somerset, one of the UK's 13 type 23 frigates that are the mainstay of the country's surface fleet, is paying a courtesy visit to...

JEDDAH: The Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) launched their first workshop about Environmental Science Schools in cooperation with Ministry of Education. It is part of the PME program...

SAN FRANCISCO: For all the huge numbers in Facebook's IPO papers, a surprisingly small figure stands out: $4.39, the amount the site generated per user last...

DOHA: A recent report from the International Labour Organization (ILO), Global Employment Trends 2012, highlighted a number of challenges in the global labor market. The world will need to create 600...

JEDDAH: After two quarters of meager growth in Q2 and Q3, 2011, demand for oil around the world surprisingly contracted in the last quarter of the year by 300 thousand bpd. In just four quarters, the...

The Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) ended 1.05 percent higher at 6,733.68 points and the banking index added 2.35 percent to 15,406.52 points. The value of traded shares exceeded SR10...

RIYADH: The Maaden Alcoa aluminum joint venture announced that it had poured the first concrete in the construction of the region's first alumina refinery at the fully integrated aluminum...

The story is grisly: a husband and wife murdering their three young daughters, ages 19, 17 and 13, by drowning them along with their stepmother. The couple was assisted by their 21-year-old son. All...

CAIRO: Syrian demonstrators ransacked their country's embassy in Cairo and broke into the missions in London and Kuwait on Saturday, among protests around the world against the worst bloodshed...

RIYADH: Transport Minster Jabara Al-Seraisry said Saturday the SR30.8 billion contract for Phase II of the Haramain High Speed Rail Project (HHSRP) linking the two holy cities of Makkah and Madinah...

RIYADH: Unemployed youths in the Kingdom have been paid SR1.1 billion for the Hijri month of Safar (Dec. 26, 2011 to Jan. 23, 2012) as part of the government's Hafiz unemployment assistance...

MONTREAL -- A Muslim businessman in Canada became a terror suspect for telling his sales staff in a text message to "blow away" the competition at a New York City trade show, a religious...

CAIRO: The head of the Arab Parliament, a committee of parliamentarians from Arab League states, called on Saturday for Arab countries to expel Syria's ambassadors and sever diplomatic relations...

TEHRAN: Iran has begun mass production of an anti-ship cruise missile, state television's website said on Saturday. The Zafar missile, as it is dubbed in the report, "is a short-range,...

BEIJING: Sudanese rebels said they are looking for ways to hand over 29 Chinese workers held in the border state of South Kordofan, Chinese state media said, as Sudan's government confirmed the...

DUBAI: The UAE Ministry of Education organizes the Gulf Educational Supplies and Solutions (GESS) and the Global Educational Forum (GEF). The three-day education events are the region's largest....

The Pew Research Center report, based on a US phone survey, logs and data from November 2010, sheds light on Facebook's possible long-term popularity as the company founded by Mark Zuckerberg...

JEDDAH: Police arrested four criminals who stole SR45,000 from a man's car, Al-Madinah newspaper reported on Monday. The thieves followed the man after he withdrew cash from a...

MAKKAH: Physical education and exercise are lacking greatly in private and government schools for boys. There are no morning exercise routines, nor is there any importance given to scheduled exercise...

Salt was a symbol of the honor code in the institution that held together empires and colonies, the army. The metaphor for a soldier's loyalty was salt. If you were true to your salt, you...

Most countries usually enact laws and regulations to protect the rights of workers. The protection normally includes all workers, whether they are citizens or foreigners. The absence of such laws and...

RIYADH: The International Energy Forum (IEF), which is the world's largest gathering of energy ministers, voiced deep concerns over the Iranian threats to disrupt the energy supply system and to...

A source in the presidential office says Tunisia no longer recognizes the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.The official spoke on condition of anonymity Saturday, in line with government...

LOS ANGELES: Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped an investigation centered on whether seven-time Tour De France champion Lance Armstrong and his teammates cheated the sponsor of their bike racing...

SITAPUR, India: One of India's most powerful and controversial politicians rises from a throne-like armchair, a clutch of candidates standing deferentially behind her and two large portraits...

KABUL: Last year was the deadliest on record for civilians in the Afghan war, with 3,021 killed as insurgents ratcheted up violence with suicide attacks and roadside bombs, the United Nations said...

INDIANAPOLIS: Two star quarterbacks, a rematch of a nail-biter from four years ago featuring many of the same key characters, plus Madonna -- this Super Bowl has all the makings of another...