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Saudi Arabia suspends flights to Canada in ongoing feud over human-rights arrests
Others asked about the influx of North American travelers with planned trips to Mecca for the annua…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Stunning aerial photos as millions of Muslims make the annual pilgramage to Mecca
The journey is said to be one of the five pillars of Islam, the cornerstones of the Muslim faith, a…
Charles Clark
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Countries take different approaches in lifting lockdown
Huge lines have formed at food banks from El Paso, Texas, to the Paris suburbs, and food shortages…
PTI
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More people are under lockdown now than were alive during World War II
The combined estimated number of people traveling for the world's largest annual human migrations -…
Mia Jankowicz
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Saudi Arabia's human rights nightmare continues with bombing of school bus in Yemen
But of all the charges against Saudi Arabia's domestic human rights record, its participation in th…
Alex Lockie
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Saudi Arabia crucified a man in Mecca while aggressively calling out Canada over human rights
But Canada has remained firm. Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, whose tweet s…
Alex Lockie
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Saudi agents are reportedly secretly installing spyware onto people's phones to track critics abroad
At least one critic of the kingdom had his smartphone targeted by Israeli cyberintelligence firm NS…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Trudeau made a glaring tactical error that's getting Canada hammered by Saudi Arabia
"The hard truth here is that the world is not waiting for Canada to preach to them or to criticize …
Alex Lockie
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Pak Taliban Attack Karachi Airport, At Least 27 Killed
The terrorist attack on Jinnah International Airport in Karachi took place around midnight on Sunda…
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San Bernardino shooter allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS' leader on Facebook
Investigators believe the attack was likely inspired by ISIS (also known as ISIL and the Islamic St…
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One of the San Bernardino shooting suspects had reportedly been in touch with Islamist extremists
Law-enforcement officials told The Times that the FBI has evidence that Farook "was in contact over…
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For Only The Second Time In History, The World Health Organization Calls An Emergency Meeting About A Virus
The talks will take place on Tuesday, July 9, and Thursday, July 11, over a phone conference with e…
Jennifer Welsh
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The differences between Shia and Sunni Muslims
The separation of the two groups started after the death of the Prophet Muhammad. The majority beli…
Barbara Tasch
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King Salman is overhauling the birthplace of Saudi Arabia's ideology
The Times notes that the development, which will be in the town of Diriyah, is a "pet project" of S…
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A Crucial Syrian City Is About To Fall To ISIS, And Kurds Are Protesting Worldwide
This lack of aid to help Kobane, particularly from Turkey, have sparked massive protests throughout…
Jeremy Bender
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Here's where the 'intolerable' heat will hit hardest in the Persian Gulf
While oil-rich countries can rely on air conditioning to get by indoors, "even the most basic outdo…
Rebecca Harrington
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The differences between Shia and Sunni Muslims are at the center of the Iran-Saudi Arabia conflict
They also both share the holy book of the Quran. The primary difference in practice comes in that S…
Barbara Tasch,Peter Jacobs
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5 Things You Should Know About MERS, The Deadly Virus That's Now Breaking Out In Saudi Arabia
Like SARS, MERS is caused by a coronavirus - a class of viruses that cause respiratory illnesses of…
Lauren F Friedman
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9 Famous Americans You Probably Didn't Know Were Muslim
While Muslims only account for 0.8% of the population, they have faced rising discrimination and pr…